Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program
The Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP) is a program in Sarasota County dedicated to acquiring and preserving the natural Florida habitat within the county. The program is funded by taxes and was approved by voters in March 1999.[1] A second referendum was approved by voters in November 2005 extending the program to 2029 and including neighborhood parkland acquisitions.
The program's first purchase was for 108 acres (44 ha) of land at the intersection of State Road 776 and Manasota Beach Road in 2000, which developed into Manasota Scrub Preserve.[2]
List of land bought by ESLPP funds
- Circus Hammock
- Curry Creek Preserve
- Deer Prairie Creek Preserve
- Lemon Bay Preserve
- Manasota Scrub Preserve
- Old Miakka Preserve
- Pocono Trail Preserve
- Red Bug Slough Preserve
- Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
- Sleeping Turtles Preserve South
- Warm Mineral Springs
References
- "Land Acquisition Programs". Sarasota County Government. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- Staff (July 5, 2000). "A good first effort". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 12A. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Google News Search.
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