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Gulf State Park (Alabama)
Card #91 - Maritime Strand Forest
Gulf State Park as the name suggests is located along the sandy shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It is the Southernmost park in Alabama. The park features a variety of coastal habitats from Pine flatwoods and sandhills to Maritime forests and sand dune communities. The park has many camping ammenities and access to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
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Cheaha State Park (Alabama)
Card #92 - Mountain Bluff
Mount Cheaha is the highest point in the state of Alabama (2,407 feet). In fact, "Cheaha" is a Native American word meaning "high place." Cheaha Mountain is part of the southernmost extension of the Appalachian Mountain range. There are numerous trails and campsites throughout the park. If you do not feel like roughing it, cabins, a motel, and even a restaurant are available.
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Natchez Trace Parkway (Mississippi)
Card #93 - Southern Hardwood Forest
The Natchez Trace Parkway extends from the southern Mississippi/Louisiana Border all the way into the heart of Tennessee. The parkway was used for centuries by the indians and then the settlers to travel great distances. The Trace passes by many historic sites and through many beautiful and diverse habitats.
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Ozark National Forest (Arkansas)
Card #94 - Oak-Hickory Forest
The Ozark National Forest is found in the northwestern part of Arkansas. The forests are principally composed of upland hardwoods of the Oak-Hickory variety with pines scattered about. The park is full of beautiful springs and crystal clear rivers. Although the land appears mountainesque, the rugged terrain is the result of elevated plateaus that have been heavily eroded by quick flowing streams.
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Congaree Swamp National Monument (South Carolina)
Card #95 - Southern Riverine Forest
The actual photo and habitat described in the Mighty Trees game is south of the park in the floodplain of the Congaree River. The Congaree Swamp is a notable landmark because of the presence of true old-growth forests. This is one of the few remaining untouched forests in the United States. Beautiful bottomland forests with towering trees are significant features of this national treasure.
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Black Rock Mountain State Park (Georgia)
Card #96 - Appalachian Oak Forest
Black Rock Mountain is in the midst of the Appalachian Mountains near the Tennessee border and is the highest park in the state of Georgia (3,640 feet). The park is more than 1800 acres and is full of beautiful scenery and lush vegetation.
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Jean Lafitte National Historic Park & Preserve (Louisiana)
Card #97 - Southern Swamp
Found on the Mississippi River Delta, this land was formed by the gradual accumulation of sediment washed down the mighty Mississppi River. The land is some of the newest on earth. Much of it is also among the wettest. Great bottomland forests full of Bald cypress and Water tupelo are everywhere...and so are the mosquitoes! We strongly recommended visiting the park early in the season before the hatching of the swarms of blood-sucking insects.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee)
Card #98 - Mixed Appalachian Forest
One of the great American Parks. Over 800 square miles in size and containing the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains lay claim to some of the most breathtaking scenery in all of America. The variety of habitats and forest communitioes are as dazzling as they are beautiful. Sugarland Valley along the Tennessee/ North Carolina border is a grand testament to the park and nature itself.
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Linville Falls (North Carolina)
Card #99 - Mountain Ravine
Linville Gorge is in the Pisgah National Forest. The centerpiece of the gorge is Linville Falls, a spectacular 90 foot multi-level cascading waterfall. The Linville River which flows from nearby Grandfather mountain has shaped the gorge and falls over the past million or so years (give or take a year or two). The falls are surrounded by rugged terrain which is teeming with virgin forests and wildlife.
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Ocala National Park (Florida)
Card #100 - Pine Sandhills
The Ocala National Forest is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi and contains the largest forest of sand pine in the world. The park is one of the last areas of forested land in central Florida and serves host to millions of visitors every year. Hiking trails, camping sites and other ammenities are found throughout this vast park.
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