The Lake to Lagoon is a low-lying region of East Central Florida bound by large lakes and rivers on the west boundary and Mosquito and Indian River Lagoons along the Atlantic Coast. Alachua Conservation Trust is the lead partner for this Regional Conservation Partnership Project awarded in 2023.
Lead Partner: Alachua Conservation Trust
Project Type: Classic
Funding Pool: S/M
CCA (if Applicable): N/A
Activities: Land Management, Entity Held Easements
Lead State: FL
Total Federal Funding: $25,000,000
Total Partner Contribution: $25,000,000
The Lake to Lagoon is a low-lying region of East Central Florida bound by large lakes and rivers on the west boundary and Mosquito and Indian River Lagoons along the Atlantic Coast. The nearly 1.2 million-acre region is home to nearly a million Floridians, as well as a diversity of wildlife, wildlands, and rural farms and timberlands. The Lake to Lagoon faces major climate-induced changes, including increased sea level rise, storm intensity, droughts and wildfire. Moreover, county populations will increase by 20 to 50 percent by midcentury. The Alachua Conservation Trust, through the Lake to Lagoon project, will accelerate land protection and land management to protect environmentally sensitive and working lands and benefit regional climate mitigation.
Florida RCPP
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