State Forests 3/29-4/11/13

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1 U 3/29-4/11/13 7B8B We re the Coolest VOLUNTEERS All volunteers and volunteer supervisors please send volunteer monthly timesheets to the RVC by the 10 th of the following month. UFriends of Florida State Forests Ever thought of making a huge difference in helping manage the Withlacoochee State Forest? Did you know your tax deductible gift can directly support our operations? We are facing some challenging budget times which may result in significant program changes. Your tax deductible donation could help us through these tough times. Your gift can be sent directly to the Recreation/Visitor Center, and checks should be made out to Friends of Florida State Forests. Your support will be greatly appreciated. Non monetary donations require advanced approval from the local office. For more information contact us at (352) Please send your donations to: Recreation/Visitor Center Broad St Brooksville, Fl Att. Friends YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! FIRE/PRESCRIBED BURNS Controlled burns may be conducted at any time by personnel of the Florida Forest Service. Because climatic conditions often dictate when such burns may be conducted, long range scheduling is usually not possible. As such, all potential visitors to the Forest are strongly encouraged to call the Headquarters Dispatch Office at telephone number , option 4, on the morning of the scheduled event, for relevant information. RECREATION VISITORS CENTER U The office is open Monday-Friday 8-12 and 1-4:30 (Closed Wednesday Afternoons, Weekends & Holidays) CAMPGROUNDS Fees by area Buttgenbach Mine, Silver Lake & Cypress Glen U 11/1-3/31 $24.00/night 4/1-10/31U $20.00/night 11/1-3/31 $12.00/night 4/1-10/31U $10.00/night Crooked River & Hog Island, River Junction & Mutual Mine Recreation Areas $15.00/night $8.00 Tillis Hill & Holder Mine Recreation Areas $20.00/night $10.00/night CMA OHV PERMIT FEES: The CMA OHV Permits are available for purchase at the Gatehouse. Currently the annual permits are $40.00 for Florida residents and $80.00 for non-residents. These permits are valid through June 30, One day pass is available for $15/day/vehicle. As of April 1 st, annual passes will be $30 for FL residents and $70 for nonresidents. Permits are sold only at the Croom Motorcycle Area Gatehouse. To purchase a permit, all Florida residents must have their State of Florida Off-Highway Vehicle Certificate of Title or Registration green and white decal affixed to their motorcycles/atvs; and Non-residents must provide proof of ownership. DAY USE FEES...Day Use Areas (DUA) require a fee of $2.00/person/day. Frequent visitors may prefer to purchase an Annual Day Use pass ($30) at the Visitors Center or at These permits allow entry of up to 8 passengers per vehicle at all DUA s charging fees at any Florida State Forest. TILLIS HILL RESERVATIONS CALL Currently taking reservations April 1 through September 30, PERMITS, YOUTH GROUP RESERVATIONS, GROUP PERMITS & INFORMATION CALL or

