Cedar Point is one of the last remaining large tracts of undeveloped land on Lemon Bay in Charlotte County. With 115 acres pine flatwoods cover over 60 % of the park, Cedar Point also has scrub, 矮小的低洼树林, 红树沼泽, 盐沼, 和湿地.
Many species of animals inhabit pine flatwoods at Cedar Point, 包括山猫, 灰狐狸, 黄鼠蛇, pileated啄木鸟, 还有秃鹰. The scrub and 矮小的低洼树林 are very dry areas slightly higher in elevation than pine flatwoods. Scrub habitats in our area are found near the coast and original creek waterways, and are in fact the remains of prehistoric dunes. The dominant plants found in scrub are dwarfed, tangled-looking oak trees (sand live oak, 桃金娘橡木, and Chapman’s oak) rusty lyonia, 木瓜, 金花鼠苹果, with scattered slash pine and saw palmetto.
Mangrove swamps are tidal wetlands that inhabit low energy shorelines in the coastal areas of southwest Florida. Mangrove trees are specially adapted to salt- and brackish-water environments. The species found in our area are red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove, and buttonwood. Mangroves provide habitat and nursery grounds for many species of fish and invertebrates. They also provide nesting site for wading birds including anhinga, black-crowned night heron and the great blue heron.
Salt marshes are tidal wetlands characterized by expanses of grasses, rushes, and sedges. Typical plant species found in our area include smooth cordgrass, 黑色的冲, salt meadow cordgrass, 盐草, 还有海牛眼黛西. Salt marshes are very ecologically productive and serve as nursery grounds for fish, 螃蟹, 和贝类. Situated on Lemon Bay, a long narrow estuary, Cedar Point is a great place to see wading birds in the mangrove fringes, watch for dolphins near the adjacent seagrasses and explore the pine flatwoods to find bald eagles, 地鼠陆龟, as well as a myriad of native plants.
Cedar Point Environmental Park
2300 Placida 路, Englewood, FL 34224
电话: 941.475.0769