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	Greenways & Trails: Cross Florida Region
		Cross Florida Greenway - Baseline to Marshall Swamp
		Cross Florida Greenway - SR200 TO CR 484
		Cross Florida Greenway - CR 484 to 49th Ave.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /gwt/guide/regions/crossflorida/cross_florida.htm (68 words)

	Cross Florida Greenway \| Greenways and Trails \| Florida DEP
		Crossing central Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Johns River is the state's premier greenway.
		The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway occupies much of the land formerly known as the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
		The Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge, a landscaped overpass that connects the east and west sides of the Greenway, allows trail users and wildlife to safely cross six lanes of Interstate 75 traffic (more...).
	www.dep.state.fl.us /gwt/cfg (299 words)

	Cross Florida Barge Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Florida Railroad, finished on March 1, 1861, served a similar purpose, connecting the Atlantic Ocean at Fernandina to the Gulf of Mexico at Cedar Key.
		Local opponents of the canal protested that the canal would deplete Florida's aquifers, and work was stopped a year later.
		The right-of-way was turned over to the state and became the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, named in honor of the woman who led opposition to the canal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marjorie_Harris_Carr_Cross_Florida_Greenway (630 words)

	Florida Parks-Central Florida's Greenways and Trails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Baseline to Marshall Swamp area of the Cross Florida Greenway offers two trails, providing visitors the opportunity to experience a paved urban trail, or escape to a secluded hiking trail that weaves through the cypress swamp and hardwood hammock communities of Marshall Swamp.
		This segment of the Cross Florida Greenway includes a variety of natural communities such as longleaf pine sandhill, mixed hardwood and conifer forests, and wet prairies on the western end.
		This region of the Cross Florida Greenway is dominated by longleaf pine sandhill and sand pine scrub natural communities.
	www.floridaparks.com /trail_guide/acentral.htm (435 words)

	Wildlife Foundation of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1918, when Marjorie Harris Carr was only three, she moved with her parents—who were naturalists—to Bonita Springs and became a Floridian for life.
		Carr continued her work in conservation, and her education, earning a Masters of Science in Zoology from the University of Florida in 1942.
		Carr’s unswerving commitment the area was officially named the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway in 1998.
	wildlifefoundationofflorida.com /marjorie_carr.htm (548 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FDE is contributing to the current environmental evaluation of Florida's national forests to protect ecosystems, especially wetlands, from abuse by off-road vehicles and other high impact recreational uses.
		Crossing central Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Johns River, the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is the state's premier greenway and occupies much of the land formerly known as the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
		The Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge, a landscaped overpass that connects the east and west sides of the Greenway, allows trail users and wildlife to safely cross six lanes of Interstate 75 traffic.
	www.fladefenders.org /conservingpubliclands.html (834 words)

	FL Ecotourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Florida’s state park system is one of the largest in the country with 158 parks covering more than 700,000 acres.
		Florida is comprised of complex and highly varied natural communities and resources, and has a rich cultural history.
		Florida is a magnet for outdoor recreation enthusiasts, blessed with natural places of great beauty that draw millions of residents and tourists each year.
	www.hhp.ufl.edu /faculty/jconfer/LEI4833/Lectures/fl_ecotourism.htm (1196 words)

	ESRI Map Book Gallery Volume 17: Conservation -The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway
		The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is a unique conservation and recreation project passing through four Florida counties on lands formerly dedicated to the construction of a proposed cross-Florida barge canal.
		Florida's Department of Landscape Architecture is home to an interdisciplinary team charged with the development of a comprehensive plan for the management of the greenway.
		The first phase of the greenway's existence as a conservation and recreation corridor began with a management plan developed in 1992 at the University of Florida (UF).
	www.esri.com /mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume17/conservation6.html (291 words)

	Cross Florida Greenway is a well-kept secret
		Stretching 110 miles from the St. Johns River to the Gulf of Mexico, the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway bisects the north-central part of the state in a mile-wide swath.
		The Cross Florida Greenway might be described as a cross between a giant state park and a wildlife management area.
		The greenway is divided into three sections -- roughly from I-75 to the Gulf, the Ocala area and the east end from Eureka to Palatka.
	capmel.com /CrossFloridaGreenway_secret.htm (819 words)

