Wolf Branch Nature Preserve
Nature preserve in Florida, US
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Wolf Branch Nature Preserve is a 1,400-acre (570 ha) nature preserve in Hillsborough County, Florida. The preserve is managed by Hillsborough County's Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department.[1] It offers fishing and 2 miles (3.2 km) of hiking trails in areas of natural mangrove shoreline, upland cabbage palm hammocks, offshore sea grass beds in Tampa Bay, and tidally-influenced Wolf Branch Creek.[2]
| Wolf Branch Nature Preserve | |
|---|---|
  Location within Florida  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 481 Villemaire Road Apollo Beach (Hillsborough County), Florida, United States |
| Nearest city | Tampa, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°44′45.6″N 82°26′31″W |
| Area | 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) |
| Established | 1990 |
| Website | www |
High tides reverse the course of the creek and move juvenile mullet, snook and reds. Roseate spoonbills, reddish egrets, wood storks, and at least one bobcat call the preserve home.[3]
The distressed area was purchased by the county in 1993 for $1.8 million.[3] Historically it was used for pasture and cropland. Restoration projects took place on the property[4] starting with eradicating exotic vegetation, then sculpting both isolated and interconnected wetlands to attract fisheries and other wildlife.[3]
