Protect Okeeheelee Park!

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Call for reallocation of ~$4.1M funds toward natural restoration instead of turning it into an RV park

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Okeeheelee Park South encompasses 960 acres of native south Florida ecological communities. However, current preparations envision its conversion into an RV park using ~$4.1 million from the park's budget.

The area in question is the most biodiverse section of the park and provides an essential ecosystem for native species.

Hardwood Hammock

Pine Flatwoods

Wet Prairie

It is home to many critters, including endangered tortoises, rattlesnakes, owls, wading birds like wood storks, as well as a variety of small mammals and rare invertebrates.

Gopher Tortoise

Family of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes

Newborn Rattlesnake

However, facing chronic neglect since designated as a construction area in the early 2000s, it has been overrun with invasive species, which threaten to degrade the surrounding communities without intervention.

Area cleared for construction

Invasive Australian pines surrounding construction

Current funding for recreational projects could cover invasive species removal, native vegetation replanting and long-term management of the area, revigorizing the environment and its community.

Invasive Australian Pines

More Invasive Australian Pines

We herein propose reallocating these funds toward the restoration of native communities.

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This initiative is led by the Okeeheelee Wildlife Society, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Please contact golfinl@gmail.com or tasman@wustl.edu with questions.