2 GATES Silver Lake Campgrounds gates are open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Croom Motorcycle Area gate opens at 8:00 am and closes at 5:00 pm. BOAT RAMPS Silver Lake & River Junction Day Use Area boat ramp open daily. Canoe launches at Hog Island and Iron Bridge Day Use Areas. Water levels are improved. HUNTING Information for the Season is available from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. You may access detailed information by visiting the FWC website at: HUNT CAMPS For this year, rates are as follows: Richloam Spring Turkey- $50 Valid permit dates for season hunt camps vary and are printed on the permit issued. Overnight campers may arrive the day before the opening of the hunt season, and leave no later than the day after the end of each hunt except for Holder Mine General Gun. In the Richloam Tract only, Pless Place overnight & permit areas are open during Hog Dog and Spring Turkey hunts. Overnight hunter camping & open hunts listed by tract. Fee is $10 per night Baird Unit Motorized vehicles allowed during hunting periods from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, one day prior to each hunting period, except prior to Small Game hunts. Otherwise, roads are closed to motorized vehicles. Access is by foot or bicycle only. No unauthorized vehicle parking allowed at the Safety Zone located in the immediate area surrounding Cedar Hammock Lodge. Trails.Off-Road Bicycle, Hiking & Horse Trails & Trailheads are open during all hunts, unless listed below. During hunting seasons, activity may be on or near trails. For trail safety, fluorescent orange clothing is recommended. Homosassa WMA is closed for public access & use during Special-Opportunity Turkey season only individuals with quota permits are allowed. All campgrounds & day use areas are closed to hunting year-round. Other No-hunt areas include: Little River Trails -Multi-use trails for hiking and equestrian use. Two Mile Prairie -Canoe, hiking and horse trails. Silver Lake Recreation Complex-Includes 3 campgrounds, Day Use Area & River (hiking) Trail/Hernando. Canoe/Kayak trails also pass through WMAs both on and off forest. Check the FWCC website, for locations of WMAs & hunt dates for each area. GEOCACHING.Permits required. For details or information please call the Recreation Visitors Center at or UPCOMING EVENTS. SPECIAL EVENTS 4/6/13 # 411, Croom Fools Run, Tucker Hill Fire Tower 250 part., 6 AM 5 PM, Jim Harnett ANNUAL PERMITS TRAIL MAINTENANCE 7/1-6/30/13* # 427, Citrus Vol., Citrus Tract, closed roads & trails for maintenance, 2+ participants, L. Gasparini 7/1-6/30/13* # 431, Citrus horse trail & road maintenance, 2 + participants, Doug Jones 7/1-6/30/13* # 424, FFBCH Citrus horse trail maintenance, 1+ people, Louise Bower. 7/1-6/30/13* # 426, Citrus Volunteers Off- Road Permit, 2 + participants, Dottie & Gordon Brown 7/1-6/30/13* # 425, FTA/SC, Citrus hiking trail maintenance, 1+ participants, Neil Fox 7/1-6/30/13* # 422, SWAMP off-road bicycle trail maintenance, Croom Tract, 2+ participants, Bob Wilcox 7/1-6/30/13* # 423, FTA./SC, Croom hiking trails maintenance, 2 + participants, T. Hogan 7/1-6/30/13* # 430, FFSF/WSF, Croom horse trail maintenance, 2+ participants, Bob MacKenzie 7/1-6/30/13* # 420, FFBCH, Croom horse trail maintenance, 6-10 participants, Kathy Thompson 7/1-6/30/13* # 421, Cypress House B&B, Croom horse trails/sumter Cty.Side, maintenance, 2 + part., J. Fessler 7/1-6/30/13* # 428, FTA/SC, Richloam hiking trails maintenance, 2 + participants, Mitch Almon 10/19-6/30/13* #121, Closed Roads on Citrus Tract, NRCS-USDA, 1-10, Susan Carr 2/5-6/30/13* #229, Closed roads on Croom and Citrus tract, UF Dept of Wildlife Eco & Conservation, 1-4, Daniel Greene

3 2/15-6/30/13* # 280, Pless Place Hunt Camp Vol., Off Road work permit, Dennis Johnson 3/28-6/30/13* # 321, Citrus Vol. FFBCH, Citrus Tract, 10 Part. With 1 Polaris Ranger & 2 Jeeps, Sally McDavid TRAPPING PERMITS 7/1-6/30/13* # 007, Hog Trapping, Croom Tract, 2 + participants, PK area, Cody Sikes 7/1-6/30/13* # 006, Hog Trapping, WFC Maintenance Section, Croom Tract, 2+ participants, PK Area, Mel Reese 7/1-6/30/13* # 005, Hog Trapping, Croom Tract, Danny Crouch, 1 + participants, PK area 2/17-6/30/13* # 282, Hog Trapping, Baird Unit on the Richloam Tract, 2 participants, Danny Weeks 7/1-6/30/13* # 004, Hog Trapping, Croom Tract/Sumter County, 2 participants, T & S Fussell *Day Use Only**Reminder: Please report your numbers to the Recreation Visitor Center by the 10 th of each month. (352) or Cynthia.Hausman@freshfromflorida.com Thank you! STUDY GROUPS 5/5/12 # 345, Homosassa hiking trails, Burnt (Ongoing Bridge Rd. & Rooks Trail, Bird Quest, 5-2x monthly) 6 part., Richard Butts 7/1-6/30/13 # 404, wetlands on the Citrus & Croom Tracts, EcoHydrologix LLC, 1-3 part., ReNae S. Nowicki 8/6-6/30/13 # 031, caves and closed roads in Citrus, Richloam & Jumper Creek tracts, Karst Conservancy, 2-8 part., Dr. Jason Polk 8/1-6/30/13 # 028, closed roads on Richloam tract, 1-3 participants, Iwan Molgo 9/18-6/30/13 # 074, terrestrial caves & closed roads to access caves in Citrus, Richloam & Jumper Creek, Hoffman Environmental Research Inst., 2-15 part., Dr. Jason Polk 10/19-6/30/13 # 121, closed roads on the Citrus Tract, NRCS U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Susan Carr 10/25-6/30/13 # 113, closed roads in Citrus, Croom & Richloam, USF Dept. of Biology, 2-4 part., Allen Franck GEO-CACHE 3/14-3/31/14* #285a (MEMMIKE),Croom Trail 8 and clay pit, 2 participants, Patty Allison 3/14-3/31/14* #285b (Vertigo), Croom Trail-north of blue bike trail, 2 participants, Patty Allison 2/11/13-2/28/14 #250, Citrus Tract, Team Sumter s Obligatory Citrus Cty. Cache, 2 part., Tony Kazmin CITRUS TRACT Hunting Spring Turkey: 4/2-5, 4/16-19/13 Holder Mine Hunt Camps closed Citrus Roads/Timber Sales Citrus Caves 4/9/13 # 257, Hiking trails & Dames Cave Complex, MOSI, 45 part., Ian Reed 4/10/13 # 275, Hiking trails & Dames Cave Complex, Appleseed Expeditions, 45Y/10A, Tracy Miller 4/11/13 # 087, Hiking trails & Dames Cave Complex, MOSI, 45 part., Ian Reed Citrus Field Trial Runs Citrus Hiking Trails Citrus Horse Trails Holder Mine RA Mutual Mine RA 4/5-7/13 # 260, MMYGA, Cub Pack 975, 10Y/16A, Donald Henshaw Citrus Military Area Cason Parcel Tillis Hill Day Use Area

