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Description: 150-acre mitigation park that Charlotte County is in the process of purchasing.

Vegetation Communities: scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and pine flatwoods

Location: west of Flamingo Blvd. and bounded to the south by Como Street and Carbon avenue to the north.

Amenities: None at this time. Currently there are degrading asphalt roads which will be removed in the future. Roads offer good wildlife viewing. It is best to walk since your tires may be punctured by debris that has been dumped in the area.

Animal Species: We are still building an inventory, but here is the beginning:

Birds that you will likely encounter year-round include:

In the fall and winter you will also likely see:

Wading birds such as wood storks, great egrets and great blue herons can be found just outside the boundary in an isolated wetland between the Pear Street and the canal.

Documented Mammals:

Documented Reptiles:

Documented Amphibians: