Lone Palm On The Prairie
by D Hackett
Title
Lone Palm On The Prairie
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Lone Palm On The Prairie by D Hackett
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre savanna in Micanopy, Florida, south of Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441
Paynes Prairie is biologically, geologically and historically unique. This park became Florida�s first state preserve in 1971 and is now designated as a National Natural Landmark. Noted artist and naturalist William Bartram called it the great Alachua Savannah when he wrote about his visit to the prairie in 1774.
There are over 420 vertebrates identified in the park and over 270 of them are birds. Paynes Prarie is part of The Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail. There are many observation platforms and wildlife viewing areas located throughout the park. Some of the animals commonly seen in the park include: sandhill cranes, bald eagles, alligators, otters, deer, bobcat and snakes. Ten bison from Oklahoma were introduced here in 1975 because when the Spanish arrived, the bison�s range extended this far south. Today there�s a herd of 54.
A 50-foot-high observation tower near the visitor center provides a panoramic view of the preserve.
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January 18th, 2016
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