Florida National Scenic Trail views

These views of the Florida National Scenic Trail are from NW Florida, the panhandle. The video narration in thvideo is about the Nokuse Section of the trail. See some of the locations on a Google map. See a list of terms. See hikes, work, and about the FNST below.

Hikes

• 2008-10-25 Nokuse Section opening: Steephead talk by Bruce Means
• 2009-10-24 North Florida Regional Fall Conference: Lafayette Creek Hike
• 2009-10-24 North Florida Regional Fall Conference: Magnolia Creek Hike
• 2009-11-03 Nokuse Section: Hollington Rd. -> East hike
• 2010-06-12 Econfina Section: Williford Spring
• 2011-04-09 Biophilia Center Open House 2011 (nearby trails maintained and hikes led by FTA volunteers)
• 2011-04-16 Econfina Section: Annual Flower Hike
• 2012-01-28 Pt. Washington State Forest hike on Vimeo or YouTube
• 2012-01-24 and 25 Econfina Section: Leave No Trace training overnight
• 2012-12-02 Econfina Section: FTA Meditation Hike on YouTube
• 2012-10-27 Panhandle Regional Conference: Adventures Unlimited Zip Adventure
• 2013-06-02 National Trails Day Hike, Old Longleaf Pine Outing: Vimeo or YouTube
• 2013-03-29 through 2013-04-06: Panhandle Trace Hike
• 2014-06-07 National Trails Day Hike, Opening of the new Owlshead (Hwy 331 Expansion) section: various choices
• 2015-03-03 Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Eco-Passage
• 2015-06-06 National Trails Day Hike, CRS trail under construction
• 2017-01-14 and 2-04 First FTA Hike on Choctawhatchee River Section

Building and maintaining the trail

• 2010-01-12 Eglin Section: Maintenance - Mow and Lop
• 2010-01-26 Nokuse Section: Maintenance - Post and Blaze
• 2010-03-02 Nokuse Section: Improvement - Build a Bog Bridge
• 2010-03-02 Student Conservation Association crew (SCA)
• 2011-02-09 Choctawhatchee River Section: Under development
• 2011-08-02 and 8-13 Eglin Section: Marking the Highest Point on the FNST
• 2011-11-03 Nokuse Section: Biophilia Center Tortoise Pen Extension Work
• 2012-02-28 and 3-07 Nokuse Section: Re-route (storyboard)
• 2013-2014 Eglin Section: Hwy 331 Expansion (including training videos)
• 2014-03-11 Nokuse Section: Maintenance - Blazing (photos)
• 2015-02-06 CRS F-Troop: Trail Development (video with links to Meetup site and photos)
• 2015-11-14 Nokuse and CRS F-Troop: Pine Log Gathering (photos, video and link to Meetup)

About the FNST - background info (external links)

• Federal web page of the Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST)
• State web page of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Greenways and Trails (DEP GWT)
• Supported by the Florida Trail Association (FTA)
• Local chapter of the FTA: Choctawhatchee, including a Meetup site.

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  Neighboring chapters are to the west Western Gate (Meetup) to the west and to the east the Panhandle (Meetup).

• Private Nokuse Plantation
  • E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Open House
    The Florida Trail Association Choctawhatchee Chapter partners with the center to maintain trails and guide hikes
• Eglin Air Force Base: Home or Jackson Guard Natural Resources Facility. PDF map of Eglin AFB AKA Choctawhatchee National Forest.

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