Environmental group offers a different take on land deals

While developers and homebuilders jockey for available land, another group is hard at work on its mission preserving sensitive lands.

The 5,777-acre Orange Hammock Ranch, purchased for $21 million in 2020, is now a protected Wildlife Management Area. (Photo by Everett Dennison)
The 5,777-acre Orange Hammock Ranch, purchased for $21 million in 2020, is now a protected Wildlife Management Area. (Photo by Everett Dennison)
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Not only are developers and entrepreneurs buying land in the region, but counties and conservation groups are, as well, to stave off overdevelopment and preserve wild and working land for future generations. A noble goal, to be sure, though these deals can benefit both buyer and seller.

 

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