Visiting Corkscrew Swamp is a calming experience. If you stop and just listen, the first thing you notice is that you don't hear any vehicles. None of that annoying honking of horns or squealing of tires. When you close your eyes and listen you can hear the wind blow through the trees and the sounds of the birds, insects and animals. Corkscrew Swamp is 13,000 acres of untouched natural Florida habitat. It provides a habitat for many of the State and Federal listed species. Being in Corkscrew Swamp gives you a snapshot of what biodiversity really is, and it makes you more aware of the impact that some issues in our everyday life reduce our biodiversity. For example, the use of fertilizer and pesticides. These pesticides run-off into our ground water supply and effect the quality of our soil. They can deplete the nutrients in the soil making it harder to grow plants and produce food. Even the depletion of our smallest organism will have an impact on the largest organisms.
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