Surface Waters Improvement and Management Program (SWIM)
The St. Marks River Watershed is designated as a Priority Surface Waters Improvement and Management Program (SWIM) water body. The watershed system includes the St. Marks River, the Wakulla River, Apalachee Bay, and associated lakes, sinkholes, and underground springs. The goals of the SWIM program are water quality protection; natural systems protection; cooperative activities among state agencies, local governments, and private organizations; and watershed management.

For more information about the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, please visit these links:

http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/rmd/swim/swimdesc.htm and http://www.dep.state.fl.us/Water/watersheds/swim.htm

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