Alternative Spring Break Tallahassee is a Go! We spent our first day doing orientation activities with out Florida Trail Association Trail Guide such as checking out exhibits at the St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge visitors center and walking out to the St. Mark's Lighthouse that dates back to the 1820s. After that, We explored some coastal Marsh on a short hike after eating lunch out on a seawall levee overlooking a unique ecosystem home to alligators, wading birds, waterfowl, and endangered wetland grasses (So far we've seen 11 Gators).
We learned about proper techniques for maintaining trail systems in coastal marshes and cypress swamps, which we will be putting into action on our first service day tomorrow. Focusing on whacking out invasive plants and trailblazing an overgrown trail, our goal is to become more educated about the issues facing coastal ecosystems and the organization's that make them accessible to the public, and so far this experience has been extremely rewarding.
Follow our adventures this week through Instagram on the @oglethorpelife page or through the hashtags #ogletag, #followthepetrel, and #ASBFlorida
Brad Firchow
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