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ESCAMBIA COUNTY - Once again Escambia Coung, the Department of Enr-ironmentalProtecdon, and the Ciw ofPensacola have partnered togethet to create a geocache tour designed toroute residents and visitors to the area's maior cnvironmcntal rcstotation projccts, uniquccnvironmental habitats, and innovative enr.ir


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Escambia CountyGeocache EcoTourCoordinates

Big Escambia Creek Restoration30*59.O20/87.74JnBig Lagoon State Park3V18.697/87*4.861.Deluna Plaza30".24.133/87*12.891Filtingim Landing3/J"4/J.496/87*24.3s9

Glynn Key Stormwater Wedand30"?5.%7/87'16.4nAdmiral Mason Park/ Hawkshaw30"24.m/87*72.mfones Swamp Nature Trailw8.528/87rr7.355Native Paths3/J*23..ro8/8779.084

Pengacola Beachy}2o.862/87*0F.473Perdidio Key State Parkw77.4a9/87*n.WProject Greenshores3G24.978/87*77.ffiA17th Street Stormwater Retrofit30*25.257/87m.ffi5Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Parkw22172/87*24.522


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BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK RESTORATION30*59.020/8714.127Big Escambia Creek is a major tributary of the Escambia River located approximately 29 milesnorth of Escambia Bay. Over 30 years ago conditions along the lower reaches of the creekchanged when a sand mining operation digging too close to the creek combined n'ith anirrtensive rainfall event caused the creek to change its course and follow the path of leastresistance through the sandpits. Since the creek changed its course, the estimated 9fi) acres ofrvetlands in and around the old creek channel now had no base flow and were reverting to anupland type habitat. ln additioru tons of se'diment began to flow downstream into the

A project was implemented to eliminatethe delivery of the sediment ancl to restorcthe productivity of the floodplain bydiverting the creek back into its originalchannel. Big Escambia Creek was a $7.7million dollar project sponsored by ThreeRivers Resource Conservation anclDevelopment Program (RC&D), GulfCoast RC&D, Escambia Soil anrl WaterConservation District, U.S. Fish anciWildlife Service, and the Army Corps ofEngineers to restore 1,000 acres ofwetlands. The Northwest Florida WaterManagement District provided $815,508 inFlorir.{a Forever Grant funds for the project.

completed in 2005.Big Escambia 2004

Construction on the project began in 2003 ancl was

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Fee Schedule's6.ooper vehicle (up to 8 peoplel$4.00

Single Occupant Vehicle92.00Pedestrians, bicycllsts, extra

passengers, passen8ers invehicle with holder of AnnualIndividual Entrance Pass.

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BIG Li\GOON S'l'A'rD PARKf,o* | 8.697/87rZ.l.116l

Bring the whole family out for a fun-filled afternoon,weekend, or longer time. Big Lagoon State Park offersseveral opportunities for outdoor recreation, including:picnicking, hiking trails, canoe and kayak rentals,fishing, and a boat launch.

If you are teelirrg ac{venturous, try clinrbing the three story observation tolver to catch anoffshore breezc while overlooking thc Irrtracoastal Watcrway and tl'rc National Seashore-lf \'ou are lookirrg for sorrethiug a little nrore relirxing, bring your favorite beaclr/ lar,r'nchair out anc{ lvatch thc various sholcbirds ;-rlay arrd snrall waves lap the sancl.Ncccl to get arvay from it all? Why not celebrate the outdoors by reserving a site irr trurcanrpgrourrd arrcl gather your farrrill, arountl a campfire for an eveninp; meal anr{rna rshmallorvs.'l'ake aclvantage of the Gatcway to tl're Great Floricla Bircling Trail hcre at Big Lagoon.Migrating bircls are now passing through; othcrs are here ycar-rouncl. If you wr-rukl liketo borrow somc. lrinoculars, stop try the Ranger station ancl check out a pair. Thcscbinoculars arc proviclecl by corporate sponsors arrd the Florida Wildlife Commission tohelp rnake your visit more crrjoyablc.For more infornration about Big Lagoorr State P;rrk or anv of Floricla's award rvinrringState Parks visit r,r,n'r,r..ilorir.lastatr'lrarks.org or call 850/ 492-1595.


