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Stories about Highlands Hammock written by Park Ranger Dorothy L. Harris.
Many of the stories and articles posted in this section of the website have been priorly published in the Sebring News Sun, the Highlands Today, the Herald Advocate, and the Lake Placid Journal newspapers.
Community support for the park has been much appreciated during the more than a decade that these park-related columns have been published for the enjoyment of our local community
Dorothy L. Harris
Ms. Harris is a Parks Services Specialist at Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring Florida.. She has twice been recognized by her peers being given the Florida Park Service, District Four Joe Kenner Award for Interpreter Of The Year. This award is given for interpretative programming..The Florida Park Service is one of the largest in the country. The park system oversees more than 730,000 acres of Florida's parks. |
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Stories About Life In The Park
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Kids Come To Visit. One hundred kids at 94 degrees for four hours ! |
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| An Interesting Thing Happened On My Way. . . .I began screaming ! |
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| Stay Fire Smart ! |
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| During dry, hot times of the year, brush fires are a common occurrence in Florida. |
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| Winter Has Come |
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| Our brief change of season |
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Our unusual calico deer is back again |
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| Perhaps A Calico Deer |
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| Music In The Park |
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| Have a great time,while helping support the park! |
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| Some Room To Roam |
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| To See Lots Of Wildlife, you need to know a little bit about habitats |
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| What's Cookin' In The Woods At Night? Slowly we turned around and noticed that someone else ......... |
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The Park And The Hurricanes
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Hurricane Charlie: (2004), Hurricane Donna (1960), and as recalled by Old Uncle Tom Page, in 1928. |
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| Hurricane Jeanne: (2004). The park recovers from a disastrous, stormy season. |
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| Recovery begins: "Where there's downed trees, there's dirt, in a hundred years or so" |
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The Weevil That Is Destroying Our Bromeliads
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Weevil Me Alone! : The "evil weevil" is gaining serious ground,. |
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| What Can Be Done To Stop This Loss? Seed collection and preservation until a remedy is found. |
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| History Of Presence Of Metamasius Callizona: A narative of the early history and planning. |
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| Bromeliad Fact Sheet: Notes from a March 2002 conference about the issue. |
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| Copyright © Friends Of Highlands Hammock State Park, 2007 |
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