Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Florida

	Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
University of Florida	Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Information Retrieval System

Contributions to the Fakahatchee Strand picture collection are welcome. Send your slide(s) to the APIRS office by mail, or E-mail your scanned slide to CAIP-WEBSITE@ufl.edu

These are images of Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Florida.

The Strand, 20 miles long and three-to-five miles wide (126 square miles), is comprised of lakes, swamps, tree hammocks, grassy prairies, pine forests and cypress domes. It is the major drainage slough of Big Cypress Swamp, which is part of the Everglades of southwest Florida.

This remote forested swamp is home to endangered animals such as Florida panthers and Everglades minks, and rare plants such as ghost orchids and royal palm trees. The Strand also contains the largest concentration and variety of orchids in North America. Wood storks, Florida black bear and mangrove fox squirrel also live in the Fakahatchee Strand.

For more information, contact Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, POB 548, Copeland, FL 33926; (941) 695-4593, or contact Mr. Mike Owen, Park Biologist at (941) 695-2886.

For even more pics and other info about Fakahatchee, go to the Friends of Fakahatchee Strand web site.