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FILLINGIM LANDING30*40.496/87*24.359

Fillingim Landing is located along thebeautiful Perdido River. The NorthwestFlorida Water Management District(NWFWMD) acquired the 5,455 acrePerdido River property in 2006 for waterresource protection. Before the Dishictpurchased the property, it had been leasedto hunting clubs for years and was closedto the public. Now, the landing is open tothe public for canoe/kayak launching,swimming, anci picnicking.

The Fish and Wildlife ConservationCommission is assisting the WaterManagement District with managing theproperty by developing and enforcing rulesthrough the state's wildlife managernentarea program.


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GLYNN KEY STORMWATER WETLAND3tt*23.937 /87*16.429

The Glynn Kcv Stormwater Wetlarrel was ar1 itlea that came about at the right timc, in the riglrtplace, with thc right peoplc. ln 2000, DEP met with the Bayou Chico Association's LavernMatlrc.son in an effort to idcntify a stormwater restoration proiect that could bc'nefit BayouChico. That meeting resulted in the birth of a vision to transform a shopping center'sstormwater pond irrto a courrty stormwater wetlanci park.Over the next several months a core grc)up of individuals represeuting DEP, Escamtria County,the Nafural Resourcc Conservation Service, the Bayou Chico Asstxiation ancl Soutl'rgate Plazabusiness owners met to refine the visior.r and create the plans for the Glynn Key Stormrn'aterWetlancl Park. Gcrals of the Glvnn Kev Stormwater Wetlalrd inclur'le:. To ceiucatc visitors about the in.rportantfunction wetlands play irr filterirrg

stornlwater anci thc habitat thcy prrovic'le;. To ctlucatc contrncrciaI clevelopcrs aboutthe value ofcreating a "nafuralstornrwater treatment systenl" ttl treatstormwater (turns an eycsorc intcr avalue added feature to anvclcvclopment);. To provide a recreational source to theBayou Cl-rico communitv - a place rn4rerecitizens carl get away from tlte traflic anderrjov a relaxing lvalk to ancl frorn the shoppirrg center; and

. To provicle aclclitional treatmc'nt to the storurwater entering Jones Srn'amp Creek (DOTstormwater was rctlirecterl into tlre wetland ancl the wetlancl provides aclditional treatmcntir-r thc form of nutrient uptake versus the pronc'l that was here previously).

Funclirrg for the project rvas provirk'd bv the U.S. [rrvironmcntal Protection Agcncy Section319 Grant Prograrn manager.l bv DEP, Escambia County local option sales tax dollars.Warrington Tax lncremcnt Finarrce trust fund, donation of propcrtl' from both Southgatc Plazaancl thc Pensacola Housing Authoril.l', ancl a privatc clonation from the project's namesake,Mr. Glynn Kcy.

Mr. Kev hacl tionated $20,000 to the Escambia Soil anclWater Consc'nration District to put towarcls a stermlt'atcrproject that would raise awareness about the importauceof hreating $tormwater and improve the environment.'l'his gesturc highlights Mr. Key's commitrnent to thecommunity and the environment in which we live - ngloruing cxuu1tle o.f the kind of citizenship townrds ulich utslrculd nll st riuc.

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loNEs swAMP ""t:&t_#ft#3r:**N D PRES ERVEJoncs Swamp is a 1,300-acreprotected watershed acquired forits function in buffering and waterquality improvements. fonesSwamp naturally filtcrsstonnwater runoff and helpsimprove the water quality flowinginto Jones Creek, Bayou Chico,ancl Pensacola Ba1'. It provicleshabitat to a variety of nativc plantsancl wilcllife, anci features publicnatural Frails that proviclerecreational opportunities as wellas environmental education.The Jones Swamp WetlandPreserve lies betvveen the PerdidoPitcher Plant Prairie Preserve to the west anclBayou Chico to the East in the southwest portionof Escambia Countv. It is the intent of theCounty to establish tl're Southwc'st CountyGreenway corriclor between Baycru Chico andPereiido Bav consisting of both the TarkilnBayou anrl Jones Sr,r'amp preserves as well askev environrneutal restoration sites such as the Glynn Key and Lexington Terrace stornrwatcrwetland proiects.

Several key restoration activities have taken placeirr Jones Swamp including stream restoration antlprescribed burning. While walking on the trails,look for both rock and wood structures in the creekwhich serve to stabilize the creek bed ancl createdeep pools wlrich are part of a healthy, naturalcreek system.

