This preserve of multiple parcels is located in the McGregor Boulevard area of south Fort Myers, forming a north-south preservation corridor running from Deep Lagoon of the Caloosahatchee River all the way down to Harlem Heights. Several plant communities exist at this preserve, including tidal swamps, tidal marshes, coastal grasslands, wet prairies, prairie hammocks and mesic flatwoods. Additionally, a smalltooth sawfish, a federally endangered fish species, has been observed off the coast of the preserve’s peninsula.

Areas within the preserve include ditches created as part of the Iona Drainage District and for mosquito control. Significant areas also consist of invasive exotic plants, including Australian pine, Brazilian pepper and melaleuca. Plans to restore this habitat and minimize the spread of these exotic invasive plants species are underway.

Deep Lagoon Preserve Wildlife Species List
Deep Lagoon Preserve Plant Species List