My World Tuesday: SEEP Nature Trails
13February 16, 2009 by TheDeeZone
One Sunday we decided to check out the walking trails in the University of Florida Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL). It is a 60 acre tract on the UF Campus. We took the trail through the Stormwater Ecological Enhancement Project (SEEP) stormwater retention basin. SEEP began as a course project for Ecosystems of Florida. It is maintained by the Wetlands Club.
Boardwalk through part of the trail.
This is in the retention pond area.
Thought the reflection was cool.
Just because I like the contrast of colors.
Retention pond
That looks like a wonderful place. So rich in plant life.
Yes it is.
Be reat to see year round images to see the changing seasons.
You have captured several different moods in the course of a walk. Happy walking and clicking!
Looked like a very nice and enjoyable walk. I too like to walk this trail too. Have a nice day.
This place is fantastic. What a gorgeous place for a walk. Love the reflection shot.
Great place to discover wildlife and enjoy scenery!
KK
Awesome photos. Don’t you afraid of snakes and aligators? Florida has plenty of these.
Babooshka: This was taking in January so it isn’t really changing seasons but it is interesting.
Swarma: They have the area divided in different sections and I tried to show that.
Alicesg, Geogypsy & Kacy: TY it was a fun day. Didn’t see much wildlife.
Antigoni: I’m very afraid of snakes that is due to all the snakes, mostly rattlers found in our yard back home in Texas. I’ve only seen 1 snake since we moved here. Alligators can be near any body of water but this area is pretty safe. We stayed on the walking trails.
There’s a place sort of like this in my hometown too, but I’ve never actually explored it. Wetlands are vital ecosystems, and it’s good to see an educational effort being made here!
Such lovely pictures. Looks like a great place to explore.
A great place, well presented too!
Love your pictures, come and visit again! We also have new self guided tails! On Facebook you can find our page at (http://www.facebook.com/NATL.UF) and on Twitter our account is @UFNATL (http://twitter.com/#!/UFNATL) you can read both without logging on.