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Native Paths Cultural Heritage & Resource Center30*23. I08/87*19.084

'l hc 1,7{)0 sr1. f t. housc scrves as Per'tlielo }n,1, J'1i!1"s (l'}B I-'s) ncn' ae.lmirtistratirre heatlcluartcrsfor all preserrt arrcl futurc prrrjccts in scn'icc to oul'cou'ln'lurrity. It also sen,es as a tenrpol'ar'\'ruriui r,crsion of our cnvisir)ucLl Nluscotlcc Creek Cultural I lcritage lvluscum anci LcarningCerrtrr'- incluclinq a liL-rrarv atr,.l tletlia ccttter.F tt ture Buildirrg It Inn. Comprehensive rnuscul'n aucl lcarning ceutcr. Structur c tha t blcncls irrto thc na turtrl envirol'lltlerlt. Srrstaiuablc/ cfficicnl. cnL'rg\r & lorv nrair.rtenirnce desigrro A perr-naucnt honrc ior Pts'l 's rL's()urcc librarv., exhibits oi air

ancl altifacts and othcr celucatioual lr(ttcrialsG rourtds Deuclopnrcnt P Inn. Clcar''"valking h'a ilsr Ctrrrstruction of h'aclitional Soutl-reastcrn Crcck structurcso Tr).s/rorrr ltL',tt'(irly ltrdintrc liu'tlo To Iu'lp ictrrurslrntc tlr Ptr4rlt's clctst n'lnliotrsltilt toillt

ttttl t trL's 'l-o proi,idt olen-t1it' sln'llcr.lor tnrltlottr nt lit,ilits. Plant & iclcntifv native plants usecl Lty tht'SouthcasterttI ni.l ia rrs for fooc-l, lrecl ici llL-s, Lrui ldin g urtr tc-rirr Is, vvea pons,tools, trans;-rt'trtatiou, ctc.

Func tio trs tt nd Act i7, i tics. A basc oi opcration for all PBT cclucational pr()gramsartcl cot'tt t'ttu tt it1' ser'1' 1.'.' irctirritics. A place of .,r'clcorning pliLle a11!i particil-ration ior allr'\rnclicarr I ntlia rr pct'rplc. A place ior rcscarch aur'l learuitrg fur stuticrrts at trlllcvels. A tlcstinatiorr oi irrtclcst h tourists arrcl other visitors of Perrsacola

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Pensacola Beach30.20.863/87"03.413

Barricr lsland rlt'scriptiorr (fronr httn:/ / sc icncc.lrorvstu l'f rvorks.corrr / ba rriet'-isla trtl2.htnr)Barricl islanrls, sonretimes callcci barrier spits, arefound on coastlines all over the worltl antl arefragile, constantly chanl;ing ecosvstems. Thcst:L-cosystems are long, narrorv, offshore deposits ofsand or secliments that parallel the coast line and cancxtcnel for hundre,cls of nriles. The islands areseparatecl from the main lanc'l by a shallow sountl,bay or lagoon ancl scrvc tr,r'o main functions: toplotcct thc coastlints from severe sLornr r"lantage'anrltt) p1pvi.{g halritat for rvilcilife. Thc formatir-rrr t-rfbarricr islanr.ls is complex ancl not cornplctelv urrdcrskxrr{. -lhc currcnt thcory is that lralrier islantlsn,cLc fornrc'd about't8,000 ycat's agc) lvhcn thc last lcc Agc cnticd. As the glaciers meltecl arrel recedt'tjthc setr levels lregan to rise which flc-rotlecl areas behincl treach riciges. The rising n'aters carriedser-linrcnts from those lrc.acl-r ridges antl depositcrl tlrt'm alorrg shallow areas iust off tht'nc-w coast line-s.\Vaves an.l currcrrts continued to trring irr sedinrents that built up forrning the barrier islands. Inadtlition. sedinretrts fronr the nrainlarrr,l werr: trarlspr)rtcd kr thc. lrarrier islanci by rivels increasi-ng tlrcislanrls'siz-e,

