湖北遠安(an)沮(ju)河(he)國家濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)位于(yu)遠安(an)縣(xian)中南(nan)部,緊靠遠安(an)縣(xian)城。從濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)生態系統(tong)的連(lian)續(xu)性(xing)和完整性(xing)的角度出(chu)發,將規(gui)劃(hua)范(fan)(fan)圍(wei)(wei)內(nei)(nei)沮(ju)河(he)及支流(liu)鳴鳳河(he)、九子溪的濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)水體(ti)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)水源涵(han)養(yang)區植被以(yi)及河(he)岸帶區域納入濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)范(fan)(fan)圍(wei)(wei)。濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)范(fan)(fan)圍(wei)(wei)內(nei)(nei)沮(ju)河(he)長10.6公(gong)里,公(gong)園(yuan)規(gui)劃(hua)總面(mian)積487.06公(gong)頃,其中濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)面(mian)積180.19公(gong)頃,濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)率(lv)為(wei)37.0%,具有典型的山(shan)區森林(lin)和濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)復(fu)合生態系統(tong)。
公園(yuan)內(nei)野生(sheng)動(dong)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)資源豐(feng)富,有(you)各(ge)類(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)293種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其(qi)(qi)中(zhong)浮游藻類(lei)37種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),維(wei)管束植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)256種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。濕地公園(yuan)內(nei)水(shui)生(sheng)植(zhi)(zhi)被發育(yu)較(jiao)好(hao)(hao),為濕地動(dong)物(wu)提供了良(liang)好(hao)(hao)的棲息環(huan)境。公園(yuan)內(nei)有(you)各(ge)類(lei)野生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)136種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其(qi)(qi)中(zhong),有(you)黑鸛(guan)、禿鷲(jiu)、雕鸮(xiao)、鴛鴦(yang)4種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國家(jia)重(zhong)點保(bao)護動(dong)物(wu),另有(you)35種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)省級重(zhong)點保(bao)護動(dong)物(wu)。
湖北遠安沮河(he)(he)(he)國家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園總面積487.06公(gong)(gong)頃,范(fan)圍(wei)主要(yao)包括(kuo)沮河(he)(he)(he)及(ji)支流鳴鳳(feng)河(he)(he)(he)、九子溪的濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)水體、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)水源涵養區(qu)(qu)植被以(yi)及(ji)河(he)(he)(he)岸帶區(qu)(qu)域(yu)。通過濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園的建設,對(dui)區(qu)(qu)域(yu)水資源保護(hu)以(yi)及(ji)世界(jie)瀕危物(wu)種黑鸛等水鳥(niao)的棲息地(di)保護(hu)具有重(zhong)要(yao)意義,也對(dui)該縣(xian)今后的林(lin)業(ye)發展具有劃時代(dai)的重(zhong)要(yao)意義。