Brown Pelican, Anhinga, Double Crested Cormorant, Willet, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, Least Tern, Wilson Plover, Short Billed Dowitcher, Osprey, Mangrove Crab, Green Anole, Gopher Tortoise, and Cow Nosed Ray.

Nests for Least terns and Wilson’s Plovers are on the beach. The least tern chicks are hatching and can be seen in shadows of the inkberry bushes.
Protection of the nesting beaches is a key activity for the Friends of Lovers Key. Each year, we discover and guard nests of the ground nesting least terns, as well as sea turtle nests.
Eve Haverfield presentation to FOLKS meeting May 1st at Lovers Key Resort was a great time......
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The Friends of Florida State Parks (FFSP) is a nonprofit citizen support organization that supports all of Florida’s State Parks and is considered as the leading advocate of the Florida Park Service. In addition, FFSP is a valuable resource for the Citizen Support Organizations that work with the various parks though out the state. They help all of us assure that the “real Florida” is there for future generations......
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Spring/Summer 2011 Newsletter
Manager's message, Turtle Trot follow-up, Volunteer information and Visitor Center
Winter 2011 Newsletter
Welcome to the new park manager, holiday thoughts, threats to coastal bird habitats
Summer 2010 Newsletter
Park staff updates, butterflies of Lovers Key State Park, Nature Program Series
Profile in the Naples News
Least terns are back at Lovers Key - Ft. Myers news-press.com