As you r,r'alk thc islancl from the Gulf of Mexictt to SantaRosa Sounr.l, you will nolice very dilferent ecosystems -lc-rca I izetl gr()u ps of in tercle penclent organisms togethc'rwith the envirc-rnment that they inhabit ancl tiepenr{ on forsurvival. The beach is mtrch like a clesert in that it ltrcksfrcsh u'ater, but a largc portion of the beach (knor.''n as thcintertidal zone - bcfi.r'ccn ticles) gets covercd almostcnrirclv n'ith salt r.r,atcr elaily. Sargassum, a macroalgaervhich is thc nrrrst con'rm()n scaweer-l lvasherl ashore,harrl-rors lots of animals such as bryozoans ancl sea horses.The animals on tlre beach iLself inclucie burrowing animalslike nrolc crtrbs that filter-feerl during high titlcs, burrixvitrgrvorms that feed on trachrria in thc san,-l. scavengirrg cralx (ghost crabs) and various shorebirr.ls(sarrdpipers, se'agulls:rnd Pelicans) that eat the crabs, burror.t'ing auinrals ancl offshorc'fish. N'lovingrrolth, vou errter the dunes which receive moisfur'e from rain ancl surf and are occasionally floodctllluring severe storms. The r'lunes are still a rclatively htrstik environnrent lvith high salt content, sanrlysoil and little fresh w,ater. Duncs arc f()rned as strnd that is blowrr across the islanc{ gets caugl'rt in thc'plants grolr,ing or1 thc islantl such.ls sea oats, cactus, sand spurs, and spiderwort, Within the c'lune

svstern, ),ou will find a r.liverse array of n'ildlife irrcluclirrg crabs (particularly ghost crabs), trircls (gulls,terns), errrd mice. Behintl the primary durre lic's thc scconc{arv ciune wl'tich couples v"ith mitritimeforcsts containing shrubs ancl trces (sarrcl live oak, myrtle oak, slash pine anrl magrrolia). Animals inthese forests itrclude snakes, Lrpossunls. skurrk, racct-rt-lr antl fox. Tlre sourrd-side of an islarrd is usualll,drrnrinatecl b), r"t, ^ut"n. Thc salt marshcs arc similar to thosc founrl on thc coastal nraiulanl{ arrrl liketlre lrarrier flats; salt rrralshes art'r'egularly fkrorlcel w'ith st'art,ater rluring high title. Pcnsacola Bcachoccupies lan,.l trounrl bv a 1947 rler,tl frorl tht- Urrittrtl Statcs Dcpartmcrrt of lrrterior to [''e arlnrinistereclin thr: pulrlic intert'st lry tl'rc county or'leasell but rtevcr "clisposccl".


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PERDIDO KEY STATE PARK3017.489 /87*27.900

Barrier islands protect the Floricla mainlancl From the harsh effects of storms and providelrabitat for shorebirds and other coastal animals. Perdido Key is a 247-acre barrier island nearPensacola on the Gulf of Mexico. White sand beaches and rolling tlunes covered with sea oatsrnake this oark a favorite destination.

Vegetation plays a critical part in dune creation audstabilization. Spiderwort (purple flower; picturecl at left) is aclrought tolerant native plarrt that is key to clune forrnation. Ina partnership between the Park Service, conrmunity volutrteersand the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), nativedurre plant species are propagated and grown in DEPgreenhouses then planted on dunes in both state and federalareas. To kecp up with the demand for native speciesproduction and provide for "hands on" learning at our local

schools, DEP conskucted three greenhouse facilities located on school campuses in Escambia(Hallmark Elementary and West Florida Tech) and Santa Rosa Counties (Central High School).In a partnership with Escambia County, the greenhouse at West Florida Tech will specialize inpropagation of plants for the creation and restoration of habitat corridors for the endangeredPerdiclo Kcv Beach Mouse.Percliclo Key Beach Mouse burrows are locatecl in the secondary ciunes at thebasc of a shrub, clump of grass, or other vegetated cover. The burrow itselfcorrsists of an entrance tube, a rrest cavity, and an escape tube which is closed offbut near the surface of the sancl. Ifan intruder, such as a snake or crab, enters abeach mouse burrow, mice make a hasty retreat out the escape tube.It primarily feeds on the seeds of bluestem, cactu$, sand spurs and sea oats, butoccasionally will eat insects. The mouse is a nocturnal animal (active at night), spending rnostof its' daylight hours in a burrow. Unlike many species, beach mice are monogamous, withmated pairs tencling to remain together for life. A typical beach mouse pair averages 3-4offspring per litter and hasroughly 3 litters per year. lncontrast to its inland

relatives, the Perdido KeyBeach Mouse steers clear ofpeople, buildings ancl trash,insteacl preferring tomeander among the dunesnear its' burrow.

