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Alachua County Forever Notice of Grant Requirements River Styx Tract April 9, 2013

Alachua County Forever Notice of Grant Requirements River Styx Tract April 9, 2013. River Styx Tract. North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) funded by USFWS

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Alachua County Forever Notice of Grant Requirements River Styx Tract April 9, 2013

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  1. Alachua County Forever Notice of Grant Requirements River Styx Tract April 9, 2013

  2. 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

  3. 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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