Goethe is known for its population of red cockaded woodpeckers, a rare bird endemic to the longleaf pine forests of the southeastern coastal plain.

[1] The forest was established in 1992 and named for James Tillinghast Goethe, a local lumber company owner who donated most of his land to the state for preservation.

[3] The Watermelon Pond tracts were purchased by the FWC in 2007 and merged with the forest in 2010.

[4] Nearby wildlife management areas assisting in the preservation of land in southwestern Levy County includes Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area, Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park, Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve, and Devils Hammock Wildlife Management Area.

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