DeLuca Preserve

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DeLuca Preserve is a 27,000 acres (11,000 ha) protected area in Florida It was donated by the DeLuca family in 2020..[1] Ducks Unlimited hold the property's conservation easement.[2]

It is part of an area of habitat for Florida grasshopper sparrows. Cattle and citrus are raised on the preserve property. It also includes flatwood forest, Florida scrub, and swamp.[3] Other wildlife on the property include Florida panther, gopher tortoise, and red-cockaded woodpecker. Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area are nearby.[4]

The Florida Wildflower Foundation planned an outing in the preserve for October 2023.[5]

The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) posted a video about the preserve on YouTube. Various research projects are being conducted on the property. Access to the preserve is by appointment.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UF/IFAS Champion - DeLuca Preserve" - via www.youtube.com.
2. ↑ https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/2020/11/28/university-florida-ducks-unlimited-conservation-land-everglades/6416700002/
3. ↑ "DeLuca Preserve is surprise refuge for Florida's most endangered bird". WUSF Public Media. December 30, 2021.
4. ↑ Preserve, DeLuca. "DeLuca Preserve - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - University of Florida - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS". deluca.ifas.ufl.edu.
5. ↑ "FIELD TRIP - DeLuca Preserve".

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