Lee County votes to purchase nearly 100 acres for Conservation 20/20

Writer: Carolina Guzman
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Lee County Commissioners

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize staff to pursue the purchase of about 100 acres in southeastern Lee County for the Conservation 20/20 land acquisition program.

The county said the land is a former orange grove adjacent to the northern boundary of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

The Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee (CLASAC) voted unanimously to support this nomination.

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According to the county, Conservation 20/20 is a land acquisition and stewardship program to protect natural areas in Lee County for the benefit of present and future generations in Southwest Florida.

The Sanctuary occupies more than 13,000 acres and provides habitat for the Florida panther, white-tail deer, otters, wading birds and birds such as painted buntings and the Florida sandhill crane.

Lee County’s Conservation 20/20 program includes more than 31,500 acres and 52 preserves.

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