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title: "Jennings State Forest"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/7ca95e75-8f42-42de-ae02-99cc145a6597
source_url: "https://myfwc.com/recreation/cooperative/jennings-forest/"
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summary: "Jennings State Forest is a 24,000-acre wildlife management area in northwest Clay County, Florida, protecting Black Creek headwaters and featuring sandhills and seepage slopes. The area supports diverse wildlife including gopher tortoises and northern bobwhites, with an active upland ecosystem restoration project and recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking."
tags: "wildlife-management, state-forest, florida, recreation, habitat-restoration, conservation, hunting-fishing"
key_entities: "Jennings State Forest (location), Clay County (location), Middleburg (location), Black Creek (location), Florida Forest Service (organization), FWC (organization), Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project (concept), Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (concept), gopher tortoise (concept), northern bobwhite (concept), Black Creek Crayfish (concept)"
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status: "final"
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# Jennings State Forest

Home Wildlife Recreation Cooperative Areas Jennings Forest Wildlife Management Area Jennings Forest Wildlife Management Area Managed in cooperation with  the  Florida Forest Service . Jennings Forest Wildlife Management Area is located in northwest Clay County, near the town of Middleburg. These nearly 24,000 acres protect the headwaters of Black Creek and contain excellent examples of sandhills and seepage slopes. Part of Jennings was selected as an Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project. This means that special funding and intensive habitat management practices are underway to restore a 5,000 acre area for upland species such as the gopher tortoise and the northern bobwhite. Multiple agencies are cooperating in this effort which will have long term benefits to many different wildlife and plant species. Hunting For hunting seasons and area regulations, view FWC's regulations summary brochure for Jennings Forest WMA. Fishing Fishing is permitted year-round. A Florida fishing license is required and can be purchased at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com . Camping Florida State Forest campsites can be reserved at  FloridaStateForests.ReserveAmerica.com . For more information, see FFS's webpage for Jennings State Forest . Recreation Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, primitive camping, hiking, horseback riding, and bicycling are allowed. There are also several canoe launch sites. For more information, see FFS's webpage for  Jennings State Forest . Wildlife Animals that make their home here include the gray foxes , hawks, white-tailed deer , eastern cottontails , northern bobwhites and pine warblers and other songbirds. Along the Black Creek you can see raccoons , otters , alligators and wading birds. Black Creek is also home to the rare and imperiled Black Creek Crayfish. This area is a site on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail . Add your bird observations to the Jennings State Forest eBird Checklist . More Information For an area map, hunting seasons, permits, fees, rules regarding dogs and area regulations, view FWC's regulations summary brochure for Jennings Forest WMA .