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Lake George State Forest Welcome sign near the community of Volusia, Florida Location Volusia County, Florida, United States Nearest city DeLand or Pierson (town) Coordinates 29°09′20″N 81°26′20″W / 29.15546°N 81.4389°W / 29.15546; -81.4389 Area 21,176 acres (8,570 ha) Governing body Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service The ...
Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 38 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres. [ 1 ] The first state forest in Florida was Pine Log State Forest , established on 6,960 acres in 1936.
The current ferry began operation in 1914, [6] and is one of four still operating in the state of Florida. [4] The ferry, part of the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway, [7] consists of a barge pushed by a tugboat converted from a 1910 Sharpie sailboat. [8] It has a weight limit of 15 tonnes (15 long tons; 17 short tons). [7]
Local springs in Lake George (and throughout the St Johns River) impart enough salt to the system to make the habitat suitable to resident and migratory marine species like Atlantic stingray, various species of mullet, striped bass and blue crabs. There is a large enough blue crab population to support a local fishery, making it one of the only ...
FDACS Florida Forest Service manages Florida's 35 State Forests, including Lake George State Forest in Volusia County. [2]The Florida Constitution of 1868 provided for the creation of the Office of Commissioner of Immigration, whose duties consisted of attracting settlers to engage in agriculture.
DAYTONA BEACH — Longtime local hotelier, condo developer and prolific real estate investor George Anderson – who one friend called "a real estate guru" – has died at the age of 83.
The watershed surrounding Lake George expands through 3,590 square miles (9,300 km 2), lying within Ocala National Forest and Lake George State Forest, that protect an ecosystem dominated by pine and scrub more than 380,000 acres (1,500 km 2) and 21,000 acres (85 km 2) in size, respectively. [22] [23] [24]
Volusia County (/ v ə ˈ l uː ʃ ə /, və-LOO-shə) is a county located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida between the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean.As of the 2020 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an increase of 11.9% from the 2010 census.