Jennings State Forest Wetland Delineation

This trip will be led by members of the St. Johns River Water Management District, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry and the Department of Environmental Protection.

This group will learn wetland communities and jurisdictional wetland delineation on Jennings State Forest both in field and classroom formats. The Forest was purchased through the State of Florida's Conservation and Recreation Lands Program, Preservation 2000 Program, and the Save Our Rivers Program in cooperation with the St. John's River Water Management District. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry has management responsibility for Jennings State Forest.

Jennings State Forest protects the headwaters of Black Creek and its tributaries. Included among the different types of natural communities at Jennings State Forest are sandhill, slope forest, flatwoods, seepage slope, dome swamp, blackwater stream, and seepage stream. Several ravines can be found in Jennings State Forest, representing the slow but never ending process of erosion by the force of water. These ravines are located along seepage streams leading to North Fork Black Creek.

Jennings State Forest is a reference site in "The Florida Wetlands Delineation Manual"

Note: Attendees should wear outdoor clothes, including waterproof footwear.