I visited the John U Lloyd State Park which is located in Dania Beach right where the Oceanographic Center lies. This park consists of very lush plants and interesting wildlife. It is a beautiful site and is a beach that is being preserved. John U Lloyd himself was a Broward Country attorney for 30 years and the site was named after him due to the fact that he led the efforts in preserving the area. John U Lloyd Park is home to many sea creatures and marine plants. Many mangroves are present in this area which are of huge importance to the environment. They are contorted trees that extend into shallow edges of the sea and there are three different species; the red mangrove, the black mangrove, and the white mangrove. Mangroves are an essentially tropical tree species and usually do not appear in regions with temperatures under 66 degrees F. Mangroves serve as nurseries for many juvenile fishes, crustaceans, and are rookeries (nesting sites). Some creatures which I came across at the park were: Man O War, Cowfish, and Ghostcrabs. The beach was beautiful and the park is 251 acres. John U Lloyd State Park is also home to Loggerhead sea turtles and is one of 33 parks that have beach indexing that provide valuable sea turtle data to researchers around the world. This is the perfect location for me to observe since it resides so closely to the graduate school, and many NSU OC graduate students and faculty study, observe, and research this park.
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