Preserve Rules

Preserve Rules

We want all users of the Palmetto-Peartree Preserve to have fun and be safe. Therefore, we ask that you abide by a few simple rules.

Hours - the preserve is open to visitors during daylight hours each day.

Dogs - we do allow dogs at the preserve, but for the safety and comfort of all visitors we ask that dogs remain on leashes. Please pick up after your dog.

Swimming - while there is an extensive coastline at the preserve, most areas that are accessible to swimming have also fallen victim to shoreline erosion and sea-level rise. As a result there are many dead tree stumps in the water. If you choose to swim, you do so at your own risk. There is no lifeguard on duty. Also, we ask that you do not wear bugspray containing DEET into the water.

Trash & Recycling - please keep the preserve pristine by throwing away your trash in the proper receptacles and using the recycling bins.

Hunting & Fishing - recreational fishing is permitted at the preserve. Fishermen must have the required state license, follow the state fishing rules and regulations, and properly dispose of all trash. There is no public hunting at the preserve. Lands are leased for hunting to local hunt clubs. Hunters must have a lease agreement with The Conservation Fund and obtain the appropriate state licenses.

"Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints" ~Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish