金湖(hu)(hu)濕(shi)(shi)地公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan),位于宜(yi)昌枝江,是(shi)宜(yi)昌森(sen)(sen)林旅游(you)的又一個濕(shi)(shi)地公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan),金湖(hu)(hu)休(xiu)閑度假旅游(you)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)分為(wei)水上娛樂(le)區(qu)(qu)、濕(shi)(shi)地保(bao)護區(qu)(qu)、休(xiu)閑度假區(qu)(qu)、商業(ye)文化區(qu)(qu)、宗教(jiao)文化區(qu)(qu)五個區(qu)(qu)域。總(zong)規劃面(mian)積(ji)733.35公(gong)頃,其中水面(mian)面(mian)積(ji)7500畝,森(sen)(sen)林面(mian)積(ji)330畝,濕(shi)(shi)地面(mian)積(ji)688.57公(gong)頃,濕(shi)(shi)地率為(wei)93.89%。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)內生物種類豐(feng)富,自然景(jing)觀優美,是(shi)水禽資源(yuan)的重要分布區(qu)(qu),素(su)有(you)“枝江城市之腎”的稱號。
2015年1月10日,金湖濕地公園被國(guo)家林業(ye)局批(pi)準為國(guo)家濕地公園。
金湖國家濕地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)位于枝(zhi)江(jiang)市(shi)東北(bei)側,地(di)(di)處鄂(e)西山(shan)(shan)區與江(jiang)漢平(ping)原的(de)(de)過渡地(di)(di)帶,公(gong)園(yuan)主體呈水(shui)滴形(xing),是(shi)典型的(de)(de)江(jiang)漢平(ping)原低洼地(di)(di)帶天然(ran)淡水(shui)湖泊(bo)。金湖濕地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)按照“保護優先、科學(xue)修復(fu)、合理利用(yong)、持續(xu)發展”的(de)(de)原則進行(xing)規劃設計(ji),濕地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)范圍東起東湖節(jie)制閘,西至四清橋,南(nan)臨林(lin)(lin)家拐,北(bei)至金山(shan)(shan)林(lin)(lin)場,由東湖、劉(liu)家湖和(he)金山(shan)(shan)林(lin)(lin)場三部分組成。
金湖濕地公園規劃建設期為7年,分三期建設,總投資2.2億元,將大大提高枝江市濕地生態系統自我維持和修復能力,對保護生物的多樣性發揮積極的作用,同時還可以增強洪水調蓄能力,最終打造成枝江城區后花園,為人們提供一個舒適恬靜、人與自然和諧相處、休閑度假、修身養性的好去處。
公園內現有浮游(you)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)6門(men)(men)45種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);高等維管束植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)86科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)168屬198種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),包(bao)括蕨類植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)7科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)7屬7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),裸子植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)4科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)6屬7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),被子植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)75科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)155屬284種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);浮游(you)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)3門(men)(men)4類50種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),以原生動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)和(he)輪蟲類居多(duo);底棲動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)3門(men)(men)36種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),以軟體動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)門(men)(men)居多(duo);野生脊椎動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)總計33目(mu)(mu)87科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)239種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),包(bao)括魚綱9目(mu)(mu)15科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)49種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);兩(liang)棲綱1目(mu)(mu)3科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),爬行(xing)綱2目(mu)(mu)8科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)20種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),獸綱5目(mu)(mu)9科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)18種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鳥綱16目(mu)(mu)52科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)141種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其(qi)中(zhong)濕地公園范圍(wei)內具有代(dai)表(biao)性的國家(jia)Ⅱ級(ji)重點保護野生動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)有16種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。