Hammock Park

11.20.14
58 degrees
95% cloud coverage
managed

On November 20, 2014, the Field Biology of Florida class traveled to Dunedin's Hammock Park to view the hardwood hammocks. This is a managed park that is 90 acres and a low elevation. When we were at Hammock Park, our class took the 'Cline Trail.' Along the way we saw that there were three different canopy layers; canopy, understory, and shrub layer. We also saw areas that were probably burned which were closed off. Another fun thing we saw was trash cans for air potatoes to try and reduce the number of air potatoes (an invasive species) by throwing them away instead of throwing them back onto the ground. Also, the oldest tree that lives in Hammock Park is the Sweetbay Tree.

  This is a picture of a scab on a tree that is trying to heal itself.

An image that captures all three of the canopy layers.

The marker to show that we were on the Cline Trail.