Peace River Wildlife Center, Punta Gorda, Florida
Peace River Wildlife Center, located in Punta Gorda, Florida, is a wonderful non-profit wildlife center dedicated to the care, preservation and protection of Charlotte County's native wildlife. #CHGIFlorida
Peace River Wildlfe Center, Punta Gorda, Florida
Located within Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, Florida, the Peace River Wildlife Center is home to more than 2,000 animals that are currently undergoing rehabilitation from injuries, or have been rehabilitated but are incapable of being reintroduced into the wild. Unlike other wildlife operations of this nature, the Peace River Wildlife Center is open to the public. Admission is free, and tours are provided by volunteers from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., every day of the week. Still photos of eagle, owl, and injured bird courtesy of Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau ( To read more about my world travels visit my blog,
Adventure and Wildlife - Episode 3: Peace River Wildlife Center - Shark Brothers Multimedia
An original series - Adventure and Wildlife Hosted and Produced by the Shark Brothers in association with the Punta Gorda / Englewood Beach Visitor and Convention Bureau. This Conservation Spotlight Segment features the Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda. This non-profit facility is dedicated to the rescue, care, protection, and preservation of the area's injured and orphaned native wildlife. They are also active in educational outreach within the surrounding communities.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Series producers and hosts, Sean Paxton & Brooks Paxton aka the Shark Brothers say, This series provides a meaningful collaborative opportunity to share with people around the world why The Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast, its natural environments, outdoor recreational opportunities, its people, communities, and quality of life are so unique. Our family moved to this area from Pennsylvania four decades ago. Since then, we’ve been to many parts of the planet, but this is the place we always come back to and are proud to call home.
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ABOUT THE SERIES HOSTS AND PRODUCERS
Sean Paxton and Brooks Paxton are the founders of Shark Brothers Multimedia. In their roles as presenters and producers, they specialize in the award-winning capture and delivery of content for series, documentaries, destination, and tourism promotion, innovative live streaming events, education and cause marketing. Their production expertise covers a full range of content needs for script and narration-writing, ground-to-air cinematography, logistical support, custom music scoring, edits and distribution.
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ABOUT THE VCB
Annually, the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau conducts marketing, sales and promotional campaigns to increase awareness of and visitation to Charlotte County. In addition to generating economic contributions, the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau is also focused on developing soft adventure or ecotourism, a low-impact industry enabling the county to preserve the invaluable natural resources that contribute to its ecological health, distinguish the area and draw visitors. Learn more about Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach by visiting PureFlorida.com.
ABOUT PUNTA GORDA / ENGLEWOOD BEACH
Located halfway between Tampa and Naples on the Southwest Florida Gulf Coast, Punta Gorda /Englewood Beach is a charming collection of nine coastal communities surrounding the state’s second largest harbor. Florida’s premier year-round eco-tourism destination, the area offers a pristine unspoiled beauty. In 2014, Port Charlotte was named the top “U.S. Best Value Destination” by Trivago (the world’s largest online hotel search site), and the Charlotte Sports Park, spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was voted “Best Spring Training Facility” by readers of USA TODAY. A haven for outdoor enthusiasts, Punta Gorda / Englewood Beach has been named one of SAIL magazine’s “10 Greatest Places to Sail in the United States,” ranked by Golf Digest as “Third Best Place to Live and Play Golf in America,” and rated by MONEY magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live in the South.” Englewood was named second of the Top Ten emerging travel destinations in the U.S. by TripAdvisor.com. The area is served by five airports: The Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) with private and charter air service, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Southwest Florida International Airport, Ft. Myers, (RSW), St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) and Tampa International Airport (TPA). For more information on visiting Punta Gorda / Englewood Beach visit or call1-800-652-6090.
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Peace River Wildlife Center 2/24/17
Started in 1978, PRWC is dedicated to the rescue, care, protection and preservation of native wildlife. Originally confined to the lanai of one of its founders, the Center quickly gained credibility and a new location as citizens learned of its successes in wildlife rehabilitation. PRWC admits about 2,000 patients annually, a number that has increased every year since the Center’s founding. If a bird or small animal cannot be returned to its native habitat after treatment and recovery but is otherwise healthy, it becomes a permanent resident of the Center or another federally and state approved facility. Right now, the Center has almost 200 permanent residents. For more information
Peace River Sanctuary
Immerse yourself in a nature's sanctuary with this truly one of a kind property located in Zolfo Springs, FL!
