[CPEO-MEF] Northeast Florida reserve

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bush, Cabinet vote to preserve 2,900 acres

Jacksonville Business Journal
February 16, 2005

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet voted Wednesday to preserve 2,982
acres of black bear habitat in Duval and Nassau counties. The land was
purchased through Florida Forever, a 10-year, $3 billion program
established to protect environmentally sensitive lands and restore water
resources. 

The purchase was part of the Northeast Florida Timberlands and Watershed
Reserve conservation project, a partnership between the Department of
Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management
District. 

"Our partnership with the St. Johns River Water Management District is
protecting more habitat for roaming wildlife," said DEP Secretary
Colleen M. Castille. "The acquisition of close to 3,000 undisturbed
acres will add to a massive conservation corridor that is safeguarding
black bears and bald eagles, while buffering important military
installations." 

Targeting more than 145,000 acres across Nassau, Duval, Clay and Putnam
counties, the Northeast Florida Timberlands and Watershed Reserve
project protects a contiguous belt of green space stretching from the
Osceola to the Ocala National Forest. 

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For the entire article, see
http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2005/02/14/daily24.html?jst=b_ln_hl

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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