Week 3 - Matanzas Pass Preserve Field Trip

For this class session, we went to Matanzas Pass. When we arrived, we went into the Matanzas Pass Historic College, where we learned of the history of Matanzas Pass. The lecture was given by a very kind elderly woman who had lived out there her entire life. She had watched the environment transform rapidly around her over just a few years. The area became a very popular spot for fishing, so its population rapidly increased. After the lecture, we went out and followed a trail which circled around the area. Overall, the path was less remarkable than the previous field trip. The only thing of notable importance (in my opinion) were the mangroves and the dock which overlooked the water. Overall, this was my least favorite of the field trips we went on. Someone who was studying the ecology of Floridian mangroves would have been much more fascinated than I was. I will post the pictures I took in my next post.