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By Cosmos Mariner, February 10, 2010
What Makes Corkscrew Swamp Special? Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Florida, Collier County, Naples — What Makes Corkscrew Swamp Special? — National Natural Landmark —  |
| Bald cypress, the swamp and wood storks make this National Audubon Society sanctuary unique. The source of storks Wood storks come to Corkscrew Swamp during the dry months of winter and early spring. Here, in greater numbers than anywhere . . . — — Map (db m164800) HM | |||
| 2 ► Florida, Collier County, Naples — The Start of a Sanctuary — |
| ”We have to save the swamp a hundred times but we only get to lose it once.” In the 1930’s lumbermen began logging bald cypress trees because the trunks were knot-free and the wood was highly resistant to rot. Lumber . . . — — Map (db m164799) HM | |||