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Lee County eyes conservation land purchase near Corkscrew Swamp

WGCU | By Matt Civale
Published September 17, 2024 at 3:43 PM EDT
A juvenile alligator surfaces near the boardwalk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Naples.
Amanda Inscore Whittamore
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A juvenile alligator surfaces near the boardwalk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Naples.

Lee County Commissioners, Tuesday, authorized staff to pursue the purchase of a roughly 100-acre property in southeastern Lee County through the county's conservation land-buying program Conservation 20/20.

The property consists of a former orange grove and is located just north of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The National Audubon Society, which operates the sanctuary, is supportive of the proposed land purchase.

To date, Lee County's Conservation 20/20 program has acquired more than 31,500 acres of land and 52 preserves.

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