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PLAZA DeLUNA30*.24.133 /87*12.894Plaza cle l-una, locatcd at thc south cncl of Palafox Picr, is rramed for DonTristan cle Lurra, the learier of a Spranish expeclitiorr that landecl in thisregion of La Floricla in August 1559 to cstablish a permanent ccrlon\'.Howe'rrer, in September 1559, a hurricane struck the area, sirrking the'experliticlrr's ship. Though most of the experlition's supplit's were stillonboarc.l the shiprs, the colonl' remaiuec'l for tr,r'o years clesprite theharclshil-rs. Though not perrnancnt, this expedition was the largestcolonization attcrnpt bv any European nation in tlre Unitcd States.During the time of the c{e Luna Expedition, the'natural shoreline trfPensircola Bay ran along what is now Main Street and Bat'frclnt Parklval'While two of de Luna's ships have beerr locatecl through undcrwaterarchaeologl' conductcd by thc Univcrsity of West Floricia, tire fate ofotl.rer ships is unkrrorr'r.r. Durirrg the late 1tt00's, Itensacola developec{ a workirrg.waterfrontthat extcndctl from Bayou Chicir to Bayou Tcxar. The ships that werc founc'l arc locatecl to theeast oi this rvorking waterfront. As this waterfrol'lt was expaueled ancl pertlanr'nt Pier-s and .u,hnn,es were exteirdetl hundrcr{s of feet into ltensacola Ba1', other utttlervvater archaelogicalsites rrray have bt-.en lost forevc.r urtder timbers, lxllast anri othet'fill rnaterials-

Plaza rle Luna, and to a greater cxtcnt Palafox l'icr, shows how thc naturaL shorclincs of urbatrareirs have been harc'lerred. In:rc1c'lition to the concrete bulkheads used here, other types ofshorclinc harciening alorrg Perrsacola Bav inclur'le wooc{en bulk heacls and rip-rap. Rip-rap,like that frturrcl ark;ng Bayfront Parkwav, arc largc stones or boulclers usecl to Prc\/el1t crosiott.Project GreerrShores is air exanrprle oi hor.r. an u rt'ran r,r'aterfront can Lre "softcuetl" ancl returucrlto a nlore natural state.Prior to the constructiou of Plaza c1c Lurra, this sitt:was trccupriecl by thc Pensacola MurricipalAudittlrium. Declicatetl in'1955. the auditoriurlhostec'l pcrformcrs such as Elvis Prcslc)', Patsy Clinei-*{-.* and Jcrry Lee Lewis during lls garly years. With the\: accluisition anc'l restoration of the Saenger Theater bythc Citv oi Pcrrsacola ancl the construction of thc Pensacola Civic Ccnter in the 1980's, tl'rePcnsacbla Municipal Autlitorium Lrecarne a secondary venuc'for entertainers and wasrelegatecl to otlrer civic activitics. Aftcr receiving cxtensive clamage from Hurricanc Ivan in

2(X)4, the auclitorium u'as clemolished in 2005.Plaza rle Luna isllcsignetl to lrc a locationr.r'herc pcoplc haveaccess to the watorf ronta lorrg Pensacola Bav. Itis an excellerrt Iocationfor fishing, birdr'vatching, slraring ameal, having a weclding,watching thc sun sct, orirr this case, gcocacllirlg.

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Project GreenShores30.24.918 / 87*11.504

[)rojtct GreenShorc.s rcprr.'sr'nts airPrslilpstell'30 rx:rc.s of ovstcr reef, salt m;rrsh, and seagrass habitat.Thr. projet1 sitc runs frorn tlrt' Threc lvlilc Bridge kr the Hau'ksharv l..agoon/ Miss'ing ChiltirerrN4emorial. Spaced along tire \4/a), \'ou rvill fincl 1J cducational sigrrs about thr'rliffert'nt asPects ofProiect Grcr.nShore's, thc l'rabitat it provieles, ancl the impact it is having on the local communiN.

