Pasco Palms Preserve is an area of protected lands in the Beacon Square section of

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. It is located adjacent to

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to the west of U.S. Highway 19 North at 4466 Strauber Memorial Highway. The 116-acre preserve offers hiking and is open from sunup to sundown. It was acquired in 2009 and includes habitat for bird species, including the white ibis and

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. It fronts on the Gulf of Mexico and includes nature trail with "wetlands, salt marshes, mixed hardwood pine forests, mangrove swamps and tidal flats," according to the Pasco County website Pasco Palms Preserve
Pasco County Pasco County Environmental Lands Department holds events there, as does Pasco's EcoFest.

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2009 establishments in Florida Protected areas established in 2009 Protected areas of Pasco County, Florida Nature reserves in Florida New Port Richey, Florida {{PascoCountyFL-geo-stub