Split Oak Forest

The Florida Wildlife Corridor’s vision for conservation land in Florida stops short of providing mechanisms to make it a reality.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff invited the public to weigh in on their proposal to offset future development impacts to Split Oak Forest.

A proposed highway expansion keeps the forest’s current conservation protections in limbo, despite an overwhelming 2020 vote to protect them.

CFX board member and Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine presented the resolution, which passed without opposition.

Plans for an $800 million toll road through 1,700 acres of pristine central Florida forest are getting the go-ahead from a key state agency.

Off the sandy path, Dave Wegman squats near a small burrow hidden behind scrub."Careful," he warns, pointing to the white sand circling the half-moon hole…