This property starts with a majestic gated entrance offering an abundance of privacy and sits on approximately 150 acres of the finest game habitat anywhere. This preserve has been cared for with extreme diligence resulting in the volume and quality of wildlife to reach some of the highest levels. The property is characterized with majestic Oaks and mature trees with high density allowing for the entire property to be an excellent natural habitat for resident wildlife.
Peace River Preserve flows along its Westerly border providing postcard scenery with unmatched serenity. Peace River Preserve also provides a unique opportunity for a private owner, corporate retreat, or other possible patient oriented businesses to have a private setting for a unique experience that takes you back to the peaceful sounds and while enjoying nature.
Be sure to check out the 3D virtual reality tour of this elegant resort style atmosphere residence with bedroom/bathroom space comfortably providing sleeping accommodations for up to 20. The master bedrooms were strategically built to face towards the southern side of the property and tastefully decorated with beautiful French Style doors so guests can open up to the back porch and experience the unsurpassed feeling of waking up in the woods under the beautiful Oak Hammock that graces the back yard with feeders and a variety of undisturbed wildlife, literally at your doorstep!
Additional improvements to the property include a pond with an aerator, camera system throughout the property, miles of shellrock roads, and a well equipped barn for storage.
Take a tour and come see this serene slice of heaven.
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An aerial view of Peace River camp ground, Arcadia FL, USA
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Orion the Barred Owl and Dr. Robin preparing for Earth Day 2018 #BarredOwl #EarthDay
The bad news is that Orion, a Barred Owl, could not be returned to the wild when he was discovered (and, unfortunately fed) by humans and had to be taken to The Peace River Wildlife
Center in Punta Gorda, where, as explained by Executive Director Robin Jenkins, DVM, he was found to be too habituated to humans and had lost his ability to fend for himself in the wild. The
good news is that, as one of the resident Educational Animals at PRWC, he makes for a good teaching moment for humans who want to learn more about the species, and what to do with a
fledgling or hatchling that seems lost and in need of human intervention (which is almost always not the case).
Because his long term prospects in the wild were not promising, Orion became an educational ambassador for his roommates who are also permanent residents at the PRWC: those with
conditions or injuries so severe they cannot be released back into the wild, spending their lives instead dedicated to venturing into to classrooms, festivals, and other venues to give people a hint
at the good works being done at the Center, and other Wildlife Rescue Centers in Florida. Educational Animals such as Orion, while, unlike many other injured and orphaned creatures
rescued from precarious predicaments cannot be returned to their natural environment, provide an up-close experience for humans interested in learning more about their habitats, and the many
other creatures that still live in the wild.
Orion (and Dr. Jenkins) can be found at Englewood’s Earth Day Sunday Festival where Jenkins is scheduled to make a presentation on the mission of wildlife rescue centers to treat, and release (where feasible), native Florida wildlife who have been orphaned, injured, or are ill, on Sunday, April 22nd (11:00 AM) at Buchans Community Park (next to the Buchans Air Field on the corner of Old Englewood Road and State Road 776). They can also be found at the Peace River Wildlife Center 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway in Punta Gorda, Florida.
This video interview and description below is property of and provided by BRET CLARK at PlanetEnglewood.com and used solely for educational purposes only. Thank you Planet Englewood!
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All proceeds go directly to the care of injured native wildlife by providing medical care, food and housing for over 120 permanently injured residents on public display and more than 2,500 bird, mammal and reptile patients admitted annually.
The Mission of the Peace River Wildlife Center is to contribute to the survival of native Florida wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation and education.
Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center tucked neatly into the mangroves overlooking Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.
The Center and our gift shop is open to the public for tours everyday from 11a – 4p and our hospital admits injured, orphaned and ill wildlife intakes from 8a – 5p everyday, 7 days per week, 365 days per year including all holidays. We do not charge an admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated and needed to support our mission. Your donations and gift store purchases go directly to the care of our wildlife patients and residents.
The PRWC does not receive any federal government support. The costs involved in maintaining these educational displays and to feed almost 120 permanent residents and more than 2,500 patient admissions annually is nearly $80,000 per year. All of the Peace River Wildlife Center’s expenses are met through your donations, our recycling program, gift shop sales and small grants. PRWC’s mission is carried out primarily by volunteers.
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Punta Gorda, Florida, Charlotte Harbor and Peace River.
