Southwest of Clewiston in southern Hendry County, Dinner Island’s
thirty-four square miles of pastures, sloughs, pine flatwoods and oak
hammocks form a vital link to surrounding wetlands that connect the
Caloosahatchee River with the Big Cypress Swamp fifty miles to the
south. In an area where wild landscapes are rapidly being converted to
agriculture and residential and commercial uses, this connection secures
habitat vital to the survival of the Florida panther and many other
threatened wildlife species. Roseate spoonbills, Florida sandhill
cranes, crested caracaras, wood storks, white-tailed deer and wild
turkeys are common sights along the network of graded roads and mowed
trails open for wildlife viewing, hunting, cycling, horseback riding and
hiking.
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