Domaine d'Émeraude was inaugurated in the town of Morne Rouge on February 28, 2011. Previously the site was the location of the Maison de la Nature. Managed by the Parc Naturel Régional Natural, it is a perfect complement to the Jardin de Balata on the same Route de la Trace.
It extends over a vast wooded property covering an area of 22 hectares belonging to the Department of Martinique, where a hundred plant species can be identified by more than three miles of trails located the heart of a forest.
An exploration pavilion presents the natural history of the island, vegetation, soil formation, wildlife and the lively local flora and playful way.
Domaine d'Émeraude wants to be a awareness tool for all life forms, are presented where the elements of nature, biodiversity, ecosystems of Martinique and the development of reports man with nature. The visitor is placed in the position of an explorer who discovers for the first time the richness of tropical nature.
The visitor must be curious and observant and will be filled on ancestral know-how in Creole Garden (ornamental aspect, feeder and curative), rare species or endangered soon with an arboretum with balata, cabellier, etc...
It's also a place for experimentation plant (currently greenhouse cultivation, excluding soil with coco as the ancients did). It also allows the reception of groups in, for example, of environmental education missions of the Park.
To get there from Fort-de-France, follow the route of the Trace (NR3), pass the crossroads of two-Choux until the end of the great descent that leads to Morne Rouge and turn before the bridge.