	Nation’s First Land Bridge Spans I-75 to Connect East and West Cross Florida Greenway Sections
		The Office of Greenways & Trails announced on September 30 the grand opening of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge.
		The corridor, named in honor of Marjorie Harris Carr, a Micanopy resident who led the fight against the canal, has become a link in the OGT’s statewide system of greenways and trails that the office hopes someday will connect communities statewide.
		The Florida Bicycle Association (FBA) was incorporated in 1997 for educational and charitable purposes.
	www.floridabicycle.org /messenger/00winland.html (544 words)

	FloridaRivers.org :: View topic - {Orlando Sentinel} Cross Florida Greenway - nature's byway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We are southwest of Palatka, rocketing across the Rodman Reservoir on a cold, overcast day, exploring part of the greenway, a network of public lands that sprawls across Central Florida's girth from the Gulf of Mexico north of Crystal River to the St. Johns River south of Palatka.
		Carr -- an environmentalist and wife of naturalist and author Archie Carr -- led the fight.
		The Santos area, near the greenway's middle, offers what is arguably the best mountain biking in Florida, with more than 30 miles of trails at three degrees of difficulty cut through the woods and over hills.
	paddle.yup.com /viewtopic.php?t=212 (1010 words)

	Marjorie Harris Carr
		Her most significant accomplishment was the long battle to stop the construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, a mammoth, multi-million dollar project traversing central Florida that threatened the area's ecosystem.
		Marjorie Carr began fighting the project in 1962, when it was first announced.
		She eventually founded the Florida Defenders of the Environment in 1969, an organization devoted to defeating the project.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0921229.html (411 words)

	Review of Santos Trails in Ocala, Florida. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The $3.4 million land bridge was opened in September of 2000 and is an important link in the 100+ mile Florida greenway.
		The bridge, formally known as the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge, is now part of a linear park known as the greenway.
		Marjorie Carr helped lead the fight against the barge canal.
	rogersunderland.com /mountain_biking/mtb_trails/santos/trail_review.html (327 words)

	cross_fla_greenway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In late 1990 the project was abandoned and the Greenway was created with new goals for conservation and public access to a 110-mile linear park of some 70,000 acres.
		The Florida Trail Association under the guidance of Section Leader Ken Smith and with the work of many other volunteers have created about 20 miles of trail running from the Santos Trailhead just north of Belleview, west to SR 200.
		This trail crosses over the “one of a kind in the United States” land bridge built over Interstate 75.
	highlanders.floridatrail.org /greenway.htm (261 words)

	Creative Crossings: innovative trail and greenway bridge and overpass designs, Accessible railtrail corridor study, ...
		America's First Land Bridge connects the east and west sides of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, 110 mile conservation and recreation corridor that stretches across the state through rivers, floodplains, lakes, wetlands, ridges, and uplands.
		The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is a state recreation and conservation area occupying much of the land formerly known as the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
		The greenway offers a growing number of recreational and interpretive opportunities and is a critical component of Florida's Statewide Greenways and Trails System.
	www.americantrails.org /resources/structures/CreativeCrossings.html (1471 words)

	Marjorie Harris Carr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Her efforts to deauthorize the Cross Florida Barge Canal began with one person and ended years later with thousands of citizens convincing their elected representatives of the detrimental nature of this project.
		You have to remember, the Cross Florida Barge Canal was the biggest deal since the digging of the Panama Canal.
		The struggle to defeat the Cross Florida Barge Canal was one of the first great confrontations of the Army Corps of Engineers in American environmental history.
	www.fladefenders.org /marjorie/quotes.html (495 words)

	The Karr's Floridana Web Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Floridana captures the spirit of Florida in the collectibles, ephemera, souvenirs, and nostalgic items that were produced during Florida's Golden Age of roadside tourist attractions.
		By the turn of the century, Florida's population and per capita wealth were increasing rapidly; the potential of the "Sunshine State" continued to grow.
		Florida is now the fourth most populous state in the nation.
	home.se.rr.com /karrspage (671 words)

