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Florida Division of Florida Division of ForestryForestry
MyakkaMyakkaState ForestState Forest
Jim Karels, DirectorJim Karels, Director
Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner
Myakka State ForestMyakka State Forest Approximately 8,593 acres
Southwestern Sarasota Co
Almost entirely within the North Port City limits
Land AcquisitionLand Acquisition 1995
Atlantic Gulf Communities Corporation made 8,532 acres available to the state
2000
61 acres became available
Co-managed between DOF & DEP
Preservation 2000
Save Our Rivers
AccomplishmAccomplishmentsents- Recreation- Recreation 19,039 day visitors to the forest for 2009-10
10 drive-to and 4 remote campsites developed on the forest
2,236 camp permits issued in 2009-10
20 annual passes sold in 2009-10
Established as a Public Small Game Hunting Area with FWC in 2005
2,511 hunter visits to the forest in 2009-10 season
10 drive-to campsites
4 remote campsites
4 trails
Over 20 miles of multi-purpose trails
Camping & Trails
850 acres of South Florida slash and longleaf pine planted since 2000
Timber inventory complete
1,500 to 2,000 acres prescription burned annually
Developed and implemented an exotic-invasive species control program
AccomplishmAccomplishmentsents- Timber- Timber
AccomplishmentAccomplishment-Invasive Plant Control-Invasive Plant Control 8,593 acres surveyed 600 acres treated
Examples of Species Treated:Cogan GrassJapanese Climbing FernBrazilian PepperMelaleuca
Cogongrass
Melaleuca
Endangered, Threatened Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive Speciesand Sensitive Species
Water ResourcesWater Resources Myakka River
Outstanding Florida Water (OFW)
Wild and Scenic River
Divides the Forest into two Tracts
Big Slough
Also known as the Myakkahatchee Creek
Ainger Creek
Rock Creek
Part of the Charlotte Harbor estuarine system
2 major wetland restoration projects completed on the forest
On-going restoration in coordination with SW Florida Water Mgmt Dist
AccomplishmAccomplishmentsents- Hydrology- Hydrology
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