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    Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition - Tree Island

    By Melissa817  |  Posted January 30, 2012  |  Florida
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Carlton Ward, Jr.'s photo was chosen as our Travel Photo of the Day. See it here on CNN.com!
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    Afternoon clouds move above Water Management District 3A as seen from a tree island being monitored by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Tree islands, which provide important habitat for wildlife and bird species, have been dissapearing drastically since the 1940s due to water levels in the central Everglades being maintained too high and prevented from naturally sheet flowing into the Shark River Slough to the south.

    The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition explorers paddle by kayak across the heart of the everglades. The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition is a 100-day, 1,000 mile trek from the Everglades to South Georgia to raise awareness of a functional ecological corridor that spans the entire state of Florida. To follow the expedition visit www.floridawildlifecorridor.org.

    Photograph by Carlton Ward Jr / Carlton Ward Photography / CarltonWard.com.

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