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Unit Name: Ochlocknee River State Park<br />

Acres: 543.50 Managing<br />

Agency:<br />

Description:<br />

DRP<br />

Current Management Plan<br />

Approved:<br />

This jewel <strong>of</strong> a park is a great place to get away for a weekend or a weeklong vacation. Picnic<br />

facilities and a swimming area are located near the scenic point where the Ochlockonee and Dead<br />

rivers intersect. Trails allow visitors to explore the park and see the diverse wildlife, including the<br />

red-cockaded woodpecker, and natural areas such as pine flatwoods and oak thickets. For<br />

overnight visitors, there are full-facility campsites with access to restrooms and showers and a<br />

primitive group camp.<br />

Accomplishments:<br />

Resource Management<br />

• Partnership established with <strong>Florida</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Forestry, <strong>Florida</strong> Park Service, the Nature<br />

conservancy and St Marks National Wildlife refuge to burn 1,100 acres <strong>of</strong> refuge and state park<br />

land.<br />

• Collected native ground cover seed for restoration at Bald Point State Park (Girl Scouts, Park<br />

Volunteers, and AmeriCorps). Eight thousand plugs grown and seeds were sown on the<br />

restoration site.<br />

• Implemented chemical and mechanical removal <strong>of</strong> hard woods for restoration purposes.<br />

• Partnered with St Marks National Wildlife refuge to manage Red cockaded woodpeckers.<br />

• Staff assisted federal staff for Gulf sturgeon tagging and study.<br />

Visitor Services<br />

• Installed Mobi- Matt walkways for enhanced accessibility.<br />

• Interpretive programs were developed in partnership with the Wakulla Wildlife Festival.<br />

249<br />

2008

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