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Wild Florida IslandsBy Bill and Mary Burnham
University Press of Florida Publication date: 2009 This new book will share with readers the special character of Florida’s wild outposts – the islands of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the Florida Keys and Florida Bay. We hope to inspire a conservation ethic for Florida’s remaining coastal islands among a broad audience, reinforce a code of appropriate behavior for the islands and all wild areas, including a Leave No Trace ethic, so they may be enjoyed without detriment to what makes them special. We will place each island in the context of Florida’s natural and cultural history, describe public access and improvements, or describe limits on human interaction and reasons for such limits. It will describe each island’s ecosystem and what rare or endangered species may occur there. TABLE OF CONTENTS*(Subject to Change) Statewide Locator Map: Islands at a Glance Map Legend Acknowledgements Front Matter Introduction How to Use this Book Island Ecosystems: Keys, Barrier Islands and Estuaries. A Brief History of Florida’s Island Conservation Parks, refuges, preserves and other forms of land protection How Do You Adventure? Zero Impact and Wilderness Ethic (Leave No Trace) Weather Section I – Northeast Coast Georgia/ Section Overview Regional Locator Map A. Islands of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (NP) 1. Nassau River Estuary 2. St. Johns River Estuary 3. Big Talbot Island (SP) 4. Fort George Island C. Islands of the Tolmato-Guana-Mantanza Estuary (NERR) 5. Pine Island 6. Rattlesnake Island D. Islands of Ocala and Osceola NF Lake Woodruff NWR (Dexter Island and St. Francis Island wilderness areas) Alexander Springs Wilderness (Ocala NF) Little Lake George Wilderness (Ocala NF) Pinehook Swamp (Osceola NF) Section II – Indian River Area ¬Ponce Inlet south to Jupiter Inlet Section Overview Regional Locator Map A. Islands of Mosquito Lagoon B. Islands of Cape Canaveral National Seashore C. Islands of Merritt Island NWR D. Islands of Pelican Island NWR E. Islands of Peck Lake/ Section III South Florida Jupiter Inlet south to Dry Torgugas A. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Johnathan Dickenson State Park Loxahatchee River Aquatic Preserve Biscayne Bay (Elliott Key, Old Rhodes Key, Arsenicker Keys B. Everglades Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands Lostman River Area Ponce DeLeon Bay Oyster Bay Whitewater Bay Hells Bay Joe River Bay Florida Bay (Everglades portion) Carl Ross Key C. Florida Keys Islands of John Pennekamp State Park Lignumvitae Key/ Newfound Harbor/ Content Keys (Great White Heron NWR) Sawyer Keys (Great White Heron NWR) Snipe Keys (Great White Heron NWR) Mud Keys (Great White Heron NWR) Tarpon Belly (Great White Heron NWR) Key West NWR Dry Tortugas Section IV Southwest Coast Anclote Keys south to Rookery Bay 40. Anclote Keys 41. Caladesi Island 42. Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge 43. Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge 44. Island Bay NWR and Wilderness 45. Cayo Costa Island 46. Pine Sound Islands 47. Matlacha Pass Islands 48. Ding Darling 49. Estero Bay 50. Rookery Bay Section V Big Bend Area Apalachee Bay south to Chassahowitzka Bay 51. Apalachee Bay Islands 52. St. Marks NWR 53. Ecofina River 54. Rock Island 55. Boggy Bay/ 56. Deadman Bay/ 57. Pepperfish Keys 58. Bird Island 59. Cotton Island 60. Horseshoe Cove 61. Lower Suwanee National Wildlife Refuge 62. Cedar Keys 63. Wiccasassa Bay 64. Withlacoochee Bay 65. Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge 66. Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge 67. St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve Section VI Panhandle Area Pensacola Bay west to Apalachicola Bay Regional Locator Map Islander A. Islands of Pensacola Bay 69. Perdido Key 70. Santa Rosa Island 71. Escambia River Estuary 72. Yellow River Estuary B. Chotawatchie River Estuary C. Islands of St. Andrew Bay 73. Shell Island 74. Crooked Island 75. Apalachicola Bay Islands 76. St. Vincent Island NWR D. Islands of Apalachicola Bay 77. Little St. George Island 78. Dog Island 79. East Bay Estuary (Brothers River; Apalachicola River, St. Marks River, East River) |
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