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- Internationally significant cluster of archaeological sites, including
ancient shell mounds, middens, burial mounds, and an artificial
canal.
- Holds the remains of 2,000 years of life at Pineland.
- One of only a handful of major Calusa Indian towns.
- Contains rare waterlogged archaeological deposits with organic
remains that normally don’t survive in dry archaeological sites.
- One of only a few known archaeological wet sites in the Florida
coastal zone; the only one that has survived essentially intact.
- Contains rare, nearly pristine mangrove, pine forest, and subtropical
hardwood habitats.
- Home to several endangered or potentially endangered species,
such as the Eastern indigo snake, the round-tailed muskrat, golden
leather fern, and spiny hackberries.
- Opportunity for hands-on learning experience about south Florida
heritage and environment for school children.
- Accessible by car and therefore ideally located for public interpretation.
- Endangered by commercial and residential land development activities.
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