On Friday, May 31st, our class took a walk down the FGCU Nature Trails. Florida Gulf Coast University as a whole was established around conserved areas. There are beautiful walks that you can go on, on your own, and experience nature first hand. The trail we went on was the swamp walk and the cypress dome.
As you can see by the picture, water rises pretty high on the cypress trees in this area. We were lucky enough not to be standing in waist deep water, or any water for that matter. It was the end of the dry season. But once again Florida never ceases to amaze me. All of a sudden it just starts pouring on us while out there. The weather can just change so quickly. Its really crazy how nature can do that. |
| Blood Lichen |
As a class, we had a challenge to name 5 different species of plant life out in the wild. There were just so many different types of trees out there. Cypress trees are the majority of the plant life out on the trails. There are also Melaleuca trees which are invasive. The palms are more on the outside right before you enter the dome. As you can see to the picture on the left, there was a tree with lichen, blood lichen to be exact. This usually means that the air quality is exceptional. Blood lichen is known to be usually found only in Florida.
The FGCU Nature Trails are just a wonder to see. They are there for a reason! And you can go when ever you would like. This is a great campus.
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