Southeast Intracoastal Waterway Park
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 29° 43.166 W 081° 14.157
17R E 477179 N 3287720
Located in the Southeast Intracoastal Waterway Park at 8295 FL A1A South
Waymark Code: WM18J8F
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2023
Views: 2
The coastal and estuarine ecosystem of the Matanzas River are rich in diversity. Natural communities consist of coastal scrub oak and saltwater marsh. The upland portions consist of sand live oak, myrtle oak wax myrtle, saw palmetto, yaupon holly, saltbush and bracken fern. The salt marsh and estuarine communities at the park are part of a much larger estuarine system in southern St. Johns County that provides habitat to a wide variety of wildlife. Within an estuary, fresh water streams flow into the saline Intracoastal Waterway where the river's waters function as a nursery for the young of many species and provides them shelter to mature.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: St. Johns County
Website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo at the marker location.