The nonprofit that spearheaded the creation of a 14-acre nature preserve last year in Pinellas County is onto its next project.
Why it matters: County officials are nearing a deal to buy and preserve 29 acres of environmentally significant land on Boca Ciega Bay, according to WK Preservation Group, which helped broker the deal.
State of play: The three parcels that make up the land include an island and a stretch of coastline west of Bay Pines off Duhme Road, hence the project’s name: Duhme Road Reserve.
- Largely pristine and packed with mangroves, the land is flanked by condos to the north and homes to the south, WK Preservation Group president Tex Carter told Axios.
- It’s made up of coastal uplands and submerged land, including an extra-salty marsh home to snook, trout and fiddler crabs.
Flashback: The impending sale comes on the heels of the preservation group’s successful $1.5 million fundraising drive to help the county buy a native wildlife-laden chunk of land south of Tarpon Springs now known as the West Klosterman Preserve…