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Unit Name: Savannas Preserve State Park<br />

Acres: 6,698.87 Managing<br />

Agency:<br />

Description:<br />

DRP<br />

Current Management Plan<br />

Approved:<br />

Stretching more than 10 miles from Fort Pierce to Jensen Beach, this preserve is the largest and<br />

most intact remnant <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>’s east coast savannas. Canoeing, kayaking and fishing in the<br />

wetlands are popular activities. Over 15 miles <strong>of</strong> multi-use trails provide opportunities for hiking,<br />

bicycling and horseback riding. A visitor center is provided for a wide range <strong>of</strong> interpretive<br />

programs <strong>of</strong>fered by the park.<br />

Accomplishments:<br />

Resource Management<br />

• Completed phase I Eden Lawn Scrub Restoration – exotic & trash removal<br />

• Completed 2 plantings <strong>of</strong> Diceranda immaculata into an existing ex-situ population<br />

• Backlogged prescribed fire acreage reduced.<br />

• Two hydrologic enhancement projects <strong>complete</strong>d.<br />

• Oxbow reconnection <strong>complete</strong>d on the North Fork property<br />

• Continued monitoring <strong>of</strong> endangered species – Scrub jays, Four Petal paw-paw, Wooly cactus<br />

Visitor Services<br />

• Increased number <strong>of</strong> programs and number <strong>of</strong> school kids participating in those programs.<br />

• Continued events calendar and added two new special events at Ed Center<br />

• Implemented new outreach programs for local schools<br />

• Expanded summer camps and increased numbers participating<br />

Other<br />

• Numbers <strong>of</strong> CSO/Volunteer members continue to go up along with volunteer hours.<br />

• CSO was named volunteer organization <strong>of</strong> the year in 2009<br />

268<br />

2003

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