Deerfield Island Park, once known as Capone Island, is a 56-acre nature-oriented park, composed of a diversity of habitats including a mangrove forest, mudflats and a native-species butterfly garden. This island is home to a population of protected gopher tortoises and was designated a Gopher Tortoise Refuge in 1983. It is currently managed by Broward County Parks and Recreation whose recent efforts to remove the majority of invasive plant species is leading to the restoration of the island to its native ecosystem. Accessible only by boat shuttle, the tour around the island introduces students to the history and natural history of Deerfield Island.