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Rating 



Medium"*' priority 



Statement of site significance 



The major significance of this "natural area", which 

 is actually to a large extent a man-made natural area, is that 

 it includes a complex of habitats that support many rare 

 species. We know of at least 17: endangered — American 

 alligator; threatened — Habernar ia f lava , anhinga, turkey 

 vulture; black vulture, red -shou Idered hawk; of special 

 concern — great blue heron, red-tailed hawk, osprey, black- 

 throated green warbler, Swainson's warbler, prothonotary 

 warbler, black bear; undetermined — worm-eating warbler, 

 black-and-white warbler; locally rare-- ovenbird, Kentucky 

 war b ler . 



The baldcypress swamp forest is, although not natural, 

 the best example of this type community in the county. 



The floodplain forests are slightly significant for 

 natural values, making up one of the better examples of 

 this community in the county. The mesic hardwood area is 

 also slightly significant. This is a rare community in 

 this county. The major negative feature of this mesic 

 hardwood forest is its limited (especially narrow) size. 



