Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) bought 429 acres along the Santa Fe River to further its efforts, along with those of other regional and state partners, to protect the watershed and Lower Suwannee River Basin.
The purchase was supported by over 200 individuals and organizations, including the River Branch Foundation, the 1923 Fund, and the Nature Conservancy. ACT reported that more than 100 individuals donated $82,000 during The Amazing Give and another 100 individuals donated via mail and online appeals.
The property surrounds a previous ACT acquisition from 2021, the 139-acre Sawdust Spring Preserve, on the Columbia County side of the river…