FWC is looking for volunteers to take over the care and maintenance of their official geocaches! Stay involved in one of your favorite outdoor activities and find opportunities to help out FWC and learn about what goes into fish and wildlife management. Contact me or visit http://myfwc.com/get-involved/volunteer/
This geocache was part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife Management Area System in 2017. There are 49 geocaches hidden on WMAs across Florida, from the panhandle to the Keys. See if you can find them all!
For more information on Dinner Island Ranch WMA visit http://myfwc.com/viewing/recreation/wmas/lead/dinner-island/. You can also see a calendar of hunt dates on this site.
There is a long drive down a limerock road to get to the geocache and you can drive a loop around Paradise Pen Grade and Hilliard Grade to view deer, turkey, and a variety of natural communities. The disruption of natural fire and hydrological cycles and planting of cattle forage, citrus and sugarcane has altered plant communities. Despite these changes, Dinner Island has continued to attract and sustain many resident and migratory wildlife species. Planned restoration will create habitat diversity and link the site to a growing mosaic of publicly-owned land that provides critical habitat for the Florida panther, Florida black bear and other listed species. The geocache is located in close to the main road.