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The Southwest Florida Water

Management District (District)

manages water resources in the west-

central portion of Florida according

to legislative mandates. The District

uses public land acquisition funds to

protect key lands for water resources.

The natural communities, plants and

animals on these lands also benefi t

from a level of protection that can be

experienced and enjoyed through

recreational opportunities made

available on District lands.

Every year, approximately 2.5 million

people visit the more than 436,000

acres of public conservation lands

acquired by the District and its

partners. The lands are open to the

public for activities such as hiking,

bicycling, hunting, horseback riding,

fi shing, camping, picnicking and

studying nature. The District provides

these recreational opportunities so

that residents may experience healthy

natural communities. An array of

natural landscapes is available from

the meandering Outstanding Florida

Southwest FloridaWater Management District

Waters riverine systems, the cypress

domes and strands, swamps and

hammocks, to the scrub, sandhill, and

pine fl atwoods. The Common Species on

District Lands brochure provides insight

to what you may experience while

recreating on public lands managed by

the District.

CONSERVATION LANDS


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BrazilianFree-Tailed BatTadarida brasiliensis

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Inst

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teVirginiaOpossumDidelphis virginiana

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EasternCottontailSylvilagus floridanus

Ivy

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ek

Nine-BandedArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus

(nonnative)

iSto

ck

EasternGray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

iSto

ck

Marsh RabbitSylvilagus palustris

iSto

ck


Cotton MousePeromyscus gossypinus

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Sherman’sFox SquirrelSciurus niger shermani

Mar

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wel

l - S

WFW

MD

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

(nonnative)

iSto

ck

CoyoteCanis latrans

(nonnative)

iSto

ck

Black BearUrsus americanus

iSto

ck

Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus

iSto

ck


River OtterLutra canadensis

iSto

ckRaccoonProcyon lotor

iSto

ck

Bobcat Lynx rufus

iSto

ck

Striped SkunkMephitis mephitis

iSto

ck

White-TailedDeerOdocoileus virginianus

Kar

en G

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hag

en -

SWFW

MD

Feral PigSus scrofa

(exotic, invasive)

iSto

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Bir

ds


AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

iSto

ckLittle Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

iSto

ck

Great EgretArdea alba

iSto

ck

Great BlueHeronArdea herodias

iSto

ck

White IbisEudocimus albus

iSto

ck

Snowy EgretEgretta thula

iSto

ck


Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

iSto

ckWood DuckAix sponsa

iSto

ck

Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis

Ric

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- SW

FWM

D

Red-TailedHawkButeo jamaicensis

iSto

ck

PileatedWoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus

iSto

ck

Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo

iSto

ck

male


FloridaScrub-JayAphelocoma coerulescens

Mik

e H

anco

ck -

SWFW

MD

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

iSto

ck

NorthernCardinalCardinalis cardinalis

iSto

ck

EasternBluebirdSialia sialis

iSto

ck

Barred OwlStrix varia

Mik

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anco

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SWFW

MD

NorthernCardinalCardinalis cardinalis

iSto

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male

female


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Longleaf PinePinus palustris

Slash PinePinus elliottii

Saw PalmettoSerenoa repens

Shir

ley

Den

ton

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum

Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia

Shir

ley

Den

ton

Dahoon HollyIlex cassine

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SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua

Water OakQuercus nigra

Loblolly BayGordonia lasianthus

SparkleberryVaccinium arboreum

ReticulatePawpawAsimina reticulata

Shir

ley

Den

ton

GallberryIlex glabra

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Pond CypressTaxodium ascendens

AmericanBeautyberryCallicarpa americana

Sea MyrtleBaccharis halimifolia

Myrtle OakQuercus myrtifolia

Cai

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CommonButtonbushCephalanthusoccidentalis

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Fetter BushLyonia lucida

Cai

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ZebraSwallowtailEurytides marcellus

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op

erCloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae

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Eastern TigerSwallowtailPapilio glaucus

Kat

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alo

ne

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Kat

hy

C. M

alo

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Sleepy OrangeAbaeis nicippe

Kat

hy

C. M

alo

ne

Giant SwallowtailPapilio cresphontes

Lin

da

Co

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Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Kat

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C. M

alo

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MonarchDanaus plexippus

Lin

da

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op

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American LadyVanessa virginiensis

Ala

na

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CommonBuckeyeJunonia coenia

Kat

hy

C. M

alo

ne

Checkered WhitePontia protodice

Lin

da

Co

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ViceroyLimenitis archippus

Kat

hy

C. M

alo

ne


Ceraunus BlueHemiargus ceraunus

Kat

hy

C. M

alo

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Great SouthernWhiteAscia monuste

Lin

da

Co

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QueenDanaus gilippus

Lin

da

Co

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Zebra HeliconianHeliconius charithonia

Ala

na

Edw

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HackberryEmperorAsterocampa celtis

Lin

da

Co

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Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis

Lin

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Wil

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ow

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Pine LilyLilium catesbaei

Lin

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Co

op

erGoldenrodSolidago sp.

