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Listen: The Blues ProgramBlowing Rocks Preserve beach on Jupiter Island.
Image Number
Rights
Collection
, Series 1047, Box 6, Folder 25
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Nature conservation
Protected areas--Florida--Martin County--Jupiter Island
Natural areas--Florida--Martin County--Jupiter Island
Beaches--Florida--Martin County--Jupiter Island
Ocean waves
Rocks, Carbonate
Beachrock
Limestone
Coquina
Recreation areas--Florida--Martin County--Jupiter Island
Additional Creator
Additional Creator
Physical Description
General Note
Blowing Rocks Preserve is a magnificent barrier island sanctuary located on Jupiter Island, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. It began in 1969, when far-sighted and generous residents of Jupiter Island donated 73 acres of their island to the Nature Conservancy. Though the dark, jagged rocks look like the remains of a misplaced lava flow, they are actually a specific type of sedimentary rock called Anastasia limestone, also known as coquina. Blowing Rocks protects a variety of natural habitats, including beach dune, coastal strand, mangrove wetlands, tropical hammock and oak hammock.
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