BARTOW, Fla. — Polk County and the state of Florida have teamed up to permanently preserve nearly 1,000 acres of land for agricultural use.
The multimillion-dollar effort is part of the the county’s Environmental Lands Program and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.
David Hunt’s cattle ranch is one of the properties that was acquired. The 75 acres of land has been in his wife Elizabeth’s family for more than 60 years. He says the property has a deep connection to the area’s history and is also home to several endangered species…