Kat

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Deer TongueCarphephorus paniculatus

Shir

ley

Den

ton

Carolina JasmineGelsemium sempervirens

Mic

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Pale MeadowBeautyRhexia mariana

Cai

tlin

Ela

m

Blue FlagIris hexagona

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Pink SundewDrosera capillaris

Shir

ley

Den

ton

Candy RootPolygala nana

Gle

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Four PetalSt. John’s WortHypericum tetrapetalum

Climbing AsterAster carolinianus

Lin

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PickerelweedPontederia cordata

Rog

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amm

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AmericanWhite WaterlilyNymphaea odorata

Lin

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Cai

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Ela

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LobeliaLobelia sp.

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a H

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SabatiaSabatia grandiflora

Cai

tlin

Ela

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AtlanticSt. John’s WortHypericum tenuifolium

Cai

tlin

Ela

m

Fungus

Cai

tlin

Ela

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Florida Air PlantTillandsia simulata

Cai

tlin

Ela

m

Blazing StarLiatris tenuifolia

Lin

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Re

pti

les


Eastern FenceLizardSceloporus undulatus

Stev

e Jo

hn

son

- U

FAmericanAlligatorAlligator mississippiensis

Ric

har

d G

ant

- SW

FWM

D

Brown AnoleAnolis sagrei(nonnative, invasive)

Stev

e Jo

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son

- U

F

Green AnoleAnolis carolinensis

iSto

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Common GarterSnakeThamnophis sirtalis

Stev

e Jo

hn

son

- U

F

Ground SkinkScincella lateralis

Stev

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hn

son

- U

F


Red Rat SnakeElaphe guttata guttata

Mar

y B

arn

wel

l - S

WFW

MD

Eastern Racer(Black Racer)Coluber constrictor

Stev

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hn

son

- U

F

Eastern RibbonSnakeThamnophis sauritus

Joh

n B

. Jen

sen

Eastern RatsnakePantherophis

alleghaniensis

Stev

e Jo

hn

son

- U

F

CottonmouthWater MoccasinAgkistrodon piscivorus

(venomous)

Hen

ry M

ush

insk

y

Eastern CoralSnakeMicrurus fulvius

(venomous)

Stev

e Jo

hn

son

- U

F


Dusky PygmyRattlesnakeSistrurus miliarius

(venomous)

Ric

har

d G

ant

- SW

FWM

DEasternDiamondbackRattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteus

(venomous)

Ric

har

d G

ant

- SW

FWM

D

Gopher TortoiseGopherus polyphemus

Ric

har

d G

ant

- SW

FWM

D

Chicken TurtleDeirochelys reticularia

Joh

n J

ense

n

Peninsula CooterPseudemys peninsularis

Ric

har

d G

ant

- SW

FWM

D

FloridaBox TurtleTerrapene carolina bauri

Mar

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arn

wel

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WFW

MD


For additional information on District lands,

order or download our Recreation Guide to

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Lands at WaterMatters.org/recreation/. The

property descriptions included in the

recreation guide provide basic information

about each property, such as location, access

and parking, hours of operation, restroom and

water availability, recreational opportunities

and contact numbers. You can also contact the

District at (352) 796-7211, ext. 4470, or via

email at [email protected].

All plants and animals on District lands are protected.

Removing, destroying or harassing animals or plants

from or on District lands is prohibited except for

specifically authorized research efforts, hunting and

fishing activities authorized by permit or Special Use

Authorization, or District-initiated removals associated

with reforestation, control of exotic or nuisance species,

silvicultural timber harvests or other land management

activities. Additional state and/or federal regulations

may also apply.

CONSERVATION LANDS

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) does not discriminate

on the basis of disability. This nondiscrimination policy involves every aspect of the

District’s functions, including access to and participation in the District’s programs

and activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the

Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the District’s Human Resources

Office Chief, 2379 Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604-6899; telephone (352) 796-7211 or

1-800-423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4703; or email [email protected]. If

you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida

Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

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