金湖(hu)濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)園,位于(yu)宜昌枝江,是宜昌森(sen)林旅游(you)的(de)又一個濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)園,金湖(hu)休(xiu)閑度假(jia)旅游(you)景(jing)(jing)區分(fen)為(wei)水(shui)上娛(yu)樂(le)區、濕(shi)地(di)保護區、休(xiu)閑度假(jia)區、商業文(wen)化區、宗教文(wen)化區五(wu)個區域。總(zong)規劃(hua)面(mian)積(ji)733.35公(gong)頃,其中水(shui)面(mian)面(mian)積(ji)7500畝,森(sen)林面(mian)積(ji)330畝,濕(shi)地(di)面(mian)積(ji)688.57公(gong)頃,濕(shi)地(di)率為(wei)93.89%。公(gong)園內生物種類豐富(fu),自然景(jing)(jing)觀優美,是水(shui)禽資源的(de)重要(yao)分(fen)布區,素有“枝江城(cheng)市之腎”的(de)稱號。
2015年1月(yue)10日(ri),金湖濕地(di)公園被國(guo)家(jia)林業局批準為國(guo)家(jia)濕地(di)公園。
金(jin)(jin)湖國家濕地(di)公(gong)園位于枝江(jiang)市東北側,地(di)處鄂西山區與江(jiang)漢(han)平(ping)原(yuan)(yuan)的(de)過(guo)渡地(di)帶,公(gong)園主(zhu)體呈水滴形,是(shi)典型的(de)江(jiang)漢(han)平(ping)原(yuan)(yuan)低洼地(di)帶天然淡水湖泊。金(jin)(jin)湖濕地(di)公(gong)園按照(zhao)“保護優先、科學修復、合理利用、持續發展(zhan)”的(de)原(yuan)(yuan)則進行規劃(hua)設計,濕地(di)公(gong)園范圍東起東湖節制閘,西至四(si)清橋,南臨林(lin)家拐,北至金(jin)(jin)山林(lin)場,由(you)東湖、劉家湖和金(jin)(jin)山林(lin)場三部分組成(cheng)。
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(nei)(nei)現有(you)浮游(you)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)6門(men)45種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);高等(deng)維(wei)管束(shu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)86科168屬(shu)198種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),包括蕨(jue)類(lei)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)7科7屬(shu)7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),裸子植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)4科6屬(shu)7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),被子植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)75科155屬(shu)284種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);浮游(you)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)3門(men)4類(lei)50種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),以原生動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)和輪蟲類(lei)居多;底棲動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)3門(men)36種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),以軟體(ti)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)門(men)居多;野(ye)生脊椎動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)總計33目(mu)87科239種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),包括魚綱(gang)9目(mu)15科49種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);兩棲綱(gang)1目(mu)3科11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),爬行綱(gang)2目(mu)8科20種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),獸綱(gang)5目(mu)9科18種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鳥綱(gang)16目(mu)52科141種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其中濕地公園范圍內(nei)(nei)具有(you)代表性的國家Ⅱ級重(zhong)點保護野(ye)生動(dong)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)16種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。