Project GleenShores Sites is a commurriby-Lrasedenvironmental restoration cffort that has takenthousantls of hours of labor both pait'l andvolunteer over the coulse of almost ten years,Durirrg that tinrc approximately $2.6 nrillion inglants anc{ clonations have beerr collcctecl, $2.5million receivecl fronr "in- kind" tlonations such asvoluntcer hours, food, matc'rial, ctc. which haslrc'en usctl to crcatc onc of tlrc largcst comnrunitybasccl restoratiorr plojccts itr thc coutrtt'v.Little known facts about Proiect GreenShores:. Itrojrct llirlft - Gulf Por,ver n'trs looking to donatc n'roncv for a local e'nvironntcntal prrojcct ancl at

a suggc'stion frcrm tlre Pensacola News Journal's Carl lVc.rrricke, Gulf Pou'er officials met \t'ithDEP antl ultinratcll, rlonatecl $150k to the Project.. lt's nll iu tlrc runna - -l'hc Proiect GrccnShores name camc from the unitlue mind of Culf Pou'er'sJohn Hu tchinson.. L


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17th Street Storrrrwater Retrofit Project30.25,251 I87-l'l.605

Perrsacola is.l50 v(rarc olcl ancl rnost of its ncighbtrrlrootls r.r,ctt' rlcvekrped klng beforc tht'rc r,"crccstahlishcd rulcs or firc'ilitics trr conh'ol stornl$'nk r nrnoff. Stormw.rtel is rairrwater tlrat rloes notsccP into Lhc grountl aftcl a lairrf.rll. ll. tllains t-[f vour properh'picking trp ft'r'tilizcrs, pcsticirlcs, l-u'rhiciclc.s, oil, 1'ret rvttste ittttlrtrarrv othcr contanrinants citt'n'in1i thcm into sttrrtu tlraius. lvlostoi thc storlrr cilains locatcr.l *'ithin thc ciW lilnits cmptv intollal'ou'l'cxar, Bat'ou Chico, Pt-rrsacolir Bav or Escarntria Birr,.i\dding to t-lrc stormn'atel prolrlem is the loss of lvctlancls. Priorttr lrt'irrg clrained for urbau uses, llrgc portions of Pctrsacola u'erc'r1(r l u ra l rn'ctla ucls tha t lru f ferud tht' irroas na tu ral rt tea nr.lt'ri ngr,vil tcl' cou rscs such as Car'pcnk'15 Crcck. Wt'tlattcls scrvc asn.rturtrl filters that allow .sctlimctrts, trtrh'ietrts ancl othercontarninants to "st:ttle-ou t" lrefort' rr'trclritrl; srtrfactt r.r'ir tertrociies. Brrlrveen the krss of u'r'tlarrcls arrd tlrtt input ofcon ta m ina tcrl s tonl $'a ter f lom ttttrirtriz,t tiott, i)ctts.tcol.r a rea'sn'irLcr qualitv sh.adilv r-leclintcl antl pt'aketl in tlrt'70's and 8()'s. It n'as tluriug thcsc veat's that thr"1iror,r,irr11 i nrpact frrnr s tornru'a tcr rcsrr Itt't{ irrrlunrLrr()us fish kills rvhcre hutrtlt't'rls of lish r'ould bcst.rrr flo.rting irt.rrc.r lr'.ttcts as a rcsr.rlt ol inclr--ast-tlttrrlrirlit1', ret'lucccl ()x) lien ancl toxit: Irollrrtartts -Pilrticularl\, lratl tltrrirrg tlrc hcat tlI suttttttcr.-l'he Citv ol'Pt'nsa


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TARKILN BAYOU PRESERVE STATE PARK3c.22j12/87*24.522

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Parkoffers the public:. Three marked hiking trails: a1/2-mile ADA accessibleboardwalk to the bayou, a 2-mileloop trail through the uplands,ancl a 6.5-mile loop lrail toPerclido Bay.. Rare opportunity to observen-rany tlu'eatened andendangered species includingthe carnivorous white-toppitcher plant and butterworts,large-leavecl jointweed ancl thealligator snapping turtle.Seasonal opportunities to observe numerousspecies of butterflies attracted to the vast variety ofwilclflowers.Year-round birding (word has it that there is a pairof Bald Eagles that call the preserve horne)...with many seasonalvariations.

The first 900 acres of this park was acquirerl by the state of Florida on April 13,1998 under aFlorida Forever proiect titled tl're Perdido Pitcher Plant Prairie Preserve. Within a month theland was leased to the Division of Recreation and Parks and renamed Tarkiln Bayou PreserveState Park. Since that timc, numerous acquisitions and donations have grown the park to itscurrent size of 4,296 acres.Current management goals at Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park seem to vary as much as thehabitats that exist here, however, most goals are attainable by simply continuing to introcluceprescribed fire to the landscape. Prescription burning benefi ts native plants and animals andalso minimizes the clrance of devastating wildfires to the surrounding communities.


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