32375 Cortez Blvd.
Ridge Manor, FL 34602
Upcoming Events
10/30/2010
Scrub and Sand Hill Habitat Restoration - Starts at 8 a.m. Following a short talk about the Preserve and the needed work, volunteers will cut small trees along fire breaks. Work will be completed by noon. An optional guided nature walk will be offered following completion of work. Volunteers should wear long pants, long sleeves, and sturdy shoes with closed toes. Please bring your own gloves, eye protection, hearing protection, insect repellent, sun screen, and drinking water. Useful tools might include pruning saws, bow saws, chain saws, and other tools for cutting small trees. Free oak fire wood will be available to volunteers.
09/25/2010
National Public Lands Day Volunteer Work Day - Starts at 8 a.m. Following a short talk about the Preserve and the needed work, volunteers will clean up trash and debris along the secluded southeastern side of the Cypress Lake. Work will be completed by noon. Unless other activities are planned in conjunction with National Public Lands Day, an optional guided nature walk will be offered following completion of work. Volunteers should wear long pants and sturdy shoes with closed toes. Please bring your own gloves, eye protection, insect repellent, sun screen, drinking water, and a five gallon bucket. Useful tools might include cultivating rakes and hoes for uncovering trash.
Cypress Lakes Preserve
The Preserve’s 331 acres present amazing biological diversity with eight natural plant communities ranging from very dry to wet. Trails (including a portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail) wind through scrub, sandhill, live oak hammocks, and bottomland hardwoods, and along grassy ponds, cypress-ringed lakes and cypress swamps. Interesting geological features include limestone rock outcrops and intermittently flooded sinkholes. The Preserve is open to the public during daylight hours but is still under development.
Amenities
- Trails
- Unpaved Hiking/Walking Trails
Florida Communities Trust is not responsible for events that are rescheduled or canceled at Florida Communities Trust-funded parks.