Pine Island Ridge

 

 

Size: 101.2 acres

Habitat:  High hammock forest dominated by live oaks and slash pines.  At an elevation of 29 feet above sea level, Pine Island Ridge has the highest natural elevation in Broward County.

Vegetation:   Live oak, slash pine, hackberry, marlberry, wild coffee, beautyberry, swamp fern, and giant sword fern.

Wildlife:   Gopher tortoises, great horned owls, migratory warblers, red-bellied and pileated woodpeckers, Cooper’s hawks, and atala butterflies.  Pine Island Ridge is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, which is a collection of 489 sites throughout Florida selected for their excellent bird watching or bird education opportunities.

Amenities:  Interpretive signage throughout.  Paved trail originating in Tree Tops Park leads to an interpretive shelter in Pine Island Ridge.  Equestrian trails on the site link Tree Tops Park with West Ridge, a Town of Davie park.  Additionally, the Forest Ridge community is connected at its main entrance to Tree Tops Park by a paved walking path which meanders across Pine Island Ridge.

View aerial image of Pine Island Ridge

For more information:

Pine Island Ridge
3900 S.W. 100th Ave., Davie, FL 33328
Phone: 954-370-3755
E-mail: NatureNews@broward.org