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In another win for Florida preservation projects, the state recorded its first conservation easement of a special grassland — and Stetson University helped give it the final push. Under the National Resources Conservation Service, the 581-acre property, located in Western Columbia County and within the Santa Fe and Suwannee River watersheds, is now considered a "Grassland of Special Environmental Significance." The finalization of the project was announced last Wednesday by Stetson University, in partnership with the Alachua Conservation Trust and the North Florida Land Trust. With sandy so...

Sandhill grassland ecosystem with 243 native plant species now protected in Columbia County Published:  Tags:  A 518-acre property that is home to 243 native plants is now protected as an easement in Columbia County. (Provided by North Florida Land Trust) A 518-acre property in western Columbia County within the Ichetucknee Springs Focus Area and the Santa Fe and Suwannee River watersheds is now protected under the NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. It’s one of the first agreements protecting a Grassland of Special Environmental Significance in Florida under the program. Th...