1. 2012
2 5 T H - 2 7 T H
DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS
WE WENT FOR A CANOE RIDE
Santana was
our State Park
Ranger Guide
GARY GOT THE CANOES OUT CROW WITH ATTITUDE YELLOW BLADDER WART

2. MANGROVES ARE PLANTS THAT
MAKE ISLANDS. THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DESALINATE WATER
AND PROVIDE HURRICANE
PROTECTION. MANGROVES TRAP
NUTRIENTS, CREATING CALM
WATER WAYS, SHED LEAVES
THAT CREATE SOIL, AND
PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR
SMALL FISH.
THE PICTURE ABOVE THE BABY
ALLIGATOR IS OF A CROCODILE
OF ABOUT 18 FEET IN LENGTH.

3. The beginning of the day
The End

4. 26TH
AH- TAH-THI-KI
THIS MUSEUM TELLS THE HISTORY OF
THE SEMINOLE INDIANS. AND HOW
THEY EVADED US TROOPS. THESE
NATIVES WERE NEVER COMPLETELY
DEFEATED AND NEVER SIGNED A
TREATY WITH THE US.
Seminole Indian Reservation
This Reservation is beautiful, and well We learned of this museum from Gale Even though this is a small museum it is
maintained. These First Nation People and Malcolm and this turned out to be extremely well thought out, beautiful
are self sufficient. Only Seminoles, or on our travel route . and functional. It also has a Ceremonial
people married to a Seminole, are learning area and a nature board walk
Malcolm and Gale sculpted the heads
allowed to live on the Reservation. that shows the environment they
of all of these natives. Each is an actual
They thrive and have great respect for learned to live in.
living member of the tribe.
themselves.
CEREMONIAL CENTER
NATURE WALK

5. WE LEARNED ABOUT
SURVIVAL, WORK,
PLAY, AND WORSHIP.

7. THE CLANS
THE PANTHER CLAN IS THE
LARGEST CLAN EXISTING
TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE
FLORIDA PANTHER HAS
BEEN ON THE ENDANGER
SPECIES LIST SINCE 1958.
THERE ARE LESS THAN 100
LEFT.

8. T H E N AT U R E B OA R D WA L K

9. BILLIE’S
SWAMP
SAFARI

10. 1. THE GRASS HUT IS CALLED
A CHICKEE, IT THE NATIVE
DWELLING OF THE
SEMINOLE INDIANS
2. A BIG GATOR
3. THE SPUR THIGH TORTOISE
4. COMMUNAL CEREMONIAL
CENTER
5. RED SHOULDERED HAWK
6. ROSEATE SPOONBILL ON
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