Purchase price: $1.165 million (joint acquisition with Stormwater Division)
Size: 8.6 acres
General location: east of Dead River Road, near Lake Harris
Unique benefit: Assist with improving stormwater quality in Lake Harris
Potential future uses: Stormwater, preservation, conservation
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Purchase price: $6.553 million
Size: 441 acres
General location: South of County Road 42 in the Paisley community. Adjacent tot he Seminole State and Ocala National Forests.
Unique benefit: Features several thousand feet of frontage on Lake Akron, which as no public access. Property is located within the Wekiva River-Ocala Greenway Protection Area.
Potential future uses: Ecosystem restoration, conservation, nature trail, canoe launch and picnic pavilions.
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Address: 25302 County Road 42, Paisley
GPS Location: 28.99502, -81.53868
Ellis Acres Reserve Trail Map (514 KB)
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Purchase price: $ 123,840
Size: 18 acres
General location: east of U.S. Highway 27 on Helena Run and Lake Harris
Unique benefit: Pristine forested wetlands along north shoreline of Helena Run
Potential future uses: Conservation, preservation
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Purchase price: $214,000
Size: 63.94 acres
General location: west of Grays Airport Road near the Town of Lady Lake
Unique benefit: Eastern shoreline and lake bottom of historic Lady Lake.
Potential future uses: Conservation, preservation
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Purchase price: $6.2 million
Size: 136 acres
General location: Northeast of the City of Eustis on County Road 44A.
Unique benefit:Lake May wholly contained on property. Xeric hammock and mixed forested areas. Interesting topographic relief.
Potential future uses:Ecosystem restoration, conservation, preservation, trails, picnic pavilions and canoe/kayak launch.
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Address: 36300 County Road 44A, Eustis
GPS Location: 28.87239, -81.62960
Lake May Reserve Trail Map (476 KB)
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Purchase price: donation
Size: 184 acres
General location: Mount Plymouth community
Unique benefit: Lake bottoms and some associated uplands partially adjoining Neighborhood Lakes, a five agency joint acquisition.
Potential future uses: Conservation, preservation, passive recreation
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Purchase price: $5 million (Lake County portion)
Size: 210 acres (total acquisition: 1584 acres)
General location: South of State Road 46 and south and east of the Mt. Plymouth community.
Unique benefit: Multi-agency acquisition for Wekiva Parkway and Wekiva Basin protection. County jointly owns 210 acres with the St. Johns River Water Management District. County has sole management responsibility of the 210 acres of former agricultural land with areas of forest and wetlands.
Potential future uses: Conservation, preservation, passive recreation
Purchase price: $950,000
Size: 60 acres
General location: north of Royal Trails near the Seminole State Forest
Unique benefit: This pristine scrub ecosystem adjoins the Seminole State Forest
Potential future uses: Preservation, conservation
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Purchase price: $6.676 million
Size: 809 acres
General location: Lake Erie Road in the Green Swamp
Unique benefit: The property is nearly 40 percent wetlands in this critical recharge area for the Floridan aquifer. Ecosystems on the property represent a true Green Swamp mosaic. About 120 acres of this property is listed as "essential parcels" in the Florida Forever Green Swamp boundary. The entire property is within the Florida Forever Green Swamp Project boundary.
Potential future uses: Gopher tortoise relocation, equestrian trails, nature trails, primitive camping
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Address: 5144 Lake Erie Road, Groveland
GPS Location: 28.48084, -81.87758
The Pasture Reserve Trail Map (1.28 MB)
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Purchase price: $985,250
Size: 128 acres
General location: Pine Lakes Community and adjacent to the Seminole State Forest.
Unique benefit: Scrubby flatwoods and scrub communities with large areas of marsh.
Potential future uses: Conservation, preservation, passive recreation
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