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Alachua County approves purchase of 133-acre Weyerhaeuser tract for Little Orange Creek preserve
Summary
The county approved a purchase and sale agreement July 8 to acquire a 133-acre Weyerhaeuser parcel adjacent to the Little Orange Creek Nature Preserve, subject to a timber reservation for a short harvest window; Alachua Conservation Trust will manage the land.
Alachua County commissioners on July 8 approved a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a 133-acre tract owned by Weyerhaeuser Natural Resources Co. that adjoins the Little Orange Creek Nature Preserve, expanding protected lands in a conservation partnership with Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT).
Andy Christman, the county—s land conservation program manager, told commissioners the parcel scored highly on the Alachua County Forever evaluation matrix and lies within the Little Orange Creek conservation area. The negotiated purchase price for the county parcel is…
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