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🌳 The Heartland Chapter is one of 19 chapters in the Florida Trail Association which is a non-profit volunteer group that maintains the Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST) -- a 1,500-mile thru hiking trail from Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee up to the Panhandle. 🧡 Heartland Chapter is responsible for the maintenance of 59+ miles of the FNST plus multiple loop trails throughout Polk, Highlands, Hardee and Desoto counties. 💚 For more information about our family-friendly chapter, go to www.floridatrail.org and click on the tabs "GET INVOLVED" and "📌Find Your Local Chapter".
👁 IMPORTANT INFO: Becoming a member of this Meetup group is NOT the same as becoming a MEMBER in the Florida Trail Association. 🧡 FTA Membership information is available at Contribute – Florida Trail Association
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💦 Se7en Wetlands 5-mile Guided Hike
Loyce Harpe Park (Carter Road), DeWitt Dr, Lakeland, FL, US💚 LIBBY ABNEY from the City of Lakeland's Water Utilities Department will be hosting the Heartland Chapter & friends for this 5-mile GUIDED HIKE at Se7en Wetlands on Mother's Day Sunday at 9am. 🌿 Libby is their Environmental Program Specialist and will explain as we hike out of the Loyce Harpe Park Trailhead exactly H.O.W. these 1,600-acres of wetlands work to clean our environment!
😎 BRING OR WEAR: Closed toed shoes or boots, at least 1 liter of water, and sun & insect protection. The terrain is fairly flat and open.
🤎 Se7en Wetlands was once a part of the Bonny Lake Phosphate Mine that opened in 1947. After it closed in 1984, the City of Lakeland purchased the property to transform the acreage into a state-of-the-art constructed treatment wetland system for final polishing of wastewater.
☀️ A.L.L. 7 of the "cells" at Se7en Wetlands are now open to the public -- from 7am to 7pm, with 20 miles of trails available for hiking. Pets are not permitted at the park.
Keep Se7en Wetlands clean. Take only photographs, leave only footprints.
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