Schedule of Nature Programs

County, east of I-95, north of Indiantown Rd. It is currently comprised of 22.8 acres

of county owned lands north of the C-18 canal, and a long-term management least

over an additional 30 acres is pending. The site contains four native ecosystems:

mesic flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, hydric hammock, and tidal swamp.

gopher tortoise, West-Indian manatee, American redstart, little blue heron, yellowcrowned

night-heron, and osprey.

tiny polygala, wild cotton, common wild pine, giant wild pine, Simpson stopper,

cinnamon fern, and royal fern.

acquired in two separate purchases in July 2002 and September 2003 with funds

from the Palm beach County Conservation lands Bond issue referendum of March

9, 1999. Historically, fire exclusion, exotic pest plant invasions, hydrologic

alterations, and canal construction have impacted the site. Key management

activities will focus on the eradication and control of non-native invasive plants, the

reintroduction of fire, and hydrologic restoration. It is managed as part of a

countywide system of natural areas, protected to maintain the diversity of biological

communities and species in Palm Beach County, and it is open to the public for

environmental education, scientific research, and passive recreation activities such

as hiking, bird watching, and photography.