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Seeing Sandhill Cranes at Paynes Prairie

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Lucy Tobias

The air is alive with noise. All around us on Paynes Prairie near Gainesville it sounds like a thousand squeaky doors swinging open and shut on their hinges – creak, creak, creak. Noise surrounds us. We can’t see the noisemakers … Continue reading →

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Sweetwater Preserve Opens in Gainesville

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

Two reasons to cheer – new trails to walk plus another piece of natural Florida saved from concrete and condos. Alachua County Forever opened its fifth property to the public on July 19, 2008, with a vine cutting at Sweetwater … Continue reading →

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