	Session :Bills : : flsenate.gov
		When these crossings are needed, the 22 location and design should consider and mitigate the impact on 23 environmental resources, and the value of the land shall be 24 paid based on fair market value.
		Section 259.0324, Florida Statutes, is 5 created to read: 6 259.0324 Citizenship Conservation and Education 7 Program.-- 8 (1) There is created the Citizenship Conservation and 9 Education Program to assist the state in the management of its 10 conservation and recreation lands and to educate residents and 11 visitors, especially children.
		Subsections (1), (7), (8) and (9) of 22 section 259.0345, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 23 259.0345 Florida Forever Advisory Council.-- 24 (1)(a) There is hereby created the Florida Forever 25 Advisory Council, consisting of seven residents of this state 26 who shall be appointed by the Governor.
	www.flsenate.gov /cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=session/2001/Senate/bills/amendments/html/sb1468e1913359.html (7972 words)

	Travel: A boondoggle's wake
		The Cross Florida Barge Canal was the dream of generations of venal politicos and businessmen, yet another scar on the state courtesy of the dredge-and-drain-happy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, proof that fights over water in Florida are nothing new.
		Though the Cross Florida Barge Canal officially ran all the way up the St. Johns until it reached the Atlantic, Palatka was, for all intents and purposes, its eastern extremity.
		Marjorie Harris Carr Visitors Center, 200 Buckman Lock Road, Palatka, (386) 312-2273, or see floridagreenwaysandtrails.com for information on hiking trails, horseback riding and cycling.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/01/11/news_pf/Travel/A_boondoggle_s_wake.shtml (1620 words)

	Florida Land For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Ocklawaha is one of the principal rivers of Florida.
		This little guy to the right is a Florida Gopher: a land tortoise that inhabits the area.
		Deep in the heart of central Florida, away from the bustle of attractions and congestion of retirement regions, the Ocala NF is a relatively unspoiled area covering over 380,000 acres.
	web.camasnet.com /~cabins/Florida (555 words)

	Marjorie Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Cross Florida Greenway is a "linear park" which stretches across the entirety of northern Florida, from the Gulf of Mexico over land to the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Greenway was established in 1999 on lands usurped in the 1950s-60s for the construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, a government boondoggle which purpose was to aid shipping.
		The Greenway is named for Marjorie Harris Carr, a biologist from Micanopy, who, along with her organization, the Florida Defenders of the Environment, was instrumental in persuading President Richard Nixon to halt construction of this unnecessary environmental nightmare, thus saving what remained of the scenic Oklawaha River.
	aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /greenway.html (192 words)

	Cross Florida Greenway Trails
		Stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Johns River, the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway occupies much of the land formerly known as the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
		For a list which includes other trails in the vicinity of the Greenway, visit the Cross Florida Region page.
		For general information about the Greenway, visit the Cross Florida Greenway home page.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /gwt/guide/cfgtrails.htm (129 words)

	Ocala Florida Information Ocala National Forest Cross Florida Greenway
		The Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest is certified as Florida National Scenic Trail, and has been called the “crown jewel” of the Florida Trail system.
		This region of the Cross Florida Greenway is dominated by longleaf pine sandhill and sand pine scrub natural communities.
		This project was developed and constructed in coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation and was funded through Federal Department of Transportation gas tax revenues that are earmarked for non-motorized transportation enhancements.
	www.ocalausa.com /info.html (1351 words)

	The Florida Trail in Central Florida Hiking - Hikes
		Returning to the woods, the Florida Trail enters Tosohatchee Reserve State Park, 28,000 acres of protected lands along the St. Johns River floodplain that include one of the oldest slash pine forests...
		This segment of the Florida Trail is a roadwalk connector kicking off the Western Corridor, an alternate route around Central Florida from the original through-trail route, the Eastern Corridor, descr...
		With its spreading moss-draped oaks and tall hickory trees, dark floodplain forests of cabbage palms and beautiful riverside campsites, the Hickory Hammock section is considered one of the jewels of t...
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=14994 (1182 words)

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	Via Paradisus Greenway Access - The Winning Dream
		Florida's Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is by far one of the most tresured natural resources available.
		Safely crossing SE 110th St, via an automated crossing system, Via Paradisus residents will enjoy two private entrances, one for vehicles and one for horseback.
		Once at the private trailhead, residents have access to fenced trailer parking, tie-outs and round pens for horses, picnic pavillons, wash area to rinse horses, and a private enclosed restroom facility.
	www.viaparadisus.com /VPpages/vpgreenway.html (135 words)

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