Mike Blondin, who oversees Hilochee Wildlife Management Area in Polk and Lake counties, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at Circle B Bar Reserve.\n<\/p>\n
The Polk section of Hilochee, known as the Osprey Unit, lies between County Road 557 and U.S. 27 along Interstate 4 in the Green Swamp Area of Critical Concern .\n<\/p>\n
The property was originally planned to be developed into an industrial park.\n<\/p>\n
There is seasonal hunting here. The site is open all year for day use for hiking, nature study, bicycling, bank fishing and horseback riding.\n<\/p>\n
One of the issues raised in the latest review of the property’s management plan is what options there are for increasing public recreational access and increasing parking for day use.\n<\/p>\n
Wildlife on the site includes Sandhill Cranes, Gopher Tortoise, Wild Turkey, various wading birds and a number of songbirds. Hilochee also has a good butterfly population.\n<\/p>\n
The property, along with other conservation lands, was unsuccessfully proposed for surplussing by state officials a few years ago, but it remained in public ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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