July 2011 – Seminole Tribe of Florida Cattle Ranching Operations and Rodeo

Comments by Rick Smith Download Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and the Seminole Tribe Thursday July 7: Drove from home in Port Salerno, FL to Okeechobee to meet Elam and his daughter Laura at the Hampton Inn (great hosts!) to get ready … Continue reading →

Posted: September 28, 2011

June 2011 – Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and the Seminole Tribe

Download Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and the Seminole Tribe My son Nic and I made a fast 3 day traveling trip to the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park about 30 miles north of Okeechobee on Saturday. When we arrived in the … Continue reading →

May 2011 – Red Cockaded Woodpecker

by Nic Stoltzfus Download Red Cockaded Woodpecker In late April, as I was finishing up my spring semester at Florida State University, I had made plans to come home for May and June to spend time with my family. Upon … Continue reading →

April 2011 – DWP, Lake Russell, and Creek Ranch

Elam rolled into Tallahassee early in the morning to pick me up on the way down to The Nature Conservancyʼs Disney Wilderness Preserve. They were kind enough, again, to let us stay at the cabin on the property. Continue reading →

Posted: April 21, 2011

March 2011: Aerial views, interviews, and Intro / Outro with Clyde Butcher

March 3rd – 2011: Took off at daybreak via Helicopter with pilot Dan Kemp and Carlton Ward to capture aerial sequences over the Chain of Lakes, Brahma Island and surrounding areas. With the early morning light, it was a magic moment. After about 20 minutes in flight… Continue reading →

Posted: March 22, 2011

February 2011: Gator Hunt – Cattle Drive – Brahma Island – Natural Environments

On our latest adventures in the Kissimmee Basin we went on a gator hunt, tagged along on a cattle drive, saw five sunrises and five sunsets in a row, sped across a private island on ATVs, and chased herds of deer through the twilight, among other things. Continue reading →

Posted: February 27, 2011

November 2010: The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve

November 17 Elam traveled to Kissimmee to film a sequence about cockaded woodpeckers. He filmed on location at The Nature Conservancyʼs Disney Wilderness Preserve. The segment features researcher Jennifer Milikowsky. The research and work being done about these amazingly sophisticated birds is priceless. Continue reading →

Posted: December 5, 2010

October 2010: Okeechobee

Download: October 2010: Okeechobee Hello friends of the Kissimmee Basin (and who isnʼt?), and welcome to this monthʼs update on our travels and adventures on the road as we capture the story of the Northern Everglades. We recently spent some time … Continue reading →

Posted: November 12, 2010

October 2010: Disney Wilderness Preserve

October 2010: Disney Wilderness Preserve Journal Hello! Itʼs another road journal from your mild-mannered production assistant, Joe Davenport. This time Elam and I spent a week at the Disney Wilderness Preserve near Poinciana, Florida. It was another big adventure, this … Continue reading →

Posted: November 5, 2010

September 2010: Avon Park Air Force Range

Hello, and welcome to my first road journal for Elam Stoltzfus’s Kissimmee Basin Northern Everglades documentary project. My name is Joe Davenport, and I’m Elam’s all-purpose equipment-carrying, camera monitoring, gas tank-watching, journal-writing assistant. Continue reading →

Posted: October 2, 2010

July and August 2010

During the month of July we did an extensive video interview with Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson at his office in Tallahassee. Continue reading →

Posted: September 2, 2010

June 2010

Scouting for locations on the Kissimmee River, Okeechobee and ranches. Download this journal as a PDF On May 28, 29 and 30th I began my first scouting trip for locations on the Kissimmee River and Okeechobee. This trip coincided with … Continue reading →

Posted: June 15, 2010

Project Overview

Throughout the centuries, the Everglades have inspired strong emotion and debate among soldiers and poets, politicians and citizens. Its history is as broad and sprawling as the “River of Grass” itself. Although many stories have been told about the Everglades … Continue reading →

Posted: June 13, 2010