6/12/24 @ 9:00 a.m. - Nassau County staff, in partnership with the North Florida Land Trust, has been busy working towards land acquisition for the Conservation Land Acquisition Management (CLAM) Program. This includes two properties within the Lofton Creek Watershed that were ranked in the top 15 CLAM priority projects. These properties are important because they offer protection to Lofton Creek, an Outstanding Florida Water, and to the headwaters and marshes of the Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve.
As part of the due diligence process, Director of Strategic Advancement Brandy Carvalho, representatives from the North Florida Land Trust, District Three Commissioner Jeff Gray, and the property owners participated in the appraisal site visits. Should the County move forward with acquisition, the properties would be designated as conservation lands in accordance with the adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan adopted in January 2021. Potential public benefits of acquiring these properties include minimizing future storm surge and flooding vulnerabilities and the provision of recreational opportunities in the form of kayak launches, viewing platforms and trails.
All CLAM related documents including the meeting schedule, adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan, nomination forms, priority projects list, CLAM Resource Ranking Map, meeting agendas and minutes, and more can be found here. The CLAM Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of County Commissioners and has no final approval authority. Its role is to review the programmatic details of the CLAM Program and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as a committee of expert advisors. The Board of County Commissioners maintains authority to make all final decisions of the execution of potential acquisitions.
If you have any questions, please contact Brandy Carvalho at (904) 530-6019 or via email at [email protected]
As part of the due diligence process, Director of Strategic Advancement Brandy Carvalho, representatives from the North Florida Land Trust, District Three Commissioner Jeff Gray, and the property owners participated in the appraisal site visits. Should the County move forward with acquisition, the properties would be designated as conservation lands in accordance with the adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan adopted in January 2021. Potential public benefits of acquiring these properties include minimizing future storm surge and flooding vulnerabilities and the provision of recreational opportunities in the form of kayak launches, viewing platforms and trails.
All CLAM related documents including the meeting schedule, adopted CLAM Manual & Conservation Plan, nomination forms, priority projects list, CLAM Resource Ranking Map, meeting agendas and minutes, and more can be found here. The CLAM Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of County Commissioners and has no final approval authority. Its role is to review the programmatic details of the CLAM Program and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as a committee of expert advisors. The Board of County Commissioners maintains authority to make all final decisions of the execution of potential acquisitions.
If you have any questions, please contact Brandy Carvalho at (904) 530-6019 or via email at [email protected]
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