The Field Biology class at the Wilkes Honors College at FAU Visited the Jonathan Dickenson State Park. The park biologist [Rob Rossmanith] gave the students a talk about the 13 natural communities, including sand pine scrub, pine flatwoods, mangroves, and river swamps that are inside the park. The Loxahatchee River, Florida's first federally designated Wild and Scenic River, runs through the park. We went out into the park to see first hand, some of the plants and discuss ecology.
We learned about prescribed burning and ecosystem management done in this park. We also learned about the ecology and conservation of the Florida Scrub Jay and went on a mini survey to find some of the birds in the park. If you look closely, you can see a scrub jay in the top of the tree.
We Climbed Hobe Mountain and saw great views of the entire park while getting a lesson on history and conservation of the different habitats in the park.
After the talks and tours were concluded, we went to the part of the park along the river so students could enjoy the water. It was educational and fun to be out in the park to learn from the park biologst.
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