Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve
Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve (LHWP) is one of Hillsborough County's largest recreation areas. It safeguards sixteen thousand acres of highlands and floodplain woods.
The County Environmental Lands Management Department oversees Flatwoods Park and Dead River Park. Additionally. It also covers Trout Creek Park, Morris Bridge Park, and others surrounding Wesley Chapel.
While admiring the suburban woods, it is easy to forget the LHWP's many uses. In this area, visitors may kayak on the Hillsborough River. They can also hike over 60 miles of forest trails and go fishing from boardwalks along the river.
Water delivery and storage are its main functions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started the Four River Basins. It was a Florida Project to stop flooding in Temple and Temple Terrace after flooding by Hurricane Donna.
The Tampa Bypass Canal, the Hillsborough River Dam, and a levee on its western border were all part of the LHWP's temporary floodwater containment plan.
The Morris Bridge well field is a drinking water supplier for the city of Tampa in the 70s. Tampa Bay Water manages twenty wells that draw water from the Floridan groundwater system. The levee and West of the Wellfield are where a water purification facility is.
The preservation of natural resources is another crucial goal of the LHWP. The region's most notable indigenous feature is a quarter of the Hillsborough River's length. The District manages the pine Flatwoods and riverine forests that support biodiversity. The wooded wetlands are crucial for storing floodwaters and filtering precipitation.
There is a longstanding history of human habitation in the region. It shows that native Americans used the flint found along the rivers in the area. They used the flint to manufacture implements in earlier eras. Then in the 1840s, American entrepreneurs started cutting down the site's trees. A sawgrass marsh, a wood stork rookery, a sphagnum bog, and two sinkholes are notable environmental characteristics.
The LHWP-based Nature's Classroom Environmental Education Center teaches environmental education to students from Hillsborough County schools. The Hillsborough County School Board oversees the 320-acre site.
The Seventeen Runs of the Hillsborough River is in the 3,000-acre Hillsborough River State Park. Getting to this large hardwood swamp on foot or boat is challenging. A rough canoe track is clear.
The river flows from the Green Swamp to the northernmost limit of the Tampa metro area. The preserve is popular for bikers visiting Flatwoods and Wilderness Park. It has more than 60 miles of trails.
The District determines under Chapter 40D-9 of the Florida Administrative specific laws. Accessibility to District lands is between half an hour before dawn. After sundown, you have 30 minutes more.
The County Environmental Lands Management Department oversees Flatwoods Park and Dead River Park. Additionally. It also covers Trout Creek Park, Morris Bridge Park, and others surrounding Wesley Chapel.
While admiring the suburban woods, it is easy to forget the LHWP's many uses. In this area, visitors may kayak on the Hillsborough River. They can also hike over 60 miles of forest trails and go fishing from boardwalks along the river.
Water delivery and storage are its main functions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started the Four River Basins. It was a Florida Project to stop flooding in Temple and Temple Terrace after flooding by Hurricane Donna.
The Tampa Bypass Canal, the Hillsborough River Dam, and a levee on its western border were all part of the LHWP's temporary floodwater containment plan.
The Morris Bridge well field is a drinking water supplier for the city of Tampa in the 70s. Tampa Bay Water manages twenty wells that draw water from the Floridan groundwater system. The levee and West of the Wellfield are where a water purification facility is.
The preservation of natural resources is another crucial goal of the LHWP. The region's most notable indigenous feature is a quarter of the Hillsborough River's length. The District manages the pine Flatwoods and riverine forests that support biodiversity. The wooded wetlands are crucial for storing floodwaters and filtering precipitation.
There is a longstanding history of human habitation in the region. It shows that native Americans used the flint found along the rivers in the area. They used the flint to manufacture implements in earlier eras. Then in the 1840s, American entrepreneurs started cutting down the site's trees. A sawgrass marsh, a wood stork rookery, a sphagnum bog, and two sinkholes are notable environmental characteristics.
The LHWP-based Nature's Classroom Environmental Education Center teaches environmental education to students from Hillsborough County schools. The Hillsborough County School Board oversees the 320-acre site.
The Seventeen Runs of the Hillsborough River is in the 3,000-acre Hillsborough River State Park. Getting to this large hardwood swamp on foot or boat is challenging. A rough canoe track is clear.
The river flows from the Green Swamp to the northernmost limit of the Tampa metro area. The preserve is popular for bikers visiting Flatwoods and Wilderness Park. It has more than 60 miles of trails.
The District determines under Chapter 40D-9 of the Florida Administrative specific laws. Accessibility to District lands is between half an hour before dawn. After sundown, you have 30 minutes more.
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