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Image: Ferns and Lilies
Ferns and Lilies
Ferns and Lilies
Ferns and Lilies

Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in
the ponded waters.

Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in
the ponded waters.

Image: Cypress-Maple Swamp
Cypress-Maple Swamp
Cypress-Maple Swamp
Cypress-Maple Swamp

Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest.

Image: Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes

Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.

Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.

Image: Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling

A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest.

Image: Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock

Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock
community, at Fern Forest.

Image: Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping

A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor.

Image: Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern

A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest.

Image: Sabal Palm
Sabal Palm
Sabal Palm
Sabal Palm

A sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) along the dune path at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) along the dune path at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Gumbo Limbo Tree
Gumbo Limbo Tree
Gumbo Limbo Tree
Gumbo Limbo Tree

Along the Blowing Rocks Preserve dune path, a gumbo limbo tree stands out
from the sea grape and palm that also populate the dune.

Along the Blowing Rocks Preserve dune path, a gumbo limbo tree stands out
from the sea grape and palm that also populate the dune.

Image: Fiddler Crabs
Fiddler Crabs
Fiddler Crabs
Fiddler Crabs

Looking down from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the low tidal waters of the Indian River Lagoon heavily populated
with fiddler crabs.

Looking down from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the low tidal waters of the Indian River Lagoon heavily populated
with fiddler crabs.

Image: Strangler Fig
Strangler Fig
Strangler Fig
Strangler Fig

Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.

Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.

Image: Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees

Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.

Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.

Image: Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet

A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon

Looking north from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the exposed tidal flats of the Indian River Lagoon.

Looking north from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the exposed tidal flats of the Indian River Lagoon.

Image: Buttonwood
Buttonwood
Buttonwood
Buttonwood

A buttonwood seen from the boardwalk of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A buttonwood seen from the boardwalk of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Ferns on Forest Floor
Ferns on Forest Floor
Ferns on Forest Floor
Ferns on Forest Floor

Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants
prosper.

Image: Buoys and Birds
Buoys and Birds
Buoys and Birds
Buoys and Birds

On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.

On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.

Image: Boat Exiting Navigational Lock
Boat Exiting Navigational Lock
Boat Exiting Navigational Lock
Boat Exiting Navigational Lock

With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.

With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.

Image: Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.

Image: Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure

Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.

Image: St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal

Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.

Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.

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