1,000-Mile Trek Through Florida Tracks Corridor for Wildlife

A team of intrepid explorers embarked on an ambitious journey through Florida January 17 to call attention to the need for a functional wildlife corridor up the Florida peninsula. Their goal: 1,000 miles in 100 days.

Bear biologist Joe Guthrie, conservationist Mallory Lykes Dimmit and photojournalist Carlton Ward Jr. are making their way from the Everglades National Park toward Okefenokee National Forest in southern Georgia. The trio is traversing wildlife habitats, watershed and working farms and ranches to increase public awareness and generate support for the Florida Wildlife Corridor Project. The corridor project is a collaborative vision to connect remaining natural landscapes and watersheds essential for the survival of Florida's diverse wildlife, including wide-ranging panthers, black bears and other native species threatened by encroaching urban development. Award-winning cinematographer Elam Stoltzfus is documenting the expedition to produce a film about the journey and the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

With photography, video streams and daily updates on social media and digital networks, residents can follow along the expedition. Learn more at www.floridawildlifecorridor.org.