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The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 108OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST–OKEFENOKEE AND PINHOOK SWAMPSOsceola National Forest (193,104 acres; 77,241 ha), Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (3678acres; 1471 ha), and unacquired acreage of the Pinhook Swamp CARL–FF Project (51,972 acres[20,788 ha] remaining)Baker and Columbia counties248,754 acres (99,501 ha), including 196,782 (78,712 ha) acquiredLOCATION: in eastern Columbia County and western Baker County between the Suwannee and St. Marysrivers, and extending from the Georgia state line south to State Road 90.DESCRIPTION: a vast area of pine flatwoods, cypress swamps, and wetlands. Okefenokee NationalWildlife Refuge is one of the most preserved freshwater habitats in the United States. It is a bastdepressional area that supports a diversity of swamps. Most of Okefenokee (390,000 acres; 156,000ha) is located in Georgia. The Forest receives ____ recreationists and ____ hunters annually, whilethe Refuge receives ____ recreationists and ____ hunters annually.OWNERSHIP: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge), U.S. Forest Service(Osceola National Forest), and private owners (unacquired acreage of the Pinhook Swamp CARL–FFProject)HABITATS: *longleaf pine flatwoods, *cypress swamp, *hardwood swamp, pine plantation, bayhead,riverine, lacustrine, quaking bogLAND USE: *conservation, *timber production, recreation, hunting, saw palmetto berry harvestingIBA CATEGORIES: significant populations of Endangered, Threatened, and Watch List species; completediversity of longleaf pine flatwoods species; and significant natural habitatsAVIAN DATA: Osceola National Forest supports the full diversity of pine flatwoods species, includingRed-cockaded Woodpecker; no avian data are available for Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge orthe Pinhook Swamp CARL–FF Project.SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSSwallow-tailed Kite 1994–1998 3–4 nests found annually;probably >1% (B)many others predicted“Florida” Sandhill Crane 1999 >25 pairs 1% (R)Red-cockaded Woodpecker 2000 66 clusters 5% (R)Brown-headed Nuthatch 1994–1998 common (R)Prothonotary Warbler 1994–1998 common (B)Bachman's Sparrow 1994–1998 common (R)Overall diversity undated list 167 natives3 exoticsStork data provided by Terry Noonan (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), kite data provided byKen Meyer (Avian Research and Conservation Institute), woodpecker data from +USFWS (2000), all other dataprovided by Jane Monaghan (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)OTHER RESOURCES: This IBA represents one of the largest roadless areas in the Southeast. The regionsupports a large population of black bears, and was included in a recent experiment that releasedwestern cougars into the region as part of a potential Florida panther reintroduction project. • Overone-third of Osceola National Forest has an intact ground-cover, representing significant examples ofnative longleaf pine flatwoods. The only known ♦flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)population occurring east of the Suwannee River is found in the Forest. On 20 February 1864, thebattle of Olustee, the largest Civil War battle to occur in Florida, was fought in what is now OsceolaNational Forest.THREATS: *human disturbance, *habitat succession, development, exotic plants, feral hogs
The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 109CONSERVATION ISSUES: The primary management issue is returning a natural fire regime to theflatwoods. For the past 30 years, fires have been set during the non-growing season. A wildfire in1998 burned over 20,000 acres (8000 ha); vegetation surveys of the burned area documented theirrecovery. Large-scale restoration using growing-season fires is urgently needed. Longleaf pines andthreeawn are being replanted in areas formerly converted to slash pine plantations; these areas need tobe monitored to determine the effectiveness of the restoration. • CARL–FF land is added to theNational Forest as publicly acquired.NOMINATED BY: Jane Monaghan (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)REFERENCE: +USFWS. 2000. Technical/agency draft revised recovery plan for the Red-cockadedWoodpecker (Picoides borealis). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Atlanta, GA.WEBSITE:
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