BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE AND DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
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MARCH FOR PARKS!
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CHEKIKA at EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
(*see back for driving directions)
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2006
10:00 a.m. UNTIL 2:00 p.m.
BRING THE FAMILY! JOIN US FOR FUN! FOOD! AND PRIZES!
FREE TRANSPORTATION FROM THESE LOCATIONS:
Golden Glades Park & Ride – departing at 8:30 a.m.
(Intersection of I-95 and SR 826)
MLK Metrorail Station – departing at 9:00 a.m.
(6205 NW 27 Avenue)
Notre Dame Catholic Church – departing at 8:30 a.m.
(110 NE 62 St)
Overtown NET Center – departing at 8:30 a.m.
(1490 NW 3rd Ave)
OrangeBowl – departing at 9:00 a.m.
(this bus will also stop at the Douglas Road Metro Station) ( O.B. -1501 NW Third Street )
Dadeland South Metrorail Station – departing at 9:00 a.m.
(9150 Dadeland Blvd)
Florida City, City Hall – 9:30 a.m. (this bus will also stop at Homestead City Hall)
Most park areas are wheelchair accessible. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information call: (305) 644-9000
The Miami/South Florida Community Partners is a group of residents, entrepreneurs, students, activists, and volunteers who join with National Park Service staff to enhance cultural diversity in South Florida’s National Parks including programs , resources and opportunities that are available to all.
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ABOUT CHEKIKA AND DIRECTIONS TO THE PARK
The Area of Chekika
The Chekika recreation area sits on a large tree island surrounded by an open sawgrass prairie. Throughout the year freshwater flows through the prairie south from Lake Okeechobee toward the Florida Bay and southwest toward the Gulf of Mexico. This shallow, slow-moving sheet of water serves as the sole freshwater source for all of South Florida.
The tree island, or hardwood hammock, exists on a limestone ridge that rises a few feet above the wet prairie. Dry year round, this island is the ideal place to find a blend of temperate and tropical zone vegetation. This habitat is also home to a variety of wildlife, including alligators, birds, and bobcats.
Added to Everglades National Park on October 1, 1991, Chekika was originally known as the Chekika State Recreation Area. Chekika, along with 44,000 acres of state owned lands in the Everglades, was transferred to Everglades National Park as part of the Everglades Protection Act. The land, once completely annexed into the park, will play an important role in restoration of the entire Everglades ecosystem.
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Directions:
Chekika is a unit of Everglades National Park located in the north eastern part of the park. From the intersection of Kendall Drive (SW 88th St) and Krome Avenue (SW 177th Ave.) head south for about 5 miles to SW 168th Street. Turn right on 168th until 237th Ave. (6 miles). Turn right on 237th Ave. The entrance to Chekika is on your left.
ENJOY THIS UNPARALLELED WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WHICH REFLECTS 10,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY, RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD!