MEDIA ADVISORY: Jan. 28, 2014
LAKE KISSMMEE AND ALLEN DAVID BROUSSARD CATFISH CREEK STATE PARKS TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING
~The public is invited to share
input on the land management plans ~
STUART - Join the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service for a public meeting and
presentation of the update to the management plan for two state parks, Lake
Kissimmee State Park and Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State
Park at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the Lake Wales High School
Auditorium. The presentation will propose updates to the management plans.
For Lake Kissimmee State Parks, proposed updates will include:
- Continued
monitoring of imperiled plant and animal species in the park, including Florida
scrub jays and gopher tortoise.
- Ongoing work to restore and improve the park’s natural communities and
control exotic and invasive plants and animals.
- Expanded overnight opportunities in the park, including family camping,
equestrian camping and additional primitive camping sites for paddlers along
the Kissimmee Blueway Trail.
- New wildlife viewing opportunities with the addition of a scenic overlook
on a proposed freshwater marsh restoration area.
- Enhanced boating access with dock additions in the Lake Kissimmee Marina.
For Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State
Park, proposed
updates will include:
- Continued
monitoring of imperiled plant and animal species in the park, including Florida
scrub Jay and sand skink.
- Ongoing work to restore and improve the park’s natural communities and
control exotic and invasive plants and animals.
- Assessment, documentation and preservation of the park’s cultural
resources.
- Addition of a day use area on Lake Pierce featuring a picnic shelter,
restroom and canoe/kayak launch.
- Expanded trailhead facilities on the Western Tract, including a new
picnic pavilion, a small restroom, more trails and the addition of primitive
camping sites.
- Addition
of shared-use trail system and equestrian camping area in the Rolling Meadows
Tract.
A copy of the agenda can be obtained by
contacting Joel (Andy) Noland or visiting DEP's calendar
of public meetings.
The public meeting
will take place:
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Lake Wales High
School Auditorium
1 Highlander Way
Lake Wales, FL 33853
| 
