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Deerfield Island Park is a hidden gem in South Florida, offering visitors a peaceful escape into natural mangrove and tropical hardwood hammock habitats, rich in biodiversity. Photos submitted from this Chronolog station help document environmental changes over time.

Welcome to Deerfield Island Park

In 2023, Broward County Parks and Recreation Division began restoration efforts to remove invasive plant species from Deerfield Island Park that threaten the island's ecological balance, including Australian pine trees and Brazilian peppers. Photos submitted from this Chronolog station help document the recovery of native species and impact of the restoration efforts over time.

Deerfield Island Park Restoration Area

Welcome to the Deerfield Island Park Pollinator Garden. Created and maintained by the Friends of Deerfield Island Park , this space aims to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators and native plants in our ecosystem. Featuring approximately 70 plant species, the garden has a total of over 700 plants, including varieties that provide habitat for many butterflies, including monarchs. Photos submitted from this Chronolog station help us monitor the growth of plants and document the succession of blooms in our garden. Learn more about the Friends of Deerfield Island Park here. 

Deerfield Island Park Pollinator Garden

Along the edge of the mangrove forest, the intertidal mudflat habitat plays an important ecological role in Deerfield Island Park, providing habitat for burrowing invertebrates, supporting microbial communities and serving as feeding grounds for fish and wading birds that use the mangrove and tidal zones. Photos submitted from this Chronolog station allow managers to monitor tidal fluctuation patterns, seasonal and annual changes in the mudflat habitat and species that visit this area.

Deerfield Island Park Mudflat Habitat

The upland sandy soils of Deerfield Island Park, provides habitat for one of the few remaining populations of gopher tortoises in Broward County. These tortoises excavate deep burrows that serve as homes to a remarkable diversity of other wildlife, like invertebrates, small mammals, and reptiles. Help us document changes in the habitat of our local gopher tortoises by taking a photo even if you do not see a gopher tortoise there.

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Deerfield Island Park Pollinator Garden

Welcome to Deerfield Island Park

Deerfield Island Park Mudflat Habitat

Deerfield Island Park Gopher Tortoise Habitat

Deerfield Island Park Restoration Area

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