Serenola Forest Preserve–Gainesville’s Latest Hiking Destination

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Tommy Thompson

Officially opened in April, 2019 after acquisition in 2018, the Serenola Forest Preserve is the latest addition to the lands overseen by the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT). Located south of the University of Florida, just off Williston Road, the preserve consists of 111-acres of hardwood forest, open to the public for an in-town hiking experience. Here’s …

Flatwoods Fire and Nature Festival, January 26, 2019 at Austin Cary Forest in Alachua County

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Tommy Thompson

Don’t Miss The 63rd Annual Florida Forest Festival and Free Fish Fry, in Perry–October 27, 2018

Posted on September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 by Tommy Thompson

In 1955, the citizens of Taylor County, Florida, decided to stage a county-wide “Pine Tree Festival” as an educational tool to reduce forest fires that were crippling the county’s economic base-the timber industry. Over the years, the festival grew and accomplished its aim so well that by 1965, Taylor County could boast the lowest fire …