Land acquired for state forest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has finalized the purchase of over 3,600 acres within the Wolfe Creek Forest Florida Forever project in Santa Rosa County. Located within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the property provides a connection between the Blackwater River State Forest and other state-owned conservation lands buffering Whiting Field Naval Air Station. The project connects two previously disconnected tracts of the state forest to form a corridor for wildlife to access nearly 35 miles of streams that feed into Big Coldwater Creek and Big Juniper Creek, two major tributaries of the Blackwater River. (Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 07/12/22)