| Radio programs for the week of 23 July 2001 |
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Florida Places: The Ocala National Forest I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Florida is home to the nation's southernmost national forest. Boasting 10,000 years of native American history and a central Florida landscape of 450 square miles, the forest is home to a variety of endangered and protected species. Jim Thorsen is the district ranger for the Ocala National Forest (Jim Thorsen, District Ranger, Ocala National Forest, Seminole Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service)... |
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Scrub in the Ocala Forest I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Covering about 450 square miles in the middle of the state, Florida's Ocala National Forest is made up primarily of a landscape that exists only in Florida. The Ocala's district ranger is Jim Thorsen... |
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History and the Ocala Forest I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. While the Ocala National Forest is the oldest national forest in the Eastern United States, it's history goes far beyond Teddy's Roosevelt's 1905 preservation effort. Says district ranger Jim Thorsen says the forest's history goes back 10,000 years... |
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Fire and harvesting in the Ocala Forest I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. If the phrase "National Forest" makes you think only of towering ancient trees, think again. Because in Florida's Ocala National Forest, there is a tremendous effort at keeping part of the forest young, through human measures. The Ocala's district ranger is Jim Thorsen... |
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Growth at the edge of the forest I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. While the Ocala National Forest protects about 450 square miles of central Florida landscape, the forest's proximity to so many urban areas presents an interesting challenge. Jim Thorsen is the forest ranger... |