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Don Francis
Trillium, a common
slope forest plant.
Don Francis
Rare
plants found on or near Joe Budd.
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Natural Communities
Within Joe Budd is a wide diversity of forest community
types. Most exemplary are a stand of old-growth longleaf pine
on the Budd tract and slope forests along Little River. Throughout
the wildlife management area, the land slopes down to creeks,
rivers, or lakes. The diversity of forests on Joe Budd provide
varied food
for deer and other wildlife. Much of the upland acreage, probably
a longleaf pine-wiregrass community at one time, was timbered
by previous owners and farmed or reforested with fast-growing
slash pines. Logging decks and agricultural fields established
by previous owners are maintained as mowed openings and planted
food plots to benefit wildlife.
FWC has contracted with the Florida
Natural Areas Inventory to map natural communities and collect
data on vegetation structure and composition for each community
on 25 managed areas. You may view or print the Natural
Communities Map (pdf file) for Joe
Budd.
