May 16th Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Field trip

During our field trip to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary it was really awesome to see the the Pine Flatwoods, Wet Prairies, and Marsh Swamp within 50 feet of each other. While the elevation had lowered during our walk on the boardwalk we had seen some deer grazing in the wet prairies. Walking further we had come across a barn owl at the beginning of the swamp lands. finally near the end of our walk we had come across a mud whole where an alligator had been sitting out with some baby alligators as well.

While reflection on the beautiful sights I had seen throughout our journey through the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary it had become very evident that this is a place that must be cherished and protected by all of mankind. As a society that is continuing to grow we must not be too selfish to take the homes and space of these beautiful florida animals. As professor Doug Morris had mentioned during our field trip that 'we have changed our environment before, and it has never been for the better. We have always come to find in later studies that what we think is right for the environment is truly never really correct , and that the environment has perfected this specific way over thousands of years."While seeing the environment of south west florida it had made me realize that everyone should view the environment in such a way as we did on that day. I think it would be essential for people to get a better understanding of what they are doing to hurt our environment around us and what steps we could take to protect it. We could benefit things in the real world such as the Living Machine. In society we could use this anywhere really and it would benefit the surrounding area and giving use clean water that was literally purified by trees and plants around it.