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WILTON SIMPSON CITRUS CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY TRAIL

You pronounce it "bye-odd-i-tee."

And it is an interactive walking tour of CF's Wilton Simpson Citrus Campus that also functions as an open-air and digital museum that teaches about the biodiversity of Citrus County, FL, the ecology that supports that diversity, and the ways in which that diversity impact and support the county's economy. 

A rose in the foreground with a red CF in the background.

garden rose
photo by Alexandra Lyles (March 2025)

Yellow moth on a blue sweater

imperial moth
photo by Lynn Knight (September 2023)

Duck parents and ducklings swimming across a pond.

black-bellied whistling duck family
photo by Ailen Kusch (October 2024)

A bright green spider.

magnolia green jumping spider
photo by Landen Lemanowicz (February 2024)

Brown mushroom in the grass.

mandarin yellow ringless amanita mushroom
photo by Camryn Propst (April 2025)

A white flower with a yellow center.

oak-leaf fleabane
photo by Raquel Lau (March 2023)

White mushrooms growing up a tree.

trooping crumble cap mushrooms
photo by Errik Joyce (September 2024)

A crow in a tree.

American crow
photo by Katelyn Tillis (February 2023)

A hairy black and orange caterpillar on leaves.

dubious tiger moth caterpillar
photo by Garrett Jones (March 2024)

A brown and black lizard.

brown anole
photo by Gianna Eaderoso (April 2025)

Lichen on a tree branch.

powdered ruffle lichen and bush beard lichen on a tree branch
photo by Zachary Trenta (May 2025)

A grey bug on a white wall.

rough stink bug
photo by Nicholas Santana (April 2023)

Two sandhill cranes dancing.

resident sandhill cranes (Duke and Duchess) doing mating dance
photo by Cody Yager (October 2024)

Grasshopper eating grass.

rusty bird grasshopper
photo by Cortlyn McClain (March 2025)

A grassy plant with small green flowers.

Baldwin's flatsedge
photo by Zachary Trenta (November 2023)

A white mushroom with a red cap in the grass.

blood-red russula mushroom
photo by Errik Joyce (September 2024)

An orange and black ladybug on a leaf with small green bugs.

Asian or harlequin lady beetle and spiraea aphids
photo by Garrett Jones (February 2024)

Flock of wild turkeys near a large sign.

wild turkeys
photo by Stephanie Brake (December 2024)

Large green katydid on a blue railing.

giant katydid
photo by Mahaela Sleeper (April 2025)

A small white flower growing in the grass.

Carolina crane's-bill or Carolina geranium
photo by Raquel Lau (February 2023)

Pale green lichen on a tree.

jester lichen
photo by Garrett Jones (January 2024)

A large spotted frog next to a curb.

American bullfrog
photo by Katrina Mitchell (February 2025)

Yellow butterfly with black stripes on yellow flowers.

fiery skipper on common lantana
photo by Ashleigh Hawley (August 2024)

A squirrel holding an acorn.

eastern gray squirrel
photo by Landen Lemanowicz (January 2025)

A skinny green plant growing on a tree trunk.

ball moss
photo by Kayla Williams (December 2023)

Announcements

A hippopotamus.

I would like to extend my condolences to the families, friends, and staff of the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park over the passing of long-time Citrus County resident, Lu the hippopotamus.  I share in their sadness, as visiting him was always a highlight when I'd visit the park.

Photos of Lu are already part of the BioDiT Citrus collection, but I'd like to create a memorial page for Lu as part of the Citrus Biodiversity Trail.  If you'd like to share other photos of Lu to help with this, you can use this link. 

Prof. Steve C. Schenk, BioDiT Citrus Creator