Orange County recently celebrated the grand opening of Greeneyes Wildlife Preserve.
The Preserve features an interpretative trail titled “What’s Under Your Feet?” The trail focuses on the relationship between animals living on or under the forest floor. The property is named after the native Florida Greeneyes plant (Berlandiera subacaulis), known for blooms with bright yellow petals and green center disk. A quick look around confirms that this preserve is absolutely full of burrowing animals, from gophers to gopher tortoises.
It is one of a series of land acquisitions made by the County’s Green PLACE Program…