Gopher Tortoise

Blackwater River State Forest is home to many species on the federally endangered and threatened list.

• 1 Fish
• 5  Amphibians
• 8 Reptiles
• 5 Birds
• 3 Mammals
• 54 Invertebrates
• 19 Plants and Lichens

The Nature Conservancy says of Blackwater River State Park:

“Considered by many as Florida’s premier state forest, Blackwater River State Forest — 209,571 acres and counting — is the bedrock of a conservation complex that hosts an amazing 300 species of birds and 2,500 species of plants.  One of the most biologically rich areas in the US, the forest is part of a vital nature corridor that gently rolls from Conecuh National Forest along the Florida-Alabama line to the Gulf of Mexico.”

“The state forest is a significant piece of the largest, continuous longleaf pine/wiregrass forest complex in the world. Once blanketing the entire southeastern United States, only 3 percent of that vast forest survives today. ”

For more:  see http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates.