Student Research Symposium Program Portal: Submission #225

Abstract Research Symposium Abstract
The Pine Log State Forest Expansion involves the planning and design of numerous structures and amenities developed to support increased public use while preserving the site’s natural environmental character. The project is located in Washington County, Florida, just 14 miles north of Panama City Beach, on a site encompassing approximately 90 acres of mixed uplands, wetlands, and open-water features. Facilities include a two-story visitor center with an 80 ft 60 ft floorplan (9600 square feet total), a parking lot, a multi-use path, public pavilions, pedestrian bridges, a boardwalk, restroom facilities, and the associated utilities/roadway improvements. The project will consist of one stormwater retention pond located downslope of the parking lot and main visiting center area. The water flow will be directed towards the SWMF through natural drainage patterns and roadside swales. A wastewater lift station will also be implemented to reliably convey wastewater from the visitor center and restroom facilities to the designated treatment system. A natural vegetative buffer will also be present downslope of the pavilion area to protect the nearby wetland systems.