This was by far the best off campus trip we have gone on this semester. We walked into a little cottage that was so small it barely fit our whole class inside. A nice little old lady came to greet us with cookies, lemonade, and some of her home made sea grape jelly. The lady was very nice and a great public speaker, she truly loved talking about what the island used to be like. This field trip was an eye opener to what humans have done to the environment. She talked about how different the island was back when she was growing up. The lady said the water was crystal clear and they all lived in little cottages. There used be very few people that lived on the island now it is completely over taken buy businesses and peoples large houses. I loved walking on the board walk, actually seeing the natural environment of Florida. Halfway through the walk we came to a little area where you could view the bay. The view from this area was stunning but looking down at the water makes you upset because it is now a dark murky green color.
Conservation 20/20 is a program with the goal to purchase land and restore it back to its natural state. They basically buy properties and remove invasive species off the land and bring it back to how it was once found untouched by humans. This is not the first time I heard of the program when I took the course Environmental Bio-SW Florida. Yes I have visited many others while at FGCU. I have already been to Corkscrew so this will be my second time going there when we go. I don't know of any other programs by memory but I am sure there are other programs out there. I think it is great that we spend tax dollars on land preservation and we should be doing a whole lot more than we are right now.
Images from:
http://www.bobandisabelle.com/images/8645-3A_Estero_NS.jpg
http://www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov/index.aspx?NID=305
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