alachua county forever notice of grant requirements river styx tract april 9, 2013
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Alachua County Forever
Notice of Grant Requirements
River Styx TractApril 9, 2013
River Styx Tract
• North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) funded by USFWS
• Alachua County has partnered in 4 phases of the North Florida Wetlands Conservation Project resulting in $1million for each phase for the partners
• A match of cash (50%) or land is required.
• Alachua County received $1 million for Whitehurst (Phase 2)
• Previous Match Tracts: Perry, Barr Hammock
River Styx Tract
• Phase 3 brings $550,000 to Fowler’s Prairie, adjacent to ACT/Alachua County’s Little Orange Creek and City of Hawthorne’s LOCCHEC complex.
• Protects headwaters of Orange Lake
• No cost to the County
• Many stakeholders and partners: Alachua Conservation Trust, Conservation Trust for Florida, Putnam Land Conservancy, Hawthorne, Friends of Little Orange Creek
• SJRWMD meeting in April to approve Notice on R. Styx
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