Alachua Conservation Trust

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Alachua Conservation Trust is a local, non-profit land trust that works with landowners to preserve special environmental and historical features of Alachua County, Florida and surrounding areas. Since its incorporation in 1988, ACT has facilitated approximately 16,000 acres of public land purchases and private conservation easements.

The mission of Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is to protect the natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources in and around Alachua County, Florida. ACT protects land through purchase, donation, and conservation easements.

Since 1988, Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) has been preserving the special environmental and historical treasures of Alachua County and surrounding areas. Using the proceeds from a joint acquisition (with the Trust for Public Land) and subsequent re-sale of lands along Prairie Creek, ACT immediately began negotiating for additional properties around Paynes Prairie Preserve. The 963-acre Hickory Ranch, the 656-acre Jerevan properties, and half a dozen other parcels around the Prairie – totaling nearly 2500 acres – were acquired through ACT’s negotiations.

With the passage of Florida’s Preservation 2000 land acquisition program, ACT embarked on several sweeping conservation proposals. ACT created the Newnans Lake project, which has resulted in the acquisition of 5000+ acres by the St. Johns River Water Management District. ACT proposed the Watermelon Pond project, now part of the Goethe State Forest, and submitted the proposals creating the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, and additions to San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. ACT negotiated dozens of purchase agreements on thousands of acres of land that are now part of public park systems.

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