The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees has approved phase 4 of the Florida Coastal Access Project following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Florida Coastal Access Project was created to enhance public access to coastal land in the Florida Panhandle while helping to restore impacts due to the oil spill.
The project consists of purchasing about 114-acres of undeveloped coastal land along Dickerson Bay in Wakulla County within St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge at a cost of 685 thousand dollars.
The parcel consists of a mixture of upland, wetland, and open grassland habitats.
Boundary signs will be installed every quarter of a mile surrounding the parcel and a gate will be installed at the entrance to restrict vehicle access but the property will still be accessible to the public via foot traffic from the existing St. Marks property and through non-motorized watercraft from Dickerson Bay.
The parcel will be left in its natural state with allowed uses including hiking, wildlife viewing, kayaking, and biking.
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