The preserve protects virgin Florida coastal hydric hammock, and is a habitat for endangered species of flora and fauna.

A small coastal hammock and black willow swamp can also be found.

Bobby Weed's Ocean Links course, as the name implies, runs through coastal hammock and dunes.

The forest's spring-fed rivers support southern coastal plain hydric hammocks, hammocks of evergreen and hardwood trees, near their floodplains.

Near the floodplains of spring-fed rivers grow southern coastal plain hydric hammocks, dense forests of evergreen and deciduous hardwood trees.

This plant grows on coastal hammocks, beaches, maritime woodlands and scrub.

Habitats preserved by the park include beach, coastal scrub, coastal hammock, and tidal marshes.

The plant's favored natural habitat is mostly coastal hammocks with some shade, as the cactus can become desiccated in full sun.

Some authorities classify coastal hammocks as hydric hammocks.

The preserve also maintains coastal hammock, salt marsh and mangrove swamp habitats for species including roseate spoonbill, white ibis and reddish egret.