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Imperial River Preserve |
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IRP is located in southwestern Lee County, in Sections 31 and 32, Township 47 south and Range 25 east, less than a tenth of a mile north of Bonita Beach Road, approximately two miles west of US Highway 41 and a half mile east of the Gulf of Mexico. Bordering the site to the north is Esplanade Street and the Imperial River, Little Hickory Bay boarders the Preserve to the south and west. The Preserve is a 39-acre tidal swamp, also known as a mangrove swamp or mangrove forest. |
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Dominant plant species of tidal swamps are red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove and buttonwood. The site is in near pristine condition with the exception of less than 5 acres impacted by exotics present on natural and man-made berms sporadically located along the edges of the property. Since acquiring the site Land Stewardship staff has brought the Preserve to a maintenance level for invasive exotics though the projects set out in the first management plan, completed in 2000. |
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| Restoration Activites: Currently there are no restoration activties occuring at this site. | |||
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| Recreation Opportunties: Hiking, Bird Watching & Nature Study/Photography | |||
| There are no plans for public amenitites at this site, due to the nature of the soil and plant communities present at the site (see Land Stewardship Plan for more details). | |||
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