This past week we visited Lover's Key. This state park/beach is on a barrier island. This essentially means that the island acts as a barrier to the mainland. This beautiful beach had a boardwalk surrounded by mangrove trees. The trees acts as a guard for the estuary and a sanctuary for baby fish and other animals. The only reason the mangroves are able to grow in the estuary conditions is because of the fact that their seeds carry their own nutrients and are able to survive until they can find a place to anchor down. Any other plants die because of the salinity of the estuary. Here are a couple pictures I took at Lover's Key.
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