FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 10, 2015
STATE PARK TO HOST
HIKE WITH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXPEDITION TRAVELERS
~A 1.5-mile hike will
highlight longleaf pine habitat at Ochlockonee River State Park~
SOPCHOPPY – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s
Ochlockonee River State Park will host a hike this Saturday as part of the
Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition.
Park Ranger Steven Carter will lead a guided hike on the
1.5-mile looped trail through the longleaf pine habitat found at the park.
Visitors may see or hear red-cockaded woodpecker, deer, gopher tortoise or
white squirrels. Additionally, visitors will be able to watch park volunteers
as they construct a dugout canoe as part of The Stone Age and Primitive Arts
Festival being held at the park Feb. 27 - March 1.
Space is not limited and an RSVP is not required. Participants
should mention the event at the ranger station to receive free park admission.
Ochlockonee River State Park is located four miles south of Sopchoppy on U.S.
319, southwest of Tallahassee.
The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition trekkers started
the second phase of their journey on Jan. 10, 2015. The group, led by
conservation photographer Carlton Ward Jr., is hiking, bicycling and paddling
from Central Florida across the panhandle to Fort Pickens, on a 90-day journey
to highlight Florida’s wildlife corridor and green spaces. Other trekkers are
Mallory Lykes Dimmitt, conservationist and Joe Guthrie, wildlife biologist.
WHAT: Hike at Ochlockonee River State Park
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015
Meet at 8:30 a.m.
Hike 9-11 a.m.
WHERE: Ochlockonee River State Park
429 State Park Rd.
Sopchoppy, FL 32358
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