Accelerate longleaf pine habitat restoration on public and private lands in north central Florida to benefit the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, and imperiled reptiles, such as the gopher tortoise. Project will engage private landowners in longleaf restoration through a prescribed burn association, and will restore and enhance more than 8,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat, including key sites on the Ocala National Forest and Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Ocala Regional Implementation Team (FL) - VI
Organization:
Alachua Conservation Trust, Inc.
Project ID:
1903.19.064288
Description:
Award Amount:
$300000.00
Location:
North Central Florida. As shown in our map, the Ocala LIT working area is a region including known, mapped longleaf anchored by Camp Blanding Joint Training Center at the north to Ocala National Forest and Withlacoochie State Forest and Goethe State Forest to the south and southwest, respectively.