ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) – Alachua County Forever marked its 25th anniversary with a celebration that traded cake and candles for hiking boots.
The county opened the newly acquired Watermelon Pond Preserve for a guided hike, allowing people to explore land that many had never seen before.
Alachua County Forever offering hikers the opportunity, a program launched in the early 2000s to protect and preserve natural lands, relies on funds from the Wild Spaces and Public Places surtax…