Melissa Ross: North Florida Land Trust

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Melissa Ross: North Florida Land Trust



The North Florida Land Trust is launching an ambitious project to conserve more land in North Florida.
The nonprofit is planning to create a 112,000 acre "Preservation Portfolio" of land they say is in critical need of preservation. This includes territory in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties.
The estimated cost of purchasing the acreage is $216 million.  Jim McCarthy, executive director of the North Florida Land Trust, joins Melissa Ross on First Coast Connect to discuss the project and how they are raising funds for it.

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