Gulf Ecological Management Site (GEMS)
The St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Bend Seagrasses State Aquatic Preserve are both Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS). GEMS are geographic areas that have special ecological significance to the continued production of fish, wildlife or other natural resource or that represent unique habitats. The Big Bend Seagrasses State Aquatic Preserve, covering over 945,000 acres, provides habitat for a variety of sea and shore birds, Cedar Key clams, oysters, pink shrimp, blue crab, and scallops.

For more information about GEMS, please visit:

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/bigbend/ and http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/gem2.html

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

San Marcos de Apalache State Park

Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail

Outstanding Florida Waters

Surface Waters Improvement and Management Program (SWIM)

Gulf Ecological Management Site (GEMS)

Waterfronts Florida

Big Bend Scenic Byway