{"id":1084,"date":"2010-05-16T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T23:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesg.net\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2010-05-16T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2010-05-16T23:10:23","slug":"orlando-wetlands-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesg.net\/?p=1084","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Wetlands Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Sam and I decided to head out to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbbd.com\/godo\/orlandowetlands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Wetlands Park<\/a> in Christmas, FL.\u00a0 Sam had recently gone there with a friend, and despite how close it is to UCF, I hadn&#8217;t been there in my 4 years here because I had never heard of this place.\u00a0 It&#8217;s actually a clever system designed to treat waste water by the city of Orlando, by using natural plants to absorb the pollutants.\u00a0 While wildlife isn&#8217;t terribly abundant, you can find several gators as well as a variety of birds.\u00a0 In the next few days, I&#8217;ll try to post the brochure map and highlight the route we took.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like more information on the wetlands park, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoforlando.net\/public_works\/wetlands\/videos.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see 2 informational videos produced by the city of Orlando.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1084 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jamesg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/MG_0561.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[1084]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/MG_0561-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/MG_0561-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/jamesg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/MG_0561.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" 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