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The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 264APPENDIX 2:Conservation lands in Florida at least 10,000 acres (4000 ha) in size +(Jue et al. 2001) that werenever nominated as potential IBAsAPALACHICOLA RIVER (95,638 acres; 38,255 ha—Franklin, Gulf, and Liberty counties), composedof Apalachicola River Water Management Area (35,506 acres; 14,202 ha) and Apalachicola RiverWildlife and Environmental Area (60,132 acres; 24,052 ha). Ownership: Florida Division of Wildlife(Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area) and Northwest Florida Water ManagementDistrict (Apalachicola River Water Management Area). [These sites are contiguous with the Apalachicolaand Tates Hell Forests IBA to the east]. [Why didn’t we include these into the Apalachicola and TatesHell Forests?]AUCILLA RIVER (32,236 acres; 12,894 ha—Jefferson, Madison, and Taylor counties), composed ofAucilla Conservation Area (38 acres; 15 ha), Aucilla Wildlife Management Area (23,028 acres; 9211ha), and Middle Aucilla Conservation Area (9170 acres; 3668 ha). These sites protect nearly half of theAucilla River in Florida and are contiguous with St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge to the west.Ownership: Florida Division of Wildlife (Aucilla Wildlife Management Area) and Suwannee RiverWater Management District (Aucilla Conservation Area and Middle Aucilla Conservation Area)BENTON CONSERVATION AREA (15,918 acres; 6367 ha—Columbia County). Ownership:Suwannee River Water Management District.CARAVELLE RANCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (13,383 acres; 5353 ha—Marion andPutnam counties). Ownership: St. Johns River Water Management District, and the Florida Office ofGreenways and Trails; managed by the Florida Division of Wildlife).CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER (56,204 acres; 22,481 ha—Bay, Holmes, Walton, and Washingtoncounties), composed of Choctawhatchee River Delta Preserve (2760 acres; 1104 ha) andChoctawhatchee River Water Management Area (53,444 acres; 21,377 ha). This site protects virtuallythe entire Choctawhatchee River floodplain in Florida, from the Alabama state line to Choctawhatcheebay, a distance of over 58 miles (93 km). Ownership: Northwest Florida Water Management District(Choctawhatchee River Water Management Area) and The Nature Conservancy (Choctawhatchee RiverDelta Preserve).CONE RANCH (14,230 acres; 5692 ha—Hillsborough County). Ownership: Hillsborough County.CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AREA (81,289acres; 32,515 ha—Citrus, Levy, Marion, and Putnam counties). Ownership: U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers and Florida Office of Greenways and Trails. Part of this site is within the Citrus County SpoilIslands and Withlacoochee–Panasoffkee–Big Scrub IBAs.DUETTE PARK (22,000 acres; 8800 ha—Manatee County). Ownership: Manatee County. A disturbedarea of former tomato farmland regenerating as wax myrtle “prairies,” slash pine plantations (with asevere infestation of cogongrass), with some overgrown scrub and riparian forests. Duette Park serves asa wellfield for Manatee County.ECONFINA CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT AREA (37,455 acres; 14,982 ha—Bay, Jackson, andWashington counties). Ownership: Northwest Florida Water Management District.HATCHBEND CONSERVATION AREA (11,109 acres; 4443 ha—Dixie and Lafayette counties).Ownership: Suwannee River Water Management District (943 acres) and private owners (10,166 acres;4066 ha); perpetual conservation easement monitored by Suwannee River Water Management District.HEART ISLAND CONSERVATION AREA (11,025 acres; 4410 ha—Volusia County) barelycontiguous with the Ocala National Forest–Lake George IBA to the west. Ownership: St. Johns RiverWater Management District.
The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 265LAKE TALQUIN STATE FOREST (16,326 acres; 6530 ha—Gadsden and Leon counties) contiguouswith the Apalachicola and Tates Hell Forests IBA to the south. Ownership: Florida Division of Forestry.LOWER ESCAMBIA RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT AREA (34,383 acres; 13,753 ha—Escambia and Santa Rosa counties). This site protects virtually the entire Escambia River floodplain inFlorida, from the Alabama state line to Escambia Bay, a distance of over 40 miles (65 km). Ownership:Northwest Florida Water Management District.LOWER HILLSBOROUGH FLOOD DETENTION AREA (15,964 acres; 6385 ha—HillsboroughCounty). Ownership: Southwest Florida Water Management District.OKALOACOOCHEE SLOUGH (34,962 acres; 13,984 ha—Collier and Hendry counties), composed ofOkaloacoochee Slough State Forest (32,039 acres; 12,815) and Okaloacoochee Slough WildlifeManagement Area (2923 acres; 1169 ha). Ownership: South Florida Water Management District,managed by Florida Division of Forestry Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest) and Florida Division ofWildlife (Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area).POINT WASHINGTON STATE FOREST (15,101 acres; 6040 ha—Walton County). Ownership:Florida Division of Forestry. Adjacent to the Walton County Beaches IBA to the south.RAIFORD WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (16,200 acres; 6480 ha—Bradford and Unioncounties). Ownership: Florida Department of Corrections, managed by Florida Division of Wildlife.STEINHATCHEE CONSERVATION AREA (53,275 acres; 21,310 ha—Dixie, Lafayette, and Taylorcounties). Ownership: Suwannee River Water Management District (26,705 acres; 10,682 ha) andprivate owners (26,570 acres; 10,628 ha); perpetual conservation easement monitored by Suwannee RiverWater Management District.TIGER BAY STATE FOREST (23,431 acres; 9372 ha—Volusia County). Ownership: FloridaDivision of Forestry and St. Johns River Water Management District.TWIN RIVERS STATE FOREST (14,774 acres; 5909 ha—Hamilton, Madison, and Suwanneecounties). Ownership: Florida Division of Forestry and Suwannee River Water Management District.TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE (14,500 acres; 5800 ha—Bay County). Ownership: U.S. Air Force.Part of Tyndall Air Force Base is included within the Bay County Barrier Islands IBA.UPPER AUCILLA CONSERVATION AREA (10,615 acres; 6566 ha—Jefferson and Madisoncounties). Ownership: Suwannee River Water Management District (1439 acres) and private owners(9176 acres; 3670 ha); perpetual conservation easement monitored by Suwannee River WaterManagement District.UPPER HILLSBOROUGH SOR TRACT (10,928 acres; 4371 ha—Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polkcounties). Ownership: Southwest Florida Water Management District.UPPER LAKES BASIN WATERSHED (12,545 acres; 5018 ha—Osceola and Polk counties).Ownership: South Florida Water Management District.YELLOW RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT AREA (16,271 acres; 6508 ha—Okaloosa and SantaRosa counties). Ownership: Northwest Florida Water Management District.
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