Environmentally Endangered Lands Programs

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Environmentally Endangered Lands Programs are bond funded wildland conservation efforts in Florida, USA.

The programs in more than 27 Florida counties include:

History

Miami-Dade County voters approved a tax for Environmentally Endangered Lands in 1990 and $40 million more $40 million in 2004 through the Building Better Communities Bond.[1]

Broward County approved its Land Preservation Bond Program in 2000 and purchased 83 sites for a totalof 850 acres as of 2007, using $152 million of its $200 million.[1]

Palm Beach County started its land acquisition program in 1991 with a $100 million bond. Through 2006 the country had protected 35,063 acres. A volunteer program helps with restoration and maintenance.[1]

In 1987, voters in Hillsborough County, Florida, overwhelmingly chose to increase taxes and create the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP).[2] Through this program, environmentally sensitive areas were preserved and/or restored. Again in 1990 and 2008, voters opted to increase taxes in order to expand ELAPP.

On November 6, 2008 Florida voted for an amendment to the

Florida Constitution requiring the state legislature to exempt land permanently set aside for conservation from all property taxes beginning in 2010.[3]

Evergreen forest

Twenty-seven endangered and threatened plants live in the evergreen forests called hammocks. Several species originated in the

maidenhair ferns. Cuban nakedwood, Colubrina cubensis var. floridana is highly endangered. Colubrina. It is also known as Cuban snakebark.[4]

Southern glade

Plants protected in Southern glades include wildflowers like

butterwort.[4]

Scrub

Florida's oldest ecosystem is scrub. One area is of it protected in a fenced 15-acre plot called

partridge pea and a native cactus: Opuntia humifusa
. These can be seen at Arch Creek or Greynolds Park.[4]

Pine Rockland

Pine rockland is a rare ecosystem, with only about 4,000 acres of the original 185,000 acres, remaining. This type of habitat developed around limestone and fire.

wild poinsettia and lantana. Prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Counties spend millions on acquiring land June 17, 2007Miami Herald
  2. ^ ELAPP History Project
  3. ^ Florida Voters Lift Property Taxes for Conservation Lands Janaryu 7, 2010 NBC4
  4. ^ a b c d GEORGIA TASKER Exploring South Florida's endangered natural areas June 17, Miami Herald

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