Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area
Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area contains 4,057 acres of salt marsh, shrub bog, and sandhill habitat fourteen miles north of Pensacola in Santa Rosa County, Florida. In 2004, an initial 1,166 acres were acquired by the Florida Forever program and leased to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to establish the EPWMA.
Flora and fauna
Over ten miles of natural coastline are protected within Escribano Point WMA. These serve as productive habitat for a wide range of wildlife. Numerous bird species occupy these coastal habitats including piping plover, least tern, black skimmer, and a variety of migratory songbirds. Herpetological surveys have documented the presence of many uncommon reptiles and amphibians, including one federally-endangered species. Florida black bear are known to occur in the area.A high diversity of plants occur within the many natural communities found within Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area. Carnivorous white-topped pitcher plants, purple pitcher plants, and spoon-leaved sundew may be observed in shrub bogs, especially those that have been burned recently. The rare panhandle lily grows here as well.