Florida Hiking Trailhead marker Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve southwest Florida

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Located at the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands on the gulf coast of Florida, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve represents one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries in North America. The Rookery Bay and Ten Thousand Islands ecosystem is a prime example of a nearly pristine subtropical mangrove forested estuary. Rookery Bay Reserve is located in the West Florida subregion of the West Indian Biogeographic Region.

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Location: Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Naples, Florida
Photo credit: © M. Timothy O'Keefe / Alamy / Afripics
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