John Chesnut Sr. Park

For the class project we went to John Chensut Sr. Park which is located along Lake Tarpon and borders another park just north of it. This park has 3 main ecosystems: lake/pond, swamp lands, pine lands as well.

           
Here are two maps of the area. One is the map of the park and the other is a map of the restoration taking place that John Chesnut and others are doing. Both maps show 255 acres  that have many amenities to offer those who come.



Along with maps the park had other signs up that talked about not molesting the wildlife, invasive plants that are taking over the park, and birds that can be seen on Lake Tarpon.

Majority of the trails we walked on were boardwalks due to the standing water that the park occasionally has. 

 In both pictures you can see that there are three different layers: the canopy, understory, and shrub layers. In both pictures, the shrub layer in this swampy land are giant leather leaf ferns.

 These three pictures show more of the standing water. This area was near Lake Tarpon. The majority of the plants seen in the pictures are bald cypress and giant leather leaf ferns.

Picture of the canopy in the park. Mostly closed and had vines or air plants growing on them.