金湖(hu)濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園,位(wei)于宜昌(chang)枝江,是宜昌(chang)森(sen)林旅(lv)游(you)的又一(yi)個濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園,金湖(hu)休閑度(du)(du)假旅(lv)游(you)景區分為水上娛樂區、濕(shi)地(di)(di)保護區、休閑度(du)(du)假區、商業文(wen)化區、宗教文(wen)化區五個區域(yu)。總規劃面(mian)(mian)(mian)積733.35公(gong)頃,其中水面(mian)(mian)(mian)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積7500畝,森(sen)林面(mian)(mian)(mian)積330畝,濕(shi)地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積688.57公(gong)頃,濕(shi)地(di)(di)率(lv)為93.89%。公(gong)園內生物種(zhong)類(lei)豐富,自(zi)然景觀優(you)美(mei),是水禽資(zi)源的重要分布區,素有“枝江城(cheng)市之腎”的稱號(hao)。
2015年1月10日,金湖濕地公園(yuan)(yuan)被國家林業局批(pi)準為(wei)國家濕地公園(yuan)(yuan)。
金湖(hu)(hu)國家(jia)濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)位于枝江(jiang)市東(dong)北側,地(di)(di)處鄂西(xi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)區與江(jiang)漢(han)平(ping)原(yuan)的過(guo)渡地(di)(di)帶,公園(yuan)主(zhu)體(ti)呈水滴形,是典型的江(jiang)漢(han)平(ping)原(yuan)低洼地(di)(di)帶天(tian)然淡(dan)水湖(hu)(hu)泊。金湖(hu)(hu)濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)按照“保護優先、科學修(xiu)復、合(he)理利用、持續發展”的原(yuan)則進行規(gui)劃設計,濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)范圍(wei)東(dong)起東(dong)湖(hu)(hu)節(jie)制閘,西(xi)至四清橋,南臨(lin)林家(jia)拐,北至金山(shan)(shan)(shan)林場,由(you)東(dong)湖(hu)(hu)、劉家(jia)湖(hu)(hu)和金山(shan)(shan)(shan)林場三部(bu)分(fen)組(zu)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)(gong)園內現有浮游植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)6門45種(zhong)(zhong);高等維管束植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)86科(ke)(ke)(ke)168屬(shu)(shu)(shu)198種(zhong)(zhong),包括蕨類(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)7科(ke)(ke)(ke)7屬(shu)(shu)(shu)7種(zhong)(zhong),裸子植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)4科(ke)(ke)(ke)6屬(shu)(shu)(shu)7種(zhong)(zhong),被(bei)子植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)75科(ke)(ke)(ke)155屬(shu)(shu)(shu)284種(zhong)(zhong);浮游動(dong)物(wu)3門4類(lei)50種(zhong)(zhong),以原生動(dong)物(wu)和(he)輪蟲(chong)類(lei)居多(duo);底(di)棲動(dong)物(wu)3門36種(zhong)(zhong),以軟體動(dong)物(wu)門居多(duo);野生脊椎動(dong)物(wu)總計33目(mu)(mu)87科(ke)(ke)(ke)239種(zhong)(zhong),包括魚綱(gang)(gang)9目(mu)(mu)15科(ke)(ke)(ke)49種(zhong)(zhong);兩棲綱(gang)(gang)1目(mu)(mu)3科(ke)(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong),爬行綱(gang)(gang)2目(mu)(mu)8科(ke)(ke)(ke)20種(zhong)(zhong),獸綱(gang)(gang)5目(mu)(mu)9科(ke)(ke)(ke)18種(zhong)(zhong),鳥綱(gang)(gang)16目(mu)(mu)52科(ke)(ke)(ke)141種(zhong)(zhong)。其中濕地公(gong)(gong)園范圍(wei)內具(ju)有代表性的國家Ⅱ級重點保護野生動(dong)物(wu)有16種(zhong)(zhong)。