Battlefield Fall Creek Forest Service Tracts & Stephen Foster Culture Center State Park Swift Creek Conservation Area & Camp Branch Conservation Area Suwannee River Farms Management Areas Holton Creek Conservation Area & Lower Alapaha Conservation Area Suwannee River State Park Twin Rivers State Forest Aucilla River The Panhandle Region consists of: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail Apalachicola National Forest Blountstown Greenway & SR 20 Upper Chipola Water Management Area Econfina Creek Water Management Area Pine Log State Forest Nokuse Plantation & Choctawhatchee River Water Management Area Eglin Air Force Base Yellow River Water Management Area Gulf Islands (Gulf Islands National Seashore, Santa Rosa County, Navarre Beach, Pensacola Beach) Additional trails Western Corridor Blackwater River State Forest & Blackwater River State Park Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail Ocean to Lake Trail Flora and fauna Florida is home to a unique range of environments not seen anywhere else in the world; this means that there are amazing wildlife and nature viewing opportunities on the FNST. The Trail crosses both urban and remote wilderness areas, and traverses a variety of semi-tropical ecosystems. From swamps to forests to prairies to springs, there are endless habitat exploration opportunities. Types of Plant Life by Region Southern Region: Swamplands and pine flatwoods are common in the Southern Region of the FNST. The Trail passes through cypress swamp, pine, prairies of cabbage palm, saw palmetto, sawgrass, marsh, oak hammocks, and scrub. Central Region: Palmetto prairies, pine flatwoods, ranch land, cypress sloughs, freshwater marshes, scrub, and oak hammocks are found in the Central Region. Northern Region: Longleaf pine and wiregrass are common features in the Northern Region of the Trail. Additionally, users can find flatwoods, pine plantations, hardwoods, cypress, and oak hammocks. Panhandle Region: Users can encounter salt marsh, hardwood hammocks, coastal pine flatwoods, pine savannas, wild ground orchids, pitcher plants, titi swamp, hydrangea, magnolia, liverworts, and dune grasses in the Panhandle Region. Types of Wildlife by Region Southern Region: Common wildlife in the Southern Region includes panthers, Florida black bears, cattle, alligators, and a wide variety of birds. Central Region: Sandhill cranes, wood storks, cattle, white-tailed deer, feral hogs, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, river otters, alligators, Red Widow spider, Florida pine snake, black bears, and gopher tortoises are all found in the Central Region. Northern Region: Common wildlife includes red-cockaded woodpeckers, gopher tortoises, black bears, eastern cottontail rabbits, wild turkeys, deer, red-tailed hawks,