FWC Secures Conservation Benefit with Partial Release of Easements at Split Oak Forest WEA

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of an agreement with the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and Osceola County to release 60 acres of Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area’s conservation easements in exchange for 1,550 acres of abutting conservation land, part of a total package estimated at $66 million.