Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park Explained

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
Iucn Category:	V
Map:	Florida#USA
Location:	Monroe County, Florida, US
Nearest City:	Key Largo, Florida
Coordinates:	25.1756°N -80.3689°W
Governing Body:	Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park is a Florida State Park, located in the center of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, on County Road 905, one-quarter mile north of its intersection with the Overseas Highway (US 1).

The park's name honors Dagny Johnson, a local environmentalist activist, and is constructed on land bought up in 1982 after the financial demise of Port Bougainville, a project which would have included 15 hotels and over 2000 condos.^{[1] [2]} The park is an important habitat for the threatened Key Largo Woodrat and the Key Largo Cotton Mouse, which are found only in this part of Key Largo: 90% of these animals' habitat is in the Dagny Johnson Park and the adjacent Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge.^[3]

Admission and hours

There is a $2.50 per person entrance fee. Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).

External links

• Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park at Florida State Parks

Notes and References

1. News: Condos May Kill Off American Crocodiles: It's the 11th Hour for the American Crocodile and other Endangered Species that Live on Key Largo. Dahlburg. John-Thor. 18 December 1982. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 19A. 9 February 2010.
2. Web site: North Key Largo. Wilkinson. Jerry. Keys Historeum. Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys. 9 February 2010.
3. Movements and habitat use of the Key Largo woodrat. McCleery, R.A.. Lopez, R.R.. Silvy, N.J.. amp. 2006. Southeastern Naturalist. 5. 4. 725 - 736. 3878061. 10.1656/1528-7092(2006)5[725:MAHUOT]2.0.CO;2.