Adventures in the Punta Gorda, Peace River and Charlotte Harbor area.
Bald Eagle successfully released back to the Wild #BaldEagle #WildlifeRescue
Another Bald Eagle Successful Released back in to the Wild! Thank you to all the #volunteers and staff for their dedication that makes this possible.
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The Mission of the Peace River Wildlife Center is to contribute to the survival of native Florida wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation and education.
Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center tucked neatly into the mangroves overlooking Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.
The Center and our gift shop is open to the public for tours everyday from 11a – 4p and our hospital admits injured, orphaned and ill wildlife intakes from 8a – 5p everyday, 7 days per week, 365 days per year including all holidays. We do not charge an admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated and needed to support our mission. Your donations and gift store purchases go directly to the care of our wildlife patients and residents.
The PRWC does not receive any federal government support. The costs involved in maintaining these educational displays and to feed almost 120 permanent residents and more than 2,500 patient admissions annually is nearly $80,000 per year. All of the Peace River Wildlife Center’s expenses are met through your donations, our recycling program, gift shop sales and small grants. PRWC’s mission is carried out primarily by volunteers.
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Phoenix Rises from the Ashes - American Bald Eagle on Fox & Friends #WildlifeRescue #BaldEagle
Steve Doocy from Fox News & Friends speaks live with Dr. Robin about Phoenix the Bald Eagle.
This video is the property of Fox News and Friends | Fox News Network | Fox Broadcasting Company and is intended to be used solely for non-profit educational purposes only for Florida wildlife, no infringement intended **
Sunday, January 13th, 2013 was an incredibly lucky day for a bald eagle that has been dubbed Phoenix. If you can consider having been caught on fire lucky. January 13, 2013 is the day Phoenix came in contact with an electrical transformer and accidentally triggered an arc. While he was fortunate to not be electrocuted, the intense heat of the arc flash, which can reach four times the temperature of the sun, burnt the feathers on the right side of his body. When presented to Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda Florida, his chances of survival looked slim. All of the feathers on his right wing were scorched to the shaft, half of his tail feathers were gone, and the skin on the right side of his face and right foot were singed. The next 24 to 48 hours would reveal whether or not the current flowed through his body, which would result in the death of any tissues (skin, muscle, even organs) through which the current passed.
Under close observation for the next three days, Phoenix flourished. He immediately began eating and seemed relatively resigned to his captive state. Once the concern over internal damage was passed, the question remained would the damaged skin and feathers grow back normally and how long would it take? As he recovered from the initial shock of being shocked, Phoenix got stronger and feistier. He was transferred to a larger habitat, further away from the hustle and bustle of the rehabilitation and visitor's center. It is there that Phoenix awaits his future. The singed skin on his face and foot has healed. Almost all of the scorched feathers have fallen out. Many new feathers have grown in, but it may take up to three years before Phoenix has replaced every damaged feather and is ready to fly free again. With your generous donations, PRWC will be able to continue to feed and care for Phoenix and monitor his progress.
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The Mission of the Peace River Wildlife Center is to contribute to the survival of native Florida wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation and education.
Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center tucked neatly into the mangroves overlooking Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.
The Center and our gift shop is open to the public for tours everyday from 11a – 4p and our hospital admits injured, orphaned and ill wildlife intakes from 8a – 5p everyday, 7 days per week, 365 days per year including all holidays. We do not charge an admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated and needed to support our mission. Your donations and gift store purchases go directly to the care of our wildlife patients and residents.
The PRWC does not receive any federal government support. The costs involved in maintaining these educational displays and to feed almost 120 permanent residents and more than 2,500 patient admissions annually is nearly $80,000 per year. All of the Peace River Wildlife Center’s expenses are met through your donations, our recycling program, gift shop sales and small grants. PRWC’s mission is carried out primarily by volunteers.
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Saving Lives at the South Florida Wildlife Center
South Florida Wildlife Center's mission is to protect wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, and education. We serve the tri-county area of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade.
With over 60 employees and hundreds of active volunteers, the SFWC admits over 12,000 animals annually—about 255 different species of wildlife—and gives them their best chance for full recovery.
Adventure and Wildlife Hosted by the Shark Brothers - Episode 3
It's time to get wild with the latest episode of Adventure and Wildlife - Hosted by the Shark Brothers!
