263:
172:
44:
51:
211:
A network of unpaved roads, old logging trams, and two interpretive trails offer visitors a range of options of explore this area. Biking and hiking are both popular activities. A high diversity of bird and butterfly species attract viewers of both taxonomic groups.
274:, the pond where trees floated before going to the sawmill, and other miscellaneous artifacts from Centralia. A few ancient cypress trees still survive deep within the swamp and are visible off of old tram roads.
254:
around 1910 and continued until the lack of trees made it unprofitable around 1917. The post office closed in 1922. The town, at one time, had a population of over 1,500 people and included a post office,
370:
395:
43:
472:
467:
342:
132:
89:
477:
230:
Chassahowitzka
Wildlife Management Area contains two well-known underwater caves: Buford Springs and Eagle's Nest Sink. Both caves are popular with the
374:
180:
183:, protects the largest continuous block of habitat in this region of Florida. The property is expansive enough to house a remnant population of
262:
346:
171:
358:
The
Hernando County Sheriff's Office shared this photo of the area near the Buford Springs Cave where the two cave divers died.
452:
196:
242:
A logging boom town once operated in what is now
Chassahowitzka WMA. The town was developed in conjunction with
188:
160:
67:
315:
156:
77:
396:"'Stop. Prevent Your Death!' said sign at Fla. underwater cave. These experienced divers ignored it"
200:
222:, and small game hunting is productive at this WMA and general gun season is especially popular.
184:
266:
A structure once used to drag large cypress logs from the mill pond to the sawmill at
Centralia.
291:
215:
175:
An old growth cypress stands in a remote section of
Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area.
152:
192:
461:
256:
148:
163:. The area consists of one large tract of land, with three satellite tracts nearby.
231:
446:
17:
104:
91:
219:
246:
logging efforts initiated by Edgar
Roberts of the Central Cypress Company.
199:, and many imperiled snake species. Underwater caves house populations of
144:
271:
251:
247:
243:
419:
343:"Authorities in Florida are investigating the deaths of 2 cave divers"
261:
170:
50:
179:
Chassahowitzka WMA, in conjunction with neighboring
128:
120:
83:
73:
63:
32:
270:Today, visitors can still see foundations of the
133:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
420:"History of Centralia, Hernando County, Florida"
234:community and both caves have claimed lives.
141:Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
33:Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
8:
337:
335:
187:, although this population is threatened by
473:Protected areas of Hernando County, Florida
371:"Cave Diving's Mysterious Allure—and Risks"
29:
468:Wildlife sanctuaries of the United States
292:"Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area"
283:
181:Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
7:
478:Wildlife management areas of Florida
62:
25:
345:. CNN. 2022-06-23. Archived from
250:began with the construction of a
49:
42:
448:Eagle’s Nest Cave Mapping, 1990
72:
1:
373:. 2016-10-20. Archived from
27:Conservation area in Florida
316:"Chassahowitzka - Wildlife"
155:habitat ten miles north of
494:
191:. Other wildlife includes
143:preserves 24,243 acres of
37:
161:Hernando County, Florida
68:Hernando County, Florida
207:Recreational Activities
267:
259:, sawmill, and hotel.
203:invertebrate species.
197:Sherman's fox squirrel
176:
265:
174:
105:28.61611°N 82.60611°W
78:Weeki Wachee, Florida
377:on October 23, 2016
129:Governing body
110:28.61611; -82.60611
101: /
268:
185:Florida black bear
177:
226:Underwater caves
216:White-tailed deer
138:
137:
74:Nearest city
16:(Redirected from
485:
449:
434:
433:
431:
430:
416:
410:
409:
407:
406:
392:
386:
385:
383:
382:
367:
361:
360:
355:
354:
339:
330:
329:
327:
326:
312:
306:
305:
303:
302:
288:
193:gopher tortoises
153:forested wetland
116:
115:
113:
112:
111:
106:
102:
99:
98:
97:
94:
53:
52:
46:
30:
21:
493:
492:
488:
487:
486:
484:
483:
482:
458:
457:
447:
443:
438:
437:
428:
426:
418:
417:
413:
404:
402:
400:Washington Post
394:
393:
389:
380:
378:
369:
368:
364:
352:
350:
341:
340:
333:
324:
322:
314:
313:
309:
300:
298:
290:
289:
285:
280:
240:
228:
209:
169:
109:
107:
103:
100:
95:
92:
90:
88:
87:
59:
58:
57:
56:
55:
54:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
491:
489:
481:
480:
475:
470:
460:
459:
456:
455:
442:
441:External links
439:
436:
435:
411:
387:
362:
331:
307:
282:
281:
279:
276:
239:
236:
227:
224:
208:
205:
168:
165:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
24:
18:Buford Springs
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
490:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
463:
454:
450:
445:
444:
440:
425:
424:www.fivay.org
421:
415:
412:
401:
397:
391:
388:
376:
372:
366:
363:
359:
349:on 2022-06-24
348:
344:
338:
336:
332:
321:
317:
311:
308:
297:
293:
287:
284:
277:
275:
273:
264:
260:
258:
257:general store
253:
249:
245:
237:
235:
233:
225:
223:
221:
217:
213:
206:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
189:fragmentation
186:
182:
173:
166:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
149:mesic hammock
146:
142:
134:
131:
127:
123:
119:
114:
86:
82:
79:
76:
69:
66:
45:
36:
31:
19:
427:. Retrieved
423:
414:
403:. Retrieved
399:
390:
379:. Retrieved
375:the original
365:
357:
351:. Retrieved
347:the original
323:. Retrieved
319:
310:
299:. Retrieved
295:
286:
269:
241:
229:
214:
210:
178:
157:Weeki Wachee
140:
139:
124:24,243 Acres
232:cave-diving
201:troglobitic
108: /
84:Coordinates
462:Categories
429:2016-12-06
405:2016-12-06
381:2016-12-06
353:2024-05-03
325:2016-12-06
301:2016-12-06
278:References
96:82°36′22″W
93:28°36′58″N
320:myfwc.com
296:myfwc.com
238:Centralia
220:feral hog
145:sandhill
64:Location
453:YouTube
272:sawmill
252:sawmill
248:Logging
244:cypress
151:, and
167:Fauna
121:Area
451:on
159:in
464::
422:.
398:.
356:.
334:^
318:.
294:.
218:,
195:,
147:,
432:.
408:.
384:.
328:.
304:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
