At this time, public access is not allowed due to environmental restoration activities.
Region: Central Palm Beach County
Size: 35 acres (2.5-mile wildlife corridor)
Hours: Not open for public use
Location:
North of Southern Boulevard (State Road 80) along the western right of way of the L-8 Canal, approximately 10 miles west of State Road 7 (U.S. 441).
Public Use Facilities:
None at present; the site will be under construction for several years due to the development of an adjacent reservoir and the implementation of various planting projects.
Site Information:
The plan for the Corbett to Loxahatchee Refuge Connector is to restore a six-mile functional wildlife habitat corridor with pine flatwood and xeric hammock communities to facilitate movement of wildlife between the J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area to the north and the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge to the south. The corridor will vary in width from 200 to 400 feet and will contain a multi-use greenway trail for recreational use by hikers, off-road bicyclists, and equestrians. Eventually the corridor will be part of the planned 26-mile Everglades Rim Trail between the STA-1E stormwater treatment area of the South Florida Water Management District, located just east of the wildlife refuge, and the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail around Lake Okeechobee. The connector lies within the Northeast Everglades Natural Area. Palm Beach County presently manages 2.5 miles of the corridor.
Plants:
Native trees have been planted within the portion of the corridor managed by Palm Beach County. Some of the trees were salvaged from development sites within the county and planted by county contractors; others were planted as part of mitigation required for the loss of native vegetation on various development sites in other parts of the county. These trees include slash pines, cabbage palms, live oaks, and dahoons.
Wildlife:
Animal species seen on the site include Audubon's crested caracara, red-winged blackbird, great blue heron, cattle egret, common grackle, osprey, red-shouldered hawk, and queen and checkered white butterflies.
Links:
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