PASSING BENEATH THE LATTICED BRANCHES OF OUR CHERISHED CANOPY ROADS, THE INFORMED COMMUTER WILL FIND THE ARBORS INTERLACED WITH FLORIDA HISTORY.

SOME OF THE CANOPY ROADS WITHIN LEON COUNTY RETRACE PREHISTORIC NATIVE AMERICAN PATHWAYS, EUROPEAN EXPLORATION, PLANTATION LIFE, AND HUNTING TRAILS.

THE TALLAHASSEE AREA IS BLESSED WITH 78 MILES OF SURROUNDING CANOPY ROADS, AND THERE ARE DOZENS MORE THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WITH SOME PORTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO HIKERS AND CYCLISTS. IN ADDITION TO THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY, THESE ROADS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, PROVIDE SHADE, STEM EROSION, AND INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES.

MANY OF FLORIDA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CANOPY ROADS TO THE STATE'S HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT BY ESTABLISHING COMMITTEES DEDICATED TO THEIR CARE AND CONSERVATION. TALLAHASSEE AND LEON COUNTY HAVE EARNED SEVERAL NATIONAL ACCOLADES FOR THESE EFFORTS.