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PAL-MAR INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION
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The purpose of this informational presentation is to provide a basic overview of the Pal-Mar area. The presentation will discuss the environmental value, history and unique challenges that are facing Pal-Mar.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Mike Yustin
Title: Ecosystems & Restoration Management Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Commissioner Jenkins
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Pal-Mar is a roughly 28,000+ acre wetland dominated system of environmentally sensitive lands in southern Martin County and northern Palm Beach County. The Pal-Mar area is a mosaic of wetland dominated habitats including cypress sloughs, open marshes and hydric pine flatwoods. Due to a lack of development, Pal-Mar has some of the highest quality wetland systems in Martin County and possibly the greater Everglades system. Pal-Mar is part of a very large Greenway system that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Okeechobee. A portion of Pal-Mar is within the headwaters to Cypress Creek, which is one of the most important tributaries to the Wild and Scenic Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River.
What we consider "Pal-Mar" is made up of: 1) the Pal-Mar Water Control District (PMWCD), established pursuant to Special Law, Chapter 2005-307 and Chapter 298, Florida Statutes; and 2) the John C. and Mariana Jones Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area (Hungryland). PMWCD is located in both Martin and Palm Beach counties. Hungryland includes PMWCD property in addition to the Culpepper Ranch and Pal-Mar East (Nine Gems) properties that are east of Pratt Whitney Road. The Pal-Mar Complex (IRL South) is not considered to be a part of Pal-Mar because it drains into the South Fork of the St. Lucie River and is not a part of the Loxahatchee River Watershed.
Hungryland is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife C...
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