I had previously been to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary before for Environmental Biology of Southwest Florida and thoroughly enjoyed visiting it again. Even though I like being in nature I do not like walking through swamps and marshes so I enjoyed walking along the boardwalk. When I previously went to this preserve I got to see a lot of animals so I was a little disappointed to not see to many. We did get to see a lubber grasshopper, which is large and yellow with black markings. Our group also got to see an Anhinga bird, which is a black bird with gray and white on its wings. Along the boardwalk we got to see transitions between each habitat including pine flatwood, wet prairie, cypress forests, and the marsh.
I would like to return to this preserve again once I become an elementary teacher, because I think it would be great to take the children outside of the classroom to learn about the environment around them. By doing this I could help promote ecological literacy at a young age.
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