Commercial crabbing is a family tradition for the Santini Family. Five generations have pulled crab pots from Florida’s waters to make a living. In this episode, the Shark Brothers, join father and son team, Gene and Nick Santini of Punta Gorda, Florida, as they continue the family’s commercial fishing legacy by harvesting blue crabs and other edible species from the Peace River and Charlotte Harbor.
After the catch, the crab's journey is followed to Peace River Seafood, a local restaurant and fish market. Here, the they are either steamed for 13 minutes and served to the restaurant's diners, sold in the onsite seafood market, distributed to other local restaurants and markets or shipped out of state to places like Maryland or California.
The episode's Conservation Spotlight Segment features a visit to the Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda. This non-profit facility is dedicated to the rescue, care, protection and preservation of the area's injured or orphaned native wildlife and public education.
B-25 Bomber Flying at Punta Gorda, Florida Airport
The 2014 Florida International Air Show:
Mention the B-25 or Mitchell to many people, and they are likely to respond, Oh, the Doolittle Raid. While the attack on Tokyo on April 18, 1942 was the most famous of its missions, North American Aviation's magnificent medium played a much larger part in World War Two.
In production from before U.S. entry into the war through VJ-Day, about 9815 B-25s were built. This was the largest production of U.S. twin-engine combat airplanes in World War II. B-25s were used in all theaters of war from Alaska to North Africa to China, Europe to the Southwest Pacific. They were flown by the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Marine Corps, as well as the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia, Russia, China, Brazil, and the Netherlands East Indies. Post war, B-25s soldiered on in combat or other roles with the U.S. Air Force, and air forces of Canada, Indonesia, and many Latin American countries.
Blossom the Awesome Opossum and Dr. R. Interviewed before Earth Day 2018 #Opossum #EarthDay
Blossom (the opossum) showed up one day at the Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda and quickly became one of the Center’s permanent residents and Educational Animals (one of the few at PRWC that are not birds) due to a common issue facing animals who have been injured or orphaned while living in their natural habitat: they are unable to function in the wild as nature
intended. In Blossom’s case, as Dr. Robin Jenkins, DVM, Executive Director, explained in a recent interview, “her mentation was never right” from the very beginning. The mentation of an animal such as Blossom refers to her neurological state which, for her, means
that, because of a congenital issue or perhaps even trauma to the brain, she is unable to react to stimulus in the correct way to survive in the wild as, for example, by being all cute and cuddly with
her human benefactors instead of doing the smart thing and running as fast as she can in the opposite direction. Although an animal such a Blossom, being as docile and loving as she is, would
seem to make a good pet, Jenkins quickly dispels any such notion.
While often humans will attempt to raise a baby animal that has been orphaned and are cute and cuddly at first, eventually they will get to an age where “natural instincts kick in and they become
wild - they can get mean” Jenkins said. She stresses the importance of having trained wildlife professionals nurture the animals in the right way when they are young and vulnerable, until they reach the point where they can be released back where they belong: the wild. Oh, and lest we forget, Pogo the Possum was there for the First Earth Day.
Blossom (and Dr. Jenkins) can be found at Englewood’s Earth Day Sunday Festival where Jenkins is scheduled to make a presentation on the mission of wildlife rescue centers to treat, and release (where feasible), native Florida wildlife who have been orphaned, injured, or are ill, on Sunday, April 22nd (11:00 AM) at Buchans Community Park (next to the Buchans Air Field on the corner of Old Englewood Road and State Road 776). They can also be found at the Peace River Wildlife Center, 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway in Punta Gorda, Florida.
This video interview and description below is property of and provided by BRET CLARK at PlanetEnglewood.com and used solely for educational purposes only. Thank you Planet Englewood!
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All proceeds go directly to the care of injured native wildlife by providing medical care, food and housing for over 120 permanently injured residents on public display and more than 2,500 bird, mammal and reptile patients admitted annually.
The Mission of the Peace River Wildlife Center is to contribute to the survival of native Florida wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation and education.
Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center tucked neatly into the mangroves overlooking Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.
The Center and our gift shop is open to the public for tours everyday from 11a – 4p and our hospital admits injured, orphaned and ill wildlife intakes from 8a – 5p everyday, 7 days per week, 365 days per year including all holidays. We do not charge an admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated and needed to support our mission. Your donations and gift store purchases go directly to the care of our wildlife patients and residents.