4 CROOM TRACT Spring Turkey: 4/2-4, 4/16-18/13 Twin Pond Hunt Camp Horse Trailhead closed: Oct 19-Nov 2 pm Trailhead/east side only closed Oct 21-March 2 pm 4/6-7/13 # 297, Twin Pond Hunt Camp, BSA Y/6A, Kay Linderbeck Tucker Hill Day Use Area Croom Canoe Camp 4/6-7/13 # 261, BSA 45, 15Y/3A, Jose Remon Croom Hiking Trails Croom Horse Trails See Twin Pond Trailhead Croom Off-Road Bicycle Trails Croom Motorcycle Area Croom Enduro Trails Hog Island Recreation Area 3/29-4/1/13 #249, HIYGA, Collier Explorers, 11Y/5A, Laurel Anderson 4/5-7/13 # 286, HI Campground, BSA 45, 11Y/4A, Chris Johnson 4/5-7/13 #223, HIYGA, BSA 339, 12Y/4A, Benson Porter River Junction Recreation Area 4/12-14/13 # 299, campground, BSA 373, 16Y/4A, Michael Kane Silver Lake Recreation Complex No hunting this area (includes PK acquisition) Crooked River Campground Silver Lake Day Use Area HEADQUARTERS TRACT McKethan Lake Day Use Area 3/31/13 #300, Pavilion A, Fickett Easter Picnic, people, Tayna Fickett HOMOSASSA TRACT Special Op. Turkey 3/30-4/5/13 JUMPER CREEK TRACT Spring Turkey Through 4/21/13 Richloam Spring Turkey Through 4/21/13 Richloam Roads/Timber Sales The timber harvesting on Cabbage Head Rd. & Tiger Road is done. Richloam Tract Richloam Raccoon Dog Field Trial Area Richloam Raccoon Dog Field Trial Area Richloam Hiking Trail LACOOCHEE PARK LITTLE RIVER PARCEL LITTLE RIVER MULTI-USE TRAILS BAIRD UNIT Baird Roads/Timber Sales Cedar Hammock Lodge 3/30/13 # 281, Bridal Shower, 25 guests, Susan Harley 4/5-6/13 #215, Wedding Setup (Fri) and Reception (Sat), 30 guests, Dawn Bethune Rock Lake Lodge

5 TWO MILE PRAIRIE TRACT OXBOW TRAILHEAD 3/28-29/13 # 298, primitive camping North side Of CR 39 next to river, 2 campers arriving by canoe, Dan De Witt Johnson Pond Bear Head Hammock Thank you to those who helped make the Volunteer Awards Day so special. Thank you to those who were in attendance as well. To all of our volunteers, we could not do it without you! SEMINOLE STATE FOREST Permits issued through the Lake Forestry Station in Leesburg at (352) Lake Tracy Unit FFBCH receiving the 2011/2012 Outstanding Happy Trails Award at the Volunteer Awards Day 3/23/13 Thank you Sid for the pictures! Thank you Holly for taking this picture Have a picture for the newsletter? Send it to: Amanda.Rhodes@FreshFromFlorida.com