Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Location: The reserve is divided by the city of St. Augustine, Fla. It stretches approximately 30 miles north and 30 miles south of city, in St. Johns and Flagler counties. Total Acreage: 55,000 Designation: 1999 Lead State Agency: Department of Environmental Protection Mailing Address: GTM Reserve 505 Guana River Road Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Phone: 904-823-4500

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses approximately 55,000 acres of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands, oyster bars, estuarine lagoons, upland habitat and offshore seas in Northeast Florida. It contains the northern most extent of mangrove habitat on the east coast of the United States.

The coastal waters of the GTM Reserve are important calving grounds for the endangered Right Whale. Manatees, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills, Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons find refuge in the reserve.

Highlights from the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve:

Reserve Installs New Weather Station

Exotic Crab in the GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve

The GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Education Center at Guana River