North Jupiter Flatwoods Natural Area
Natural Areas Program
• Over 31,000 acres of
County-owned/managed
lands protected to maintain
the diversity of biological
communities & species.
• Open sunrise to sunset.
• Available for passive,
nature-based activities such
as hiking, bird watching, &
environmental education.
Natural Area Location
• East side of Island Way,
north of Indiantown Road
adjacent to Jupiter
Community Park, in the
Town of Jupiter.
• The natural area is part of
NENA (Northeast
Everglades Natural Area), a
collection of 165,000 acres
of conservation lands &
activity & education centers
in Palm Beach and Martin
Counties.
Plants & Animals
• Site contains 4 native
ecosystems: mesic
flatwoods, wet flatwoods,
depression marsh, and
dome swamp.
• Plants observed: red
maple, pickerelweed, bog
button, pink sundew,
wiregrass, rabbitbells,
Catesby lily, and saw
palmetto.
• Animals observed: orchard
orbweaver, great
pondhawk, mole skink,
gopher tortoise, mottled
duck, whip-poor-will,
common yellowthroat, and
Virginia opossum.
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Project Overview
• The natural area contains 160 acres of high
quality upland and wetland habitat and is part
of the watershed of the Loxahatchee River, a
federally designated Wild and Scenic River.
• The natural area adjoins a 14-acre
wildlife/greenway corridor that leads into
Jonathan Dickinson State Park by a wildlife
crossing structure installed under Island Way.
• Restoration efforts focused on removing
invasive nonnative vegetation and reintroducing prescribed fire.
• Public-use facilities include:
 Hiking trails.
 Accessible trail.
 Boardwalk.
 Educational kiosks.
 Observation platform.
 Fishing pier.
• The natural area is adjacent to Jupiter
Community Park which offers active
recreational opportunities.
• Future restoration efforts will focus on
improving hydrology by installing a seepage
barrier, water control structure, and backfilling
agricultural ditches.
• The result will be increased surface water
quality and quantity that will flow from the
natural area through “No Name Slough” and
into the Loxahatchee River.
Project Partners
Palm Beach County, Florida Department of Environmental Protection through the Florida
Communities Trust Program, Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative, Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, Town of Jupiter
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Department of Environmental Resources Management
2300 North Jog Road - Fourth Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone: 561-233-2400 www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/erm/
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Published August 2014