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Land trust outlines funding and partnership options for Clay County conservation program
Summary
Representatives from North Florida Land Trust told a Clay County committee that state and federal programs including FDACS's Rural and Family Lands, FDEP, USDA RCPP and local partners like Camp Blanding can be layered to stretch county conservation dollars; staff said the county will draft stewardship rules and align application timelines as the nomination period runs through Jan. 23.
Representatives from North Florida Land Trust and Putnam Land Conservancy outlined partnership and funding options to Clay County officials and asked the committee to provide direction on allowable uses and acquisition priorities for the county's new conservation program.
Kim Hall, conservation transaction manager for North Florida Land Trust, said the Ocala-to-Osceola wildlife corridor (referred to in the presentation as the "020" corridor) covers roughly 100 miles and about 1,600,000 acres and presents a concentrated funding opportunity for counties within the corridor. "It is a 100 mile corridor that has, 1,600,000 acres within it," Hall said, and she encouraged Clay County to use partner match to increase the county's leverage for acquisitions.
Hall identified program and funding partners that could be combined with county resources, including the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), USDA programs such as RCPP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program), and federal tools like ACUB and REPI…
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