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	Friends of Paynes Prairie
		A mosaic of wet prairie, freshwater marsh and open water covers the basin, which was formed through the dissolution of the underlying limestone and subsequent settling of the terrain.
		In the vicinity of the Prairie the central highlands are characterized by flat-bottom lakes, wet prairies and the erosional remnants of a plateau that extends to the north.
		The bottom of Paynes Prairie is at the long term level of the local aquifer and all surface water flow out of the basin is through a sinkhole located along the north rim of the basin.
	www.afn.org /~pprairie/aboutPrairie/natural.html (467 words)

	Paynes Prairie State Preserve
		Contributions to the Paynes Prairie State Preserve picture collection are welcome.
		Paynes Prairie State Preserve, a so-called "wet prairie", is a 21,000 acre state-owned preserve in Alachua County, between Gainesville and Micanopy in north central Florida.
		Because of the high number of animal road kills by traffic on US Highway 441, which crosses the middle of Paynes Prairie, the Florida Department of Transportation began the construction of an animal protection wall in April, 2000.
	aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /paynes.html (212 words)

	What is Paynes Prairie? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		From the Interstate the prairie appears to be an impenetrable thicket.
		Paynes Prairie once supported the largest cattle ranch in the state because it has all the richness of a natural prairie.
		It is a natural prairie – maintained by a dynamic balance of flooding, drought, and fire that work together to minimize the extent of forest habitats.
	wildthings.fgcu.edu /transcripts/script086.html (321 words)

	Wildernet - Paynes Prairie State Preserve
		Description - Paynes Prairies is an extraordinary State Preserve frequently referred to as "one of a kind." The park encompasses 21,000 acres in a shallow basin located below Gainesville.
		The majority of the expansive area is covered with wet prairie, marsh and areas of placid waters.
		The last known Indian tribe to inhabit the prairie was the Seminole Tribe.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPPP&CU_ID=1 (842 words)

	Main Page - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park » Florida State Parks
		Water levels on the prairie basin became elevated due to the 2004 hurricane season and are still high due to the summer rains.
		Not only does Paynes Prairie give you the chance to experience magnificent vistas, abundant wildlife, and a stunning array of plants.
		Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is located 10 miles south of Gainesville, in Micanopy, on the east side of US 441.
	www.floridastateparks.org /paynesprairie/default.cfm (731 words)

	Alachua County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The south side of Paynes Prairie was four miles north of where the military road ran, and the detachment would not be this far off the road.
		Also, Paynes Prairie was a shallow lake at that time, and the wagons would have to have gone around it.
		Paynes Prairie State Preserve is named after King Payne, the Seminole chief who succeeded Cowkeeper as chief of the Alachua Seminoles.
	www.tfn.net /SeminoleWar/Counties/c4alac.htm (1779 words)

	Park Summary for Print - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park » Florida State Parks
		Paynes Prairie has a rich history of man interfacing with nature and its resources for over 12,000 years.
		Answer: The Paynes Prairie Ecopassage is a structure on US Highway 441 designed to route the wildlife under the major highway instead of over it.
		Paynes Prairie became Florida’s first state preserve in 1971 and is designated as a national natural landmark.
	www.floridastateparks.org /paynesprairie/ParkSummary.cfm (3328 words)

	Alligator Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Now flourishing in Florida, the Chinese tallow is slowly overtaking Paynes Prairie with its fast growth rate and adaptability to wetlands.
		Paynes Prairie is made up of 21,000 acres in Central Florida.
		Although efforts are being made to get rid of the Chinese tallow in Paynes Prairie, there is still the issue of the trees used in landscaping.
	www.alligator.org /edit/issues/99-fall/991129/b04tallow29.htm (771 words)

	PaynesPrairie
		In the middle of the prairie, I found pools loaded with storks, ibis, egrets and white pelicans, all feeding on fish concentrated from a drying flood.
		For now, the flooded prairie is drying up, and there is a lot of fish around for birds.
		Thousands of them live in the prairie, and there are some huge ones.
	www.birdingamerica.com /Florida/paynesprairie.htm (764 words)

	AC Bird List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paynes Prairie, 6 Dec 1982-12 Feb 1983, 6 Mar 1995.
		Paynes Prairie, 28 Dec 1965-15 Mar 1966, 13 Nov 1976, 26 Feb 1977.
		Paynes Prairie, 24 Oct 1984, 5 Nov 1987, 16 Oct 1991, 20 Jan 1992.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /aud/birdlist.htm (2311 words)

	Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
		Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida treasure, rich in human and natural history.
		Within this national natural landmark, twenty distinct biological communities such as wet prairie, pine flatwoods, hammocks, and ponds provide a rich array of habitats for animal life.
		The prairie is a prime wildlife viewing area.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/paynes_prairie.htm (204 words)

	Paynes Prairie Project
		Paynes Prairie is a large freshwater marsh located in southern Alachua County, Florida.
		The post-construction phase of the study, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ecopassage, is scheduled to begin before the end of the year.
		The Paynes Prairie Ecopassage is the prototype of a system designed to reduce wildlife mortality and to allow small vertebrates safe passage under the roadway.
	cars.er.usgs.gov /Amphibians_and_Reptiles/Paynes_Prairie_Project/paynes_prairie_project.html (493 words)

	Prairie feels threat from non-native plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		"We'd like to see (the prairie) maintained in a natural condition, and the excess nutrients reaching the prairie through the storm water are causing all kinds of problems," said John Winn, Alachua Audubon Society president.
		The Paynes Prairie study is part of a group effort between Gainesville Regional Utilities, city and county governments, state agencies and the St. Johns River Water Management District.
		The effort to propose solutions for the prairie's declining state is a natural response, Winn said.
	www.alligator.org /edit/issues/97-sprg/970218/b03prair.htm (293 words)

	Florida State Parks - PAYNES PRAIRIE STATE PRESERVE
		Florida State Parks are in various stages of accessibility, and are working to improve access to services and facilities.
		Paynes Prairie State Preserve is located 10 miles south of Gainesville on US 441 at Micanopy.
		Within this national landmark, twenty distinct biological communities such as wet prairie, pine flatwoods, hammocks, swamp and ponds, provide a rich array of habitats for animal life.
	www.abfla.com /parks/PaynesPrairie/paynesprairie.html (217 words)

	History: Paynes Prairie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paynes Prairie holds the key to a lush past and history.
		The prairie is thought to be named after a Seminole Chief named King Payne.
		The prairie is alive and well today because of the preservation efforts of the state of Florida.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall03/Ede/history.htm (384 words)

	Natural and Historic Sites in Alachua County
		Alachua County is renowned for one of each, Paynes Prairie and the Devil's Millhopper.
		Paynes Prairie, now a State Preserve, is a large, flat, marshy plain covered by grass and scrubby trees.
		Historically Paynes Prairie has alternated between being a lake and a prairie.
	growth-management.alachua.fl.us /historic/natural.htm (1325 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science » National Natural Landmarks photo contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		"Paynes Prairie is a 21,000 acre wilderness in southern Alachua county Florida." This picture is of the "observation boardwalk at sunrise."
		"Paynes Prairie is a 21,000 acre wilderness in southern Alachua County.
		It is visible from as much as 50 miles out in the prairie and served as a landmark for wagon trains traveling across the Dakota Territory.
	www.nature.nps.gov /nnl/photocontest/winners2004.htm (572 words)

	Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida camping
		Florida is a very beautiful state and Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is no exception, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a good place to enjoy the outdoors.
		Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is not the only place around here, Three Pond is a nearby lake and if you've had enough of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Tuscawilla Lake is just a stonethrow away.
		Camping brings many people to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, all things considered you will probably be happy camping at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
	www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/103701.html (592 words)

	Murder Mystery Florida's Paynes Prairie
		The story tells of a struggle to protect this vast marshland, Paynes Prairie, on which much of North Florida’s early history took place, and which was first described with awe in 1774 by the naturalist William Bartram.
		Upon news of a large housing development to be situated on the rim of Paynes Prairie, the president of the Sierra Club dies, the Sierra Club offices are ransacked, and Lorelei’s activist ex-husband is shot.
		Lorelei and her colleagues, at the Center for Earth Options (CEO), join with the Sierra Club to form a large coalition of groups to fight the development.
	www.mdabrams.com (469 words)

	guided tours #4
		Paynes Prairie is a large, 20 square mile basin formed by dissolution and collapse of underground limestone.
		Paynes Prairie has a long history of flooding during high water events (if this comes as news to you, there's a book I'd like to recommend ;-).
		The first documented boats on the Prairie were small steamboats used to ship goods and supplies (and the occasional brave passenger) during a 20 year flood that lasted from 1871 to 1892.
	www.adventureoutpost.net /ToursA-N.htm (15359 words)

