Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a National Audubon Society sanctuary located in southwest Florida, north of Naples, Florida and east of Bonita Springs, in the United States. The sanctuary was established to protect one of the largest remaining stands of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and pond cypress (T. ascendens) in North America from extensive logging that was ongoing throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | 375 Sanctuary Rd W, Naples, FL 34120 Collier County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Naples, Florida |
Coordinates | 26°22′32″N 81°36′15″W |
Governing body | National Audubon Society |
Designated | 23 March 2009 |
Reference no. | 1888[1] |
Designated | March 1964 |
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