Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
| Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Monroe County, Florida, US |
| Nearest city | Key Largo, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25°10′32″N 80°22′08″W / 25.17556°N 80.36889°W |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
The Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park is a
Florida State Park, located in the center of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, on County Road 905, one-quarter mile north of its intersection with the Overseas Highway (US 1
).
The park's name honors Dagny Johnson, a local environmentalist activist, and is constructed on land bought up in 1982 after the financial demise of Port Bougainville, a project which would have included 15 hotels and over 2000 condos.Key Largo Cotton Mouse, which are found only in this part of Key Largo: 90% of these animals' habitat is in the Dagny Johnson Park and the adjacent Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge.[3]
Admission and hours
There is a $2.50 per person entrance fee. Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
Gallery
References
- Daytona Beach Morning Journal. pp. 19A. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ Wilkinson, Jerry. "North Key Largo". Keys Historeum. Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- JSTOR 3878061.
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