The PRWC does not receive any federal government support. The costs involved in maintaining these educational displays and to feed almost 120 permanent residents and more than 2,500 patient admissions annually is nearly $80,000 per year. All of the Peace River Wildlife Center’s expenses are met through your donations, our recycling program, gift shop sales and small grants. PRWC’s mission is carried out primarily by volunteers.
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Ecotourism & Education on the Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast - Adventure and Wildlife Series
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Commissioned Content - Destination Marketing. Multi-Part Series produced Shark Brothers Multimedia, presented by the Punta Gorda / Englewood Visitor and Convention Bureau.
ABOUT THE SERIES:
This original series is part of The Punta Gorda / Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau’s marketing program aimed at attracting visitors to the areas in and around the Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast who are interested in outdoor adventure and nature-based activities and the opportunities available to explore Florida’s wild outdoors. Each episode is designed to include two eco-based adventure activities and a Conservation Spotlight Segment.
According to the Shark Brothers - Sean & Brooks Paxton, We’ve traveled the world, but this is the place we’ve called home since 1978. Our goal is to not only showcase the unique natural environments and all the adventure and wildlife we’re fortunate to be surrounded with here, but to also introduce some of the people who know it best. These special guest experts and the companies and organizations they represent also serve in the important role as global ambassadors for our area.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
- Recreational fishing with Captain Ralph Allen of King Fisher Fleet at Fishermen's Village in Punta Gorda.
- Conservation Spotlight: Betty Staugler of Florida Sea Grant in an enlightening segment about the importance of mangrove trees.
- A wading adventure with Chris Salmonsen of Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center.
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The Shark Brothers - Sean and Brooks Paxton, are internationally recognized presenters, content producers and homegrown adventure and wildlife personalities headquartered in North Port, Florida on the Myakka River. They leverage over a half-century of combined entertainment and business experience to produce commercial, cause marketing and entertainment content for all mediums. Their commissioned works cover destination and product marketing, wildlife and habitat conservation, ecotourism, archeology, history, marine life, including sharks. They’re also known for producing innovative live broadcasts from extreme locations including sunken Civil-War era shipwrecks in Tampa Bay and Coral Nurseries in the Atlantic Ocean. Collaborations include projects with the Discovery Channel, Florida Aquarium, National Geographic Society, the Punta Gorda / Englewood Visitor and Convention Bureau, Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
As outspoken advocates for the sustainable use and enjoyment of natural resources, including the management of threatened or endangered wildlife and habitats, the brothers have been featured during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week and have appeared on Nat Geo Wild, NBC, PBS and The Weather Channel, as well as in local and regional television programs and publications. The brothers enjoy sharing their experience and knowledge through community outreach while backing causes they consider close to home including education, youth engagement with nature, and the support of our active duty military, veterans and first responders. Learn more about Sean and Brooks Paxton at TheSharkBrothers.com.
ABOUT THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR GULF ISLAND COAST:
Florida's premier year-round eco-tourism destination, Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach, The Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast, is known for its pristine, unspoiled beauty. The area has hosted seven major feature films, been featured on SAIL magazine's list of the 10 Greatest Places to Sail in the United States, ranked by Golf Digest as the Third Best Place to Live and Play Golf in America, and rated by MONEY magazine as one of the Best Places to Live in the South. For information about area events, activities and attractions, contact the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor and Convention Bureau, 1700 Tamiami Trail, Suite G-2, Port Charlotte, FL; 941-743-1900, or call toll free at 1-800-652-6090 for a free Visitor's Guide; or visit the Web site at CharlotteHarborTravel.com.
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South Florida Wildlife Center Saving Lives
The South Florida Wildlife Center cares for up to 900 animals on any given day - of roughly 250 species. The center takes in injured animals, and releases them back into the wild in top condition for survival and a good quality of life.
Ponce De Leon park in Punta Gorda
10 acres on Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Inlet, ¼ mile raised boardwalk through wetland area, educational signage, boat ramp, boat trailer parking, two fishing piers, playground, man-made beach, shelter, restrooms, picnic tables, Peace River Wildlife Center, parking and beautiful view.
Florida Travel: Paddling the Peace River
On Florida's Peace River, brightly colored plastic kayaks and rugged aluminum canoes float over traces of life tens of millions of years old, all framed by tall oaks and Spanish moss-clad cypress trees and attended by alligators and birds of every kind, forming a contrast without irony. This subtropical river offers some of Florida's finest canoeing and kayaking, with great wildlife viewing and some of the best fossil hunting anywhere.