Download - The Ortega 80 Preserve Trust
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The Ortega River flows into the St. Johns River
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The Ortega River flows into the St. Johns River
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The City of Jacksonville has identified the
Ortega River floodplain
as a conservation and restoration priority
to help protect and enhance water quality within the St. Johns River.
2004 St Johns WMD report
Water Quality
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The Ortega River is home to bald eagles and endangered species such as
manatees and sturgeons.
Wildlife Habitat
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Wildlife Habitat
Bald eagles live along the Ortega River
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Wildlife Habitat
169 Manatees have been sighted
in the Ortega River Basin
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Wildlife Habitat
Shortnose Sturgeon
swim along the Ortega River
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Urban development continues to threaten the ecological balance of the
Jacksonville area.
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The recent I-295 expansion
removed 24 acres of wetlands
and is generating more runoff.
Water Quality
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Recent I-295 expansion
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Roads generate 9 times more runoff
than a natural area of the same size.
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There is some good news.
Much of the land bordering the Ortega has been converted to conservation (CSV)
class land use to protect the Ortega.
The Ortega 80 Preserve would continue this effort.
Water Quality
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Ortega River conservation land and the proposed Ortega 80 Preserve (green).
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The Ortega Preserve Trust would protect 2,400 feet of Ortega riverfront.
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The Ortega 80 Trust would help preserve the ecological balance in this area.
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Ortega 80 Preserve Trust
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If we don’t act this land will become part of the urban sprawl.
Water quality may worsen and another wildlife habitat will disappear.
Water Quality
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