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Holey Land WMA is part of the most northern extent of remaining Everglades sawgrass marsh. Things to Do. Enjoy hunting, fishing, photography, wildlife viewing, bicycling and hiking along a network of canals. Wildlife.
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Photo Credit: Ron Bielefeld. Although the marsh is most...
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Drainage, drought, and decreased hydroperiod (amount of time...
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Phone: (407) 872-2272. See map: Google Maps. It is a living, biblical museum that takes you 7000 miles away and 2000 years back in time to the land of the Bible. Star Rating: Our Review: The Holy Land Experience brings together the sights and sounds of the world of the Bible in a unique and interactive way unlike anywhere else.
Welcome to Port of the Islands. Your hub for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the Florida Everglades, Port of the Islands offers every kind of outdoor adventure you can imagine. Add 52 cottage suites and studios with kitchenettes and screened-in porches, a full-service marina, and the services of a Wilderness Concierge, and you've got the ...
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The Holey land management area consists of canals surrounding the area that support many game fish species, including largemouth bass, bluegill, and other species of sunfishand catfish, and several species of exotic fishes. The canal system also serves as a refuge for smaller fish species during periods of severe drought. These forage fish are an e...
Alligator – The American alligator is one of Florida’s most commonly seen wildlife species. Alligators and other crocodilians are the only living Archosauria, the ancient group that included dinosaurs. They have many features more similar to birds or mammals than to other reptiles. The snouts of alligators are broad and rounded, whereas those of ra...
When hunting ducks and coots in season, they use Airboats. Individuals selected to participate in the public waters alligator hunt may operate an airboat to take alligators (Alligator Hunting Information). Outside of Water Management District canals, all vessels, including airboats, must be equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 1...
Only a century ago, the southern third of Florida was an unwelcoming wet wilderness. Lake Okeechobeewas near twice the size it is today. From the lake, water crept southward down the peninsula through swamp and sawgrass. Rainfall that did not soak into the underlying limestone sat on the nearly flat land. The only dry places were on the Atlantic co...
Daily, sunrise to sunset. Trail map. Website. An airboat is the best way to access the more than 60,000 acres of sawgrass marsh and hydric hammock tree islands that make up the interior of these two Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). Together with the 670,000 acres of adjoining Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA, this vast protected area ...
Amenities • Weather • Recreation. The Holey Land Wildlife Management Area is an expansive hunting and conservation area located in southern Florida. It covers approximately 35,000 acres of land and is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including alligators, deer, and migratory birds.
Holey land located seventeen miles south of Lake Okeechobee and twenty five miles north of Fort Lauderdale, the 35,350-acre Holey Land Wildlife Management Area is part of the most northern extent of remaining Everglades saw-grass marsh.
