John M. Bethea State Forest | |
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Location | Baker County, Florida |
Nearest city | Sanderson, Florida |
Coordinates | 30°30′N82°19′W / 30.50°N 82.31°W Coordinates: 30°30′N82°19′W / 30.50°N 82.31°W |
Area | 37,736 acres (152.71 km2) |
Established | 2001 |
Governing body | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Forest Service |
John M. Bethea State Forest is a 37,736-acre state forest in Sanderson, Florida, in northern Baker County near the Florida/Georgia border. It provides a wildlife corridor between the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Osceola National Forest. The area was acquired by the State of Florida in 2001, and was named after a member of the forestry department who served between 1970 and 1987. [1]
The Suwannee River is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles (396 km) long. The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits that separated the panhandle from the continent.
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