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Common Species Common Species on District Lands The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) manages water resources in the west- central portion of Florida according to legislative mandates. The District uses public land acquisition funds to protect key lands for water resources. The natural communities, plants and animals on these lands also benefi t from a level of protection that can be experienced and enjoyed through recreational opportunities made available on District lands. Every year, approximately 2.5 million people visit the more than 436,000 acres of public conservation lands acquired by the District and its partners. The lands are open to the public for activities such as hiking, bicycling, hunting, horseback riding, fi shing, camping, picnicking and studying nature. The District provides these recreational opportunities so that residents may experience healthy natural communities. An array of natural landscapes is available from the meandering Outstanding Florida Southwest Florida Water Management District Waters riverine systems, the cypress domes and strands, swamps and hammocks, to the scrub, sandhill, and pine fl atwoods. The Common Species on District Lands brochure provides insight to what you may experience while recreating on public lands managed by the District. CONSERVATION LANDS Southwest Florida Water Management District Mammals Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock W Barbour - Smithsonian Institute Roger Virginia Brazilian Opossum Free-Tailed Bat Didelphis virginiana Tadarida brasiliensis iStock Ivy Creek Nine-Banded Eastern Armadillo Cottontail Dasypus novemcinctus Sylvilagus floridanus (nonnative) iStock iStock Marsh Rabbit Eastern Sylvilagus palustris Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southwest Florida Water Management District Mary - SWFWMD Barnwell - Smithsonian Institute Devender Van W R Sherman’s Cotton Mouse Fox Squirrel Peromyscus gossypinus Sciurus niger shermani iStock iStock Coyote Red Fox Canis latrans Vulpes vulpes (nonnative) (nonnative) iStock iStock Gray Fox Black Bear Urocyon cinereoargenteus Ursus americanus Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock iStock Raccoon River Otter Procyon lotor Lutra canadensis iStock iStock Striped Skunk Bobcat Mephitis mephitis Lynx rufus iStock Karen Gruenhagen - SWFWMD Feral Pig White-Tailed Sus scrofa Deer (exotic, invasive) Odocoileus virginianus Southwest Florida Water Management District Birds Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock iStock Little Blue Heron Anhinga Egretta caerulea Anhinga anhinga iStock iStock Great Blue Great Egret Heron Ardea alba Ardea herodias iStock iStock Snowy Egret White Ibis Egretta thula Eudocimus albus Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock iStock Wood Duck Bald Eagle Aix sponsa Haliaeetus leucocephalus iStock Richard Gant - SWFWMD Red-Tailed Sandhill Crane Hawk Grus canadensis Buteo jamaicensis iStock iStock Wild Turkey Pileated Meleagris gallopavo male Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock Mike - SWFWMD Hancock Blue Jay Florida Cyanocitta cristata Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens iStock iStock Eastern Northern Bluebird Cardinal male Sialia sialis Cardinalis cardinalis iStock Mike - SWFWMD Hancock Northern Barred Owl Cardinal female Strix varia Cardinalis cardinalis Southwest Florida Water Management District Trees & Shrubs Trees Southwest Florida Water Management District main photo: iStock main photo: MacManus David inset photo: Shirley Denton main photo: MacManus David inset photo: Slash Pine Longleaf Pine Pinus elliottii Pinus palustris Shirley Denton Dennis Girard Bald Cypress Saw Palmetto Taxodium distichum Serenoa repens Allen Boatman Shirley Denton Dahoon Holly Laurel Oak Ilex cassine Quercus laurifolia Southwest Florida Water Management District Shirley Denton Dennis Woodland Water Oak Sweetgum Quercus nigra Liquidambar styraciflua Shirley Denton main photo: Bill Eggers main photo: Elam Caitlin inset photo: Sparkleberry Loblolly Bay Vaccinium arboreum Gordonia lasianthus Betty Wargo Shirley Denton Gallberry Reticulate Ilex glabra Pawpaw Asimina reticulata Southwest Florida Water Management District Guy Anglin main photo: Allen Boatman main photo: Elam Caitlin inset photo: Pond Cypress American Taxodium ascendens Beautyberry Callicarpa americana Caitlin Elam Caitlin Bob Bierman Sea Myrtle Fetter Bush Baccharis halimifolia Lyonia lucida Linda Cooper Elam Caitlin Common Myrtle Oak Buttonbush Quercus myrtifolia Cephalanthus occidentalis Southwest Florida Water Management District Butterflies Southwest Florida Water Management District iStock Linda Cooper Cloudless Sulphur Zebra Phoebis sennae Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus Kathy C. Malone Kathy C. Malone Kathy C. Black Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Papilio polyxenes Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Linda Cooper Malone Kathy C. Giant Swallowtail Sleepy Orange Papilio cresphontes Abaeis nicippe Southwest Florida Water Management District Linda Cooper Malone Kathy C. Monarch Gulf Fritillary Danaus plexippus Agraulis vanillae Kathy C. Malone Kathy C. Alana Edwards Common American Lady Buckeye Vanessa virginiensis Junonia coenia Kathy C. Malone Kathy C. Linda Cooper Viceroy Checkered White Limenitis archippus Pontia protodice Southwest Florida Water Management District Linda Cooper Malone Kathy C. Great Southern Ceraunus Blue White Hemiargus ceraunus Ascia monuste Alana Edwards Linda Cooper Zebra Heliconian Queen Heliconius charithonia Danaus gilippus Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Question Mark Hackberry Polygonia interrogationis Emperor Asterocampa celtis Southwest Florida Water Management District Wildflowers Southwest Florida Water Management District Kathy C. Malone Kathy C. Linda Cooper Goldenrod Pine Lily Solidago sp. Lilium catesbaei Michael Drummond Shirley Denton Carolina Jasmine Deer Tongue Gelsemium sempervirens Carphephorus paniculatus Glenn Fleming Elam Caitlin Blue Flag Pale Meadow Iris hexagona Beauty Rhexia mariana Southwest Florida Water Management District Glenn Fleming Shirley Denton Candy Root Pink Sundew Polygala nana Drosera capillaris Linda Cooper Caitlin Elam Caitlin Climbing Aster Four Petal Aster carolinianus St. John’s Wort Hypericum tetrapetalum Linda Cooper Roger Hammer American Pickerelweed White Waterlily Pontederia cordata Nymphaea odorata Southwest Florida Water Management District Caitlin Elam Caitlin Herring Brenda Sabatia Lobelia Sabatia grandiflora Lobelia sp. Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Fungus Atlantic St. John’s Wort Hypericum tenuifolium Linda Cooper Elam Caitlin Blazing Star Florida Air Plant Liatris tenuifolia Tillandsia simulata Southwest Florida Water Management District Reptiles Southwest Florida Water Management District Richard Gant - SWFWMD Johnson - UF Steve American Eastern Fence Alligator Lizard Alligator mississippiensis Sceloporus undulatus iStock Johnson - UF Steve Green Anole Brown Anole Anolis carolinensis Anolis sagrei (nonnative, invasive) Steve Johnson - UF Steve Johnson - UF Steve Ground Skink Common Garter Scincella lateralis Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Southwest Florida Water Management District Steve Johnson - UF Steve Mary - SWFWMD Barnwell Eastern Racer Red Rat Snake (Black Racer) Elaphe guttata guttata Coluber constrictor Steve Johnson - UF Steve Jensen John B. Eastern Ratsnake Eastern Ribbon Pantherophis Snake alleghaniensis Thamnophis sauritus Steve Johnson - UF Steve Henry Mushinsky Eastern Coral Cottonmouth Snake Water Moccasin Micrurus fulvius Agkistrodon piscivorus (venomous) (venomous) Southwest Florida Water Management District Richard Gant - SWFWMD Richard Gant - SWFWMD Eastern Dusky Pygmy Diamondback Rattlesnake Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius Crotalus adamanteus (venomous) (venomous) John Jensen Richard Gant - SWFWMD Chicken Turtle Gopher Tortoise Deirochelys reticularia Gopherus polyphemus Mary - SWFWMD Barnwell Richard Gant - SWFWMD Florida Peninsula Cooter Box Turtle Pseudemys peninsularis Terrapene carolina bauri Southwest Florida Water Management District For additional information on District lands, order or download our Recreation Guide to Southwest Florida Water Management District Lands at WaterMatters.org/recreation/. The property descriptions included in the recreation guide provide basic information about each property, such as location, access and parking, hours of operation, restroom and water availability, recreational opportunities and contact numbers. You can also contact the District at (352) 796-7211, ext. 4470, or via email at [email protected]. All plants and animals on District lands are protected. Removing, destroying or harassing animals or plants from or on District lands is prohibited except for specifically authorized research efforts, hunting and fishing activities authorized by permit or Special Use Authorization, or District-initiated removals associated with reforestation, control of exotic or nuisance species, silvicultural timber harvests or other land management activities. Additional state and/or federal regulations may also apply. CONSERVATION LANDS COMAY 4-17 The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) does not discriminate on the basis of disability. This nondiscrimination policy involves every aspect of the District’s functions, including access to and participation in the District’s programs and activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the District’s Human Resources Office Chief, 2379 Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604-6899; telephone (352) 796-7211 or 1-800-423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4703; or email [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice)..
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