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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2006
CONTACT: DEP Press Office, (850) 245-2112

DEP District Offices, State Parks and Preserves Re-opening Following Tropical Storm Ernesto

--Facilities already re-opening as Tropical Storm Ernesto passes--

TALLAHASSEE – The Department of Environmental Protection today announced the re-opening of the remaining 32 district offices, state parks, preserves and greenways that had been closed due to imminent weather conditions associated with Tropical Storm Ernesto.

Previously closed parks and offices in South Florida included:

DEP District Offices (5):

West Palm Beach Office
400 North Congress Ave., Suite 200
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Port St. Lucie Office
1801 Southeast Hillmoor Dr., Suite C-204
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34952

Okeechobee County Office
466 Hwy 98 North
Okeechobee, Florida 34972

South District Office
2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 221
Marathon, Florida 33050-4276

Bureau of Invasive Plant Management
South Florida Office
9737 Gumbo Limbo Lane
Jensen Beach, Florida 34957

State Parks (1):

Avalon State Park
Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park
Ft. Pierce, Florida 34949

Bahia Honda State Park
36850 Overseas Hwy.
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
1200 S. Crandon Blvd.
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
905 Shorewinds Drive
Fort Pierce, Florida 34949

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
Southard Street
Key West, Florida 33041

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
3109 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304

Indian Key Historic State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 S.R. 703 (A1A)
North Palm Beach, Florida 33408

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 102.5
Key Largo, Florida 33037

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
6503 N. Ocean Drive
Dania, Florida 33004

Jonathan Dickinson State Park
16450 S.E. Federal Highway
Hobe Sound, Florida 33455

Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
County Road 905
Key Largo, Florida 33037

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
33104 NW 192 Ave.
Okeechobee, Florida 34972

Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

Oleta River State Park
3400 N.E. 163rd Street
North Miami, Florida 33160

San Pedro State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

Savannas Preserve State Park
9551 Gumbo Limbo Lane
Jensen Beach, Florida 34957

Seabranch Preserve State Park
4810 SE Cove Road
Stuart, Florida 34997

St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park
4810 S.E. Cove Road
Stuart, Florida 34997

The Barnacle Historic State Park
3485 Main Highway
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
U.S. 1 Mile Marker 85.5
Islamorada, Florida 33036

State Parks (closed campgrounds only) (2):

Long Key State Park
67400 Overseas Highway
Long Key, Florida 33001

Sebastian Inlet State Park
9700 South A1A
Melbourne Beach, Florida 32951

Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (4):

Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve and Coral Reef Conservation
Program
1277 NE 79th Street Causeway
Miami, Florida 33138-4206

East Central Florida Aquatic Preserves
3783 North Indian River Drive
Cocoa, Florida 32926

Estero Bay Aquatic Preserves
700-1 Fishermans Wharf
Ft. Myers Beach, Florida 33931-2204

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road
Naples, Florida 34113-8031

For more information, visit www.dep.state.fl.us or www.floridadisaster.org.

People Walking on Trail

DEP District Offices, Parks and Preserves reopen following Tropical Storm Ernesto.

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Last updated: August 31, 2006

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