Creating a System of Greenways for the Apalachee Region FLORIDA GREENWAYS PROGRAM 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA AND THE CONSERVATION FUND

Contents     Introduction What is a Greenway? The Apalachee Region Recommendation: A Regional System of Greenways Vision of a Greenways System Regional Resources The Red Hills Apalachicola National Forest St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and Apalachee Bay Sopchoppy River St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers Ochlockonee River Aucilla and Wacissa Rivers What You Can Do Project partners Cover photo courtesy of Kevin McGorty, Tall Timbers Research, Inc. This docu men t is a summa ry of the Apalachee Regional Resource Assessment and Green ways Vision released by 1000 Friends of Florida in February 1995. For a complete discussion of regional resources and recommendations for conserving them, please refer to the full report. For more information, contact 1000 Friends of Florida, Post Office Box 5948, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5948 or call (850) 222-6277.

About this Report Here you will find a wealth of information about the Apalachee Region ... what it is, the resources it encompasses, and how the greenways concept can help preserve its natural, recreational and cultural and historic resources. This document serves as an executive summary of the report produced in February 1995 by 1000 Friends of Florida, the Apalachee Regional Resource Assessment and Greenways Vision. Here you will find a wealth of information about the Apalachee Region ... what it is, the resources it encompasses, and how the greenways concept can help preserve its natural, recreational and cultural and historic resources. This document also contains a summary of the recommended strategies for creating a regional system of greenways. A complete look at the regions resources and recommendations for conserving them is contained in the fall report. The greenways concept represents a new way of looking at conservation, an approach that emphasizes the interconnectedness of both our natural systems and our common goals and recognizes that our region's "green infrastructure" is just as important to conserve and manage as our built infrastructure. We believe the recommendations in our report offer a vision of the Apalachee regional greenways system that connects our green infrastructure, and that connects people with their natural, historic and cultural heritage. For more information about greenways, to order a copy of the full report or to order a copy of the Florida Greenways commission's report Creating A Statewide Greenways System, please contact 1000 Friends of Florida, Post Office Box 5948, Tallahassee, Florida 32314 or call (850) 222-6277.