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Deer Lake State Park Restoration

July 07, 2017 8:24 AM | Anonymous

 

by azhadminKM

The horticulture department kicked off spring this year by giving back to the Florida State Parks community. JZG horticulture technicians went on a trip to lend a hand restoring the wetlands at Deer Lake State Park. Over the last 50 years, due to fire suppression, many of the park’s natural plant inhabitants declined due to being crowded out by other native, yet aggressive growing plant species, especially the native shrub known as black titi (Cyrilla racemiflora).

The mission of this trip was to plant... (Read entire article)

Jennifer Dambrose, Horticulture Technician
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

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