Tagged: land conservation

SFWMD Assessing Lands In Palm Beach County
7:01 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Like Kayaking The Loxahatchee River? Public Asked To Weigh In On Future Of State Lands

Credit Tricia Woolfenden / WLRN
Sections of land surrounding the Loxahatchee River are being assessed for possible surplus by the SFWMD.

Several ecologically-significant tracts of public land in Palm Beach County will go under the microscope this month as a state agency continues its multi-region assessment of state-owned lands throughout South Florida. 

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Conservation Lands May Go Up For Sale
8:00 am
Fri March 8, 2013

State Conservation Lands That Are Home To Endangered Bird Could Be On The Chopping Block

Credit MyFWC.com / Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The South Florida Water Management District is assessing lands that are in the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow's breeding range.

A state agency is considering designating large tracts of state-owned lands as "surplus," including sections that are home to a near-extinct bird endemic to Florida. Surplus lands can be made available for public sale or trade, or used in ways that differ from their original intention as conservation lands.

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