 According to the DCNR , because it has so " many unique habitats , Presque Isle contains a greater number of the state 's endangered , threatened and rare species than any other area of comparable size in Pennsylvania . " The DCNR recognizes seven different ecological zones within Presque Isle State Park , each with a different plant and animal community . These zones are : Lake Erie ; the beaches and shoreline ; sandy plain and ponds ; sand dunes and ridges ; marshes and old ponds ; heath and sub @-@ climax forest ; and the climax forest . Lake Erie , which surrounds the park , is the first zone and is home to 80 species of fish and at least six species of crustaceans . 
