金(jin)湖(hu)濕地公(gong)園(yuan),位于(yu)宜(yi)昌枝江,是宜(yi)昌森(sen)林旅游的(de)(de)又一(yi)個(ge)濕地公(gong)園(yuan),金(jin)湖(hu)休閑度假旅游景(jing)區(qu)(qu)分為(wei)水上娛樂(le)區(qu)(qu)、濕地保護區(qu)(qu)、休閑度假區(qu)(qu)、商業文(wen)化區(qu)(qu)、宗教文(wen)化區(qu)(qu)五個(ge)區(qu)(qu)域(yu)。總規劃面(mian)積(ji)(ji)733.35公(gong)頃,其(qi)中水面(mian)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)7500畝(mu),森(sen)林面(mian)積(ji)(ji)330畝(mu),濕地面(mian)積(ji)(ji)688.57公(gong)頃,濕地率為(wei)93.89%。公(gong)園(yuan)內生物種類豐(feng)富,自然景(jing)觀優美,是水禽資源的(de)(de)重要分布區(qu)(qu),素有(you)“枝江城市之腎”的(de)(de)稱(cheng)號(hao)。
2015年1月(yue)10日,金湖濕地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)被國家林業局批(pi)準為國家濕地公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)。
金湖(hu)國(guo)家(jia)濕地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)位于枝江市東北側,地(di)(di)處(chu)鄂西山區與江漢平(ping)原的過渡地(di)(di)帶(dai),公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)主體(ti)呈(cheng)水滴形,是典型的江漢平(ping)原低洼(wa)地(di)(di)帶(dai)天(tian)然淡(dan)水湖(hu)泊。金湖(hu)濕地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)按照“保護(hu)優先、科(ke)學修復(fu)、合理利(li)用(yong)、持續發展”的原則進行規劃設計,濕地(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)范(fan)圍東起東湖(hu)節制(zhi)閘,西至四清(qing)橋,南臨林(lin)家(jia)拐(guai),北至金山林(lin)場,由東湖(hu)、劉(liu)家(jia)湖(hu)和金山林(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(gong)園內現有(you)浮游植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)6門(men)(men)45種(zhong)(zhong);高等維管束植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)86科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)168屬198種(zhong)(zhong),包(bao)(bao)括蕨類(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)7科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)7屬7種(zhong)(zhong),裸子(zi)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)4科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)6屬7種(zhong)(zhong),被子(zi)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)75科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)155屬284種(zhong)(zhong);浮游動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)3門(men)(men)4類(lei)50種(zhong)(zhong),以原生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)和輪(lun)蟲類(lei)居(ju)多;底棲動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)3門(men)(men)36種(zhong)(zhong),以軟體動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)門(men)(men)居(ju)多;野生(sheng)脊(ji)椎動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)總計33目(mu)87科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)239種(zhong)(zhong),包(bao)(bao)括魚(yu)綱(gang)(gang)9目(mu)15科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)49種(zhong)(zhong);兩棲綱(gang)(gang)1目(mu)3科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong),爬行(xing)綱(gang)(gang)2目(mu)8科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)20種(zhong)(zhong),獸綱(gang)(gang)5目(mu)9科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)18種(zhong)(zhong),鳥綱(gang)(gang)16目(mu)52科(ke)(ke)(ke)(ke)141種(zhong)(zhong)。其中濕地(di)公(gong)園范圍內具有(you)代表性的國家Ⅱ級(ji)重點保護(hu)野生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)16種(zhong)(zhong)。