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Ponce Preserve Conservation Project
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155+/- acres of private and publicly owned lands within the municipal limits of the Town of Ponce Inlet, lying west of South Peninsula Drive to the Halifax River. The northern boundary of the Project is the Town’s limits, and the southern boundary is Inlet Harbor Road. The majority of the properties are comprised of tidal marsh, tidal swamp and open water. A small portion of the properties is uplands and can best be described as coastal scrub. The tidal marshes are dominated by smooth cordgrass at the lower elevations and black needle rush or saltwort on the higher elevations. This Project is an extension of the Ponce Preserve/Green Mound project that was funded by the State and the Town several years ago. The wetlands within the Project connect to the northern edge of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary boundary. The Project also lies due east of the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve, and is interconnected to this ecosystem via the Halifax River.

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