The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition the Okaloacoochee Slough, across the Caloosahatchee River, over to Babcock Ranch, and west along Fisheating Creek toward Lake Okeechobee. From Lake Okeechobee, the heart of the Greater Everglades system, the Expedition traveled up the Kissimmee River with excursions toward the Lake Wales Ridge, up the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, east around Orlando, and into Ocala National Forest. Once in the existing Ocala to Osceola corridor, the trip continued north in Georgia and into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The vision for the second Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition is to connect natural lands and waters throughout the northwest region of Florida,
Hendry County, Florida Hendry County, Florida Hendry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,140. Its county seat is LaBelle. Hendry County comprises the Clewiston, Fla. Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hendry County was created in 1923. It was named for Captain Francis A. Hendry, a Florida cattle rancher, politician, and officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.1%) is water. The county borders Lake Okeechobee; the Lake Okeechobee Scenic