Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) is a land conservation program in
Hernando County
Hernando County () is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 194,515. Its county seat is Brooksville, and its largest community is Spring Hill. Hernando County is in ...
,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
funded by a bond measure approved by voters November 8, 1988. The program is set up to run for 30 years and seeks "To build an East-West corridor across the county linking large conservation tracts of the
Withlacoochee State Forest
The Withlacoochee State Forest is in the western central part in the US state of Florida, near Lecanto, Inverness, Floral City, Brooksville, Ridge Manor, and Dade City. The forest was named for the Withlacoochee River, which passes thro ...
" and "develop a North-South Coastal Corridor that will continue into Citrus County and south into northern Pasco County."
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Conservation
Hernando County
See also
*Environmentally Endangered Lands Programs
Environmentally Endangered Lands Programs are bond funded wildland conservation efforts in Florida, USA.
The programs in more than 27 Florida counties include:
* Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP), Hillsborough County
* ...
References
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External links
Land acquisition nomination form
Environment of Florida