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Check out the Event Calender for upcoming field trip dates. The Phosphate mines are closed to everyone at this time, even clubs and schools. The rock and lime stone pits have some openings and our Field Trip Director tries to schedule one trip to Vulcan at Brooksville each month. You can't go by your self. Vulcan Field Trips: The Peace River: The water level for the Peace River - Zolfo Springs Florida can be monitored: Here If the water level is 6 feet or lower, you can hunt fossils using the shovel and screen method in the shallows. There are several places to put in and just walk, boats are not needed. One is the Peace River Camp Ground at Arcadia, ask at the desk, when you check in and pay for a $10.00 day pass, for the wilderness area beach.Another site is 6.3 miles north of Arcadia on Brownville Rd which goes out to a county Park on the river, park at the boat ramp and walk upstream to the island and hunt the shallows. Yes, it is free. Location: Thousand Trails RV Park is one mile north of Zolfo Springs or 3 miles south of Wauchula, on the east side of Highway 17. Most folks will probably get off I 75 at Brandon and take Route 60 about 30 miles to Bartow, then take Rt. 17 south another 30 miles to Zolfo Springs. Meet at the main lodge at 9:00 AM. Bring screens and shovels plus personal items like lunch and drinks and dry clothes. If you want to stop by Gainesville you can try Hog Creek , and while there, don't miss the fossil museum at the University, it is first rate.
There are some beach spots, south of Venice at the end of Harbor Drive is a park with good beach hunting, also Englewood and north to Manasota is OK, but I find the shark teeth pretty worn by the waves. But it is nice to sit at the waters edge and pick out little teeth or use a screen. |
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