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Imported descriptionThe Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses approximately 55,000 acres of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands, oyster bars, estuarine lagoons, upland habitat and offshore seas in Northeast Florida. It contains the northern most extent of mangrove habitat on the east coast of the United States.
The coastal waters of the GTM Reserve are important calving grounds for the endangered Right Whale. Manatees, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills, Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons find refuge in the reserve.
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Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is in St. Johns and Flagler counties, Florida. Designated in 1999, it is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) system. Lands in the area were acquired from Gate Petroleum and became Guana River State Park before being acquired by the Research Reserve in 2004.
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