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Land Conservation

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Mission Statement:

To acquire, manage and improve environmentally significant lands to protect water resources, wildlife habitat, and to provide natural areas suitable for resource-based recreation.

Vision and Values:

Alachua County Forever will be a conscientious, innovative, progressive leader in land conservation and use acquisition, stewardship and funding development practices to preserve the environmental integrity of Alachua County and improve the quality of life for current and future generations.

Objectives:

  1. To be accountable to the taxpayers.
  2. To acquire the most environmentally significant habitats.
  3. To use a 'No Loss of Conservation Values' stewardship ethic.
  4. To treat partners, landowners and sellers with respect.
  5. To leverage the County's local investment.
  6. To encourage a community land ethic.

Alachua County Forever Project Map and List

Check back regularly for updates from your Land Conservation Program.

 

ACF project map

Land Conservation Fact Sheet

Acquisition List Status Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Reports

FY11 Qtr1 FY11 Qtr2 

FY11 Qtr3  FY11 Qtr4

Click here for previous reports


Alachua County Forever Program Staff

Ramesh

Ramesh P. Buch
Program Manager

Sandra Vardaman Lands Biologist

Kelly McPherson
Sr. Environmental Specialist

Susie Hetrick
Sr. Environmental Specialist

Bob Kennedy
Environmental Specialist

Kevin Ratkus
Environmental Specialist

Earl Clark

 

Earl Clark Environmental Specialist
Forester

David Hoyt

Sr. Environmental Specialist
Prescribed Fire


Contact us

408 West University Ave., Suite 106
Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352 264 6800
Fx: 352 264 6852
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ACF Dashboard
Acquisition List protected: 19,877
With Direct ACF funding: 16,351
Remaining on List: 29,823
Under contract: 836
Value of land protected: $91,551,247
County share: $33,851,031
Partner share: $57,700,216
Managed by County: 9,545
Managed by Partners: 10,332
Open or To Be Opened: 15,400
As of Jan. 12, 2012  
Thought-provoking Quote

"[In] early annual reports published by the Central Park Commissioners in New York City... commissioners reported in 1873 that after paying the annual debt charge of $830,000 for the acquisition and development of Central Park, the City of New York received a net profit of $4.4 million from the increments in tax revenues attributable to the park."

- Economic Benefits of Land Conservation. Trust for Public Land. 2007.


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