	Paynes Prairie State Preserve
		Paynes Prairie is one of the most unusual natural areas in Florida.
		The prairie is a constantly changing place; sometimes a wet marsh, sometimes a fire-ravaged plain.
		For this reason, most of the plain is covered by marsh, wet prairie, and areas of open water.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?AffID=mz01&TrailID=HGD040-050 (150 words)

	Map of North Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		B: Kanapaha Prairie -- An extension of Alachua (Paynes) prairie.
		Several bloody battles were fought in the area, including the Battle of Black Point on December 18, 1835; which was the first battle of the war when Florida Militia forces were attacked and driven off by Seminoles.
		Payne's Landing -- Treaty made here between the Seminoles and United States in 1832.
	www.tfn.net /SeminoleWar/northfla.htm (555 words)

	Exploring Florida Paynes Prairie Photograph Gallery
		Paynes Prairie is a large basin south of Gainesville covered by marsh and wet prairie vegetation.
		William Bartram recorded his impressions of Paynes Prairie in April of 1774.
		View of Paynes Prairie from the park observation tower.
	fcit.coedu.usf.edu /FLORIDA/photos/envirmnt/paynes/paynes.htm (261 words)

	Critter Crossings - Amphibian-Reptile Wall and Culverts
		Most are frogs, turtles, and snakes attempting to cross the road to mate and to forage for food.
		In 1997 a multi-disciplinary "Paynes Prairie Working Group" representing state transportation and natural resource agencies, environmental groups, and the University of Florida met to brainstorm ways to curb the death toll and help animals resume their natural movement patterns.
		Amphibians and reptiles that manage to scale the vertical surface of this wall will be stopped by a "lip" at its top.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /environment/wildlifecrossings/amphibin.htm (506 words)

	Friends of Paynes Prairie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Friends of Paynes Prairie are hosting "Art on the Prairie" in appreciation of FRIEND and Paynes Prairie volunteer Dominick Martino.
		Dominick has taken hundreds of photographs over the past year and he is graciously sharing his talents with Paynes Prairie.
		While there, pick up a print or two (funds raised support the Preserve), learn more about the Friends of Paynes Prairie, and enjoy panoramic views of the prairie and the night sky from the observation tower.
	www.prairiefriends.org /art.html (180 words)

	Ecopassages: Paynes Prairie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		By isolating the prairie into two different parts, animals are separated from resources that are vital to them.
		This two-mile section of road that crosses the prairie also caused U.S. 441 to be the deadliest highway in America for wildlife for years.
		This connects the two areas of the prairie and allows the animals to travel safely across.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall03/Ede/eco.htm (275 words)

	Paynes Prairie
		Friends of Paynes Prairie State Preserve is a 21,000 acre unit of the Florida Park Service.
		North central Florida offers a diverse mix of outdoor recreational activities all of which are only a few hours from the preserve.
		Paynes Prairie Wildlife Preserve and Ecopassage Project factsheet
	www.1000friendsofflorida.org /EMAs/PaynesPrairie.asp (142 words)

	UF EXCAVATION FINDS CLUES OF CULTURAL BLENDING IN SEMINOLE INDIAN LIFE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		There, a team is unearthing Paynes Town, which was occupied from the 1790s until 1812, when U.S. soldiers killed 80-year-old “King” Payne, the village’s dynamic Seminole chief, in a devastating attack documented historically in a colonel’s diary.
		One part of daily life the archaeologists are examining at Paynes Town is the cultural change in the food patterns; what food the Seminoles preferred, how they acquired those preferences, their cooking and preparation techniques and the social rituals they developed around eating, Blakney-Bailey said.
		The Paynes Town Seminoles and American soldiers fought in several military conflicts, and in the winter of 1812 the Americans set out to destroy the town, Blakney-Bailey said.
	www.napa.ufl.edu /2004news/seminoledig.htm (846 words)

	Wildlife Viewing Site - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
		The broad, flat Payne's Prairie basin provides a spectacular vista of freshwater marshes and wet prairies.
		Pine flatwoods, oak hammocks, and ponds rim the prairie.
		From the observation tower, you may be fortunate enough to see the bison that have been reintroduced to the praire, as well as red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks.
	www.floridaconservation.org /viewing/sites/site-ne15.html (190 words)

	Union Street Farmers' Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		We are thankful for these markets and for all of the people who come to them and support them and our hard work and efforts to provide a good product.
		Friends of Paynes Prairie, Inc. supports Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of its unique biological, geological, and historical resources.
		Paynes Prairie is known for its outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities such as bison, wild cracker horses and cattle, alligators, sandhill cranes, and over 270 bird species.
	www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com /vendors.cfm (2645 words)

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