complete agenda - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Unit Name: Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Acres: 11,468.62 Managing
Agency:
Description:
DRP
Current Management Plan
Approved:
Located just south of Stuart, this park teems with wildlife in 13 natural communities. The
Loxahatchee River, Florida’s first federally designated Wild and Scenic River, runs through the park.
Visitors can enjoy paved and off-road biking, equestrian and hiking trails. Boating, canoeing and
kayaking along the river are also great ways to see the park. A tour boat provides transportation
to the unique Trapper Nelson historic site.
Accomplishments:
Resource Management
• Continued Jay Watch monitoring program as part of a statewide program.
• Augmented populations of Dancing Lady Orchids.
• Completed report on post-2009 burn assessment of Four Petal Paw Paw patch.
• Inventoried and assessed 75 percent of listed cultural sites.
• Continued participation in Loxahatchee River restoration.
• Monitored a variety of wildlife on the Loxahatchee River as part of the Loxahatchee River
Science Plan efforts.
Visitor Services
• Twelve new interpretive programs instituted.
• Began improvements to learning environment of classrooms.
Capital Improvements
• Completed construction of new riverfront facilities.
• Completed reconstruction of 90-site Pine Grove Campground.
• Installed new volunteer campsites with full utility hookups.
• Continued progress on accessibility improvements throughout park.
Other
• In FY 08-09, volunteers contributed 9493.5 man-hours, and 10,573.50 in FY 09-10.
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