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Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve) is dedicated to the conservation of natural biodiversity and cultural resources through research and monitoring to guide science-based stewardship and education strategies.

GTM Research Reserve protects 73,352 acres south of the City of Jacksonville (Duval County) in St. Johns County and Flagler County on the northeast coast of Florida, one of the fastest growing regions in the state. The populations of St. Johns County and the adjacent Flagler, Putnam and Volusia counties have grown 20 percent since 1990 and are projected to grow an additional 20 percent by 2010. More than 1.3 million people live within 50 miles of GTM Research Reserve, including the cities of Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palatka, Daytona and New Smyrna.

These protected areas provide habitat for a wide variety of fish and wildlife. A species list recently compiled for Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve indicated the presence of at least 44 mammal, 358 bird, 41 reptile, 21 amphibian, 303 fish and 580 plant species. It contains habitats essential to 48 protected animals and 8 protected plants.

GTM Research Reserve is also important for the economy because these include 16 species that are fished or harvested commercially and 18 species that are fished recreationally.

GTM Research Reserve is geographically separated into a northern and southern component, separated by the City of St. Augustine. The northern component (referred to locally as Guana) is associated with the Tolomato and Guana River estuaries and the southern component is associated with the Matanzas River.

The northern component consists of:

Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve.
Guana River Wildlife Management Area.
Stokes Landing Conservation Area.
Deep Creek State Forest.

The GTM Environmental Education Center (EEC) is located in the northern component of GTM Research Reserve ten miles north of St. Augustine on State Road A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, and serves as the administrative, education, research and stewardship facilities for the northern component of GTM Research Reserve.

The southern component of GTM Research Reserve consists of:

Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve.
Faver-Dykes State Park.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park.
Moses Creek Conservation Area.
Pellicer Creek Conservation Area.
Fort Matanzas National Monument.
Matanzas State Forest.
Princess Place Preserve.
The River to Sea Preserve at Marineland.
Other state sovereign submerged lands adjacent to the Matanzas River within its boundary.

There is a smaller office building on AIA within the River to the Sea Preserve in Marineland. The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (the Trustees) has designated CAMA to manage Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve (excluding Guana River Wildlife Management Area) and Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve.

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Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve


00:00:52 1 Overview
00:02:16 2 GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center
00:03:23 3 Recreational activities
00:04:01 4 History
00:05:08 4.1 Guana Tract
00:05:56 5 See also



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In 1999, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve) was designated in St. Johns and Flagler counties, Florida as a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) system. The GTM Research Reserve represents the east Florida sub-region of the Carolinian bioregion. It is one of 29 NERRs in 23 states and one territory. GTM is one of three NERRs in Florida, and is administered on behalf of the state by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Coastal Office as part of a network that includes forty-one aquatic preserves, three NERRs, a National Marine Sanctuary, the Coral Reef Conservation Program and the Florida Oceans and Coastal Council.

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00:01:23 1 History
00:01:32 1.1 Population growth and development
00:08:08 1.2 Resources
00:08:17 1.2.1 Water
00:09:00 2 Energy
00:11:25 2.1 Oil and Gas Exploration
00:13:27 3 Waste Management
00:14:13 3.1 Recycling
00:15:30 4 Parks and beaches
00:17:10 5 Biodiversity
00:17:43 5.1 Flora
00:18:32 5.2 Fauna
00:20:34 5.2.1 Bird and turtle habitats
00:21:18 6 Invasive species
00:22:23 7 See also



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The environment of Florida in the United States yields an array of land and marine life in a mild subtropical climate. This environment has drawn millions of people to settle in the once rural state over the last hundred years. Florida's population increases by about 1,000 residents each day. Land development and water use have transformed the state, primarily through drainage and infill of the wetlands that once covered most of the peninsula.
Much of Florida consists of karst limestone veined with water-filled caves and sinkholes, which provide homes to many species of aquatic life, some unique to particular Florida locations. As urban and suburban development have increased over the last decades, demand for groundwater has also risen, resulting in damage and drying out of portions of the cave system. This has led to ground subsidence as dry caves collapse, threatening property as well as ecosystems.Restoration of the Everglades has long been recognized as an environmental priority in the state. In 2000, Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a $7.8 billion, 30-year project aimed at preservation and restoration of the region and its unique combination of environments.

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