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Crystal River Preserve State Park

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The preserve was originally known as the Crystal River Buffer Preserve, but in January of 2004, when it became a state park the name was changed to the Crystal River Preserve State Park. The preserve is made up of 27,500 acres of original Florida land. The land ranges from salt marshes, tidal creeks, mangrove islands, hardwood forests, coastal scrubs, and pine wood. This state park holds original land that has changed little since the Europeans arrived in Florida 500 years ago.

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Plant, Tree, Natural landscape, Land lot

Water, Sky, Plant community, Canopy walkway

Water, Nature, Fluvial landforms of streams, Natural landscape

Plant, Sky, Plant community, Water

Sources

Florida State Parks. Accessed February 28th 2021. https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-preserve-state-park/history.

This website gives a brief background on the state park, including statistics on the plants/shrubs on the acreage. Within the site, there are links to take to the possible free activities within the park like hiking: the site gives multiple trails to explore along with how long each one is so people can choose the right one for their experience, bicycling, and fishing. There are also chances for some activities involving payment such as a fun sunset cruise.

Crystal River Preserve State Park - Crystal River, Florida, ExploreSouthernHistory.com. Accessed February 28th 2021. https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/crystalriverpreserve.html.

This website gives people knowledge on the ecosystems within the park along with what they are doing to preserve the fragile ecosystems there. Within the article, a a fun boat tour is explained as something not to miss and what you are able to learn on the tour. This site also shows beautiful pictures of the preserve.

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