State pays $5M to protect Baker County plantation

Conservation deal blocks development on 2,400 acres.

  • South Prong, a 2,400-acre timber and hunting property in Baker County, will be preserved for agricultural purposes after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bought a $4.999 million conservation easement on the property. (COURTESY)
    South Prong, a 2,400-acre timber and hunting property in Baker County, will be preserved for agricultural purposes after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bought a $4.999 million conservation easement on the property. (COURTESY)
    A nearly 2,400-acre Baker County farm will remain an agriculture property. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced Wednesday a $4.999 million conservation ea...

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