SOPHIE'S SECTION!!!!!!
Are Banded Water Snakes venomous?
NO!!!!!!
The other name for the Everglades
What is River of Grass
What is the Panther population currently?
Around 200 adult panthers
Name a main habitat of the Corkscrew Sanctuary
Pine Flatwood
Wet Prairies
Cypress Swamp
How do birds benefit from controlled fires?
FIND PREY EASIER!!!!!!
What was the sugar industry in south Florida nicknamed
What is big sugar
How do wetlands help watershed health?
Recharges aquifers and or contributes to flood control.
The year that the Spurlino Foundation Discover Center was founded
2026
How are salamanders hurt by controlled fires?
THEIR REPRODUCTION SPOTS ARE OBLITERATED!!!!!
The Corkscrew Swamp species that were declining in the 1970s
What is Wood Stork
For Southern Slash Pines, what disturbance method is used to maintain growth/health.
Prescribed fires
Name 2 of the 4 main aspects/areas of Corkscrew's conservation work
Water levels, Wood Storks, Mammals, Aquatic Fauna and Reptiles
What species of insect is primarily responsible for spreading Orange Milkwort seeds?
ANT!!!!
The two native tribes pushed into the Everglades due to war with the U.S.
What is Seminole and Miccosukee tribes
What is the average life span of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker?
12 years.
T/F: The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary mentions Wood Storks by name in their sentence core mission statement
False
"collaborative work aimed to protect birds, other wildlife, and people"
What does the call of a Belted Kingfisher sound like?
RATTLING/CHATTERING!!!!
The first warden in Corkscrew Swamp that protected bird species from poaching
Who is Rhett Green
What is chemical detoxification?
When harmful chemicals are broken down by the microbes inhabited in the wetlands.
Name the order of elevation (Low-High) of the three main habitats.
L: Cypress Swamp
M: Wet Prairies
H: Pine Flatwoods