After a successful morning at an outdoor (!) laundromat, we ventured on a wildlife drive that is only open on Fridays – Sundays. The speed limit is 10 MPH and the approximately 11-mile drive is one-way. With well-placed markers indicating audio tour stops, we learned loads about the restoration efforts to return these former farmlands to functioning wetlands.
GEOQUIZ: 174 species of birds were counted on Christmas Day 1998 on the north shore of Lake Apopka, the highest species total for an inland count in the 120 years of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. What is the total number of bird species ever observed on the north shore of Lake Apopka?
Where in the world are the Gills? 