Quite a deplorable situation! Here, there is a great opportunity to educate visitors about a number of different Florida habitats, and that opportunity is missed. Oh, there were quite a number of signs, but almost all were illegible, having been weathered down almost completely. The one thing that struck me as we walked to the Fossil Reef overlook was the lack of signage. The brochures describe the plant communities that you traverse, the animal species that you can expect to be there, and a lot of general information about the area. We recently walked out on the Osprey Beach Trail (1 mile) and returned on the Bicycle Trail (paved). And, there are individual brochures describing all four trails also available at the Nature Center. All trails begin at the north end of the Nature Center. There are two other short loop trails (Bear Cut Nature Trail and the Tequesta Hammock Trail ). There are two trails (Osprey Beach Trail and Fossil Reef Bike Trail) that lead to the view mentioned above. Pick up a copy of the general brochure, "Welcome to Crandon Park's Bear Cut Preserve." This will provide an overview of information about the area and has a map of the four trails. The first thing I would do in preparation for a walk/ride to view the Fossil Reef and Biscayne Bay is to make a stop at the Nature Center.
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