Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park
Encyclopedia
Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park is an open natural park located in northern Tallahassee, Florida
, United States
and operated by the City Of Tallahassee. The property is owned by Northwest Florida Water Management District.
established by Amos Whitehead and Meridian Plantation
, a quail hunting plantation
established by Dwight F. Davis
of Davis Cup
fame. In 1945, the property was acquired by Griscom Bettle followed by John H. Phipps and in 1958 inherited by Colin Phipps. Colin Phipps purchased nearby additional property which is now included as part of the park.
watershed
as well as providing the opportunity for diverse environmental education
and recreation for all ages, consistent with maintaining the resource base.
The park has miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, walking, and horseback riding through old fields, open pine woods, and mixed pine-hardwood forest. This environment is home to a variety of flora
and fauna
.
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and operated by the City Of Tallahassee. The property is owned by Northwest Florida Water Management District.
History
The land was originally used as farm land by the Seminole Indians and later became the cotton plantations Mossview PlantationMossview Plantation
Mossview Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of located in Leon County, Florida, USA established by Amos Whitehead.-Location:Mossview Plantation was located in north central Leon County on the southeast shore of Lake Jackson and just north of Live Oak Plantation-Plantation...
established by Amos Whitehead and Meridian Plantation
Meridian Plantation
Meridian Plantation was a quail hunting plantation in central Leon County, Florida wasestablished by Arthur Lapsley in 1915. Lapsley was from Pomfret Center in Pomfret, Connecticut....
, a quail hunting plantation
Quail hunting plantation
A quail hunting plantation is a large tract of land typically with a natural wooded and grass habitat for the purpose of recreational hunting of bobwhite quail.-Range:...
established by Dwight F. Davis
Dwight F. Davis
Dwight Filley Davis was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition.-Biography:...
of Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
fame. In 1945, the property was acquired by Griscom Bettle followed by John H. Phipps and in 1958 inherited by Colin Phipps. Colin Phipps purchased nearby additional property which is now included as part of the park.
Operation
The property is maintained and managed by the City of Tallahassee. Tallahassee is charged with preserving and protecting the property as a Lake JacksonLake Jackson (Tallahassee, Florida)
Lake Jackson is a shallow, prairie lake on the north side of Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida with two major depressions or sinkholes known as Porter Sink and Lime Sink....
watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
as well as providing the opportunity for diverse environmental education
Environmental education
Environmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to live sustainably. The term is often used to imply education within the school system, from primary to...
and recreation for all ages, consistent with maintaining the resource base.
The park has miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, walking, and horseback riding through old fields, open pine woods, and mixed pine-hardwood forest. This environment is home to a variety of flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
.