Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program
The Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP) is a program in Sarasota County dedicated to acquiring and preserving the natural Florida habitat. The program is funded by taxes and was approved by voters in March 1999.[1] The program's first purchase was for 108 acres (44 ha) of land at the intersection of State Road 776 and Manasota Beach Road in 2000, which developed into Manasota Scrub Preserve.[2]
List of land bought by ESLPP funds
- Circus Hammock
- Curry Creek Preserve
- Deer Prairie Creek Preserve
- Lemon Bay Preserve
- Manasota Scrub Preserve
- Old Miakka Preserve
- Pocono Trail Preserve
- Red Bug Slough Preserve
- Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
- Sleeping Turtles Preserve South
- Warm Mineral Springs
See also
References
- ^ "Land Acquisition Programs". Sarasota County Government. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Staff (July 5, 2000). "A good first effort". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2018.