A Day of Discovery: Bioblitz at Bellini Preserve

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For one day, Bellini Preserve became a living laboratory! 

More than 50 Floridians spent their Saturday morning exploring, observing, and documenting the plants and animals that call this special place home.

Guided hikes winded through the scrub, along the shoreline, and through trail systems, identifying plants, spotting wildlife, and proving just how much life thrives here. 

About Bellini Preserve

Protected in 2023 by Conservation Florida, Bellini Preserve is now forever wild. Itโ€™s also a public preserve, open for you to enjoy! 

Once listed for sale in 2020 โ€“ and one of the last remaining unprotected scrub properties in Polk County โ€“ this land could have been lost to development. 

But thanks to the Bellini Family, Polk County Natural Lands, the Department of Defense, and dedicated supporters, itโ€™s now a public preserve. 

This Bioblitz was generously sponsored by Duke Energy!

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Conservation Florida is an accredited, nonprofit land conservancy dedicated to conserving the Sunshine Stateโ€™s water, wildlife, wild places โ€” the places that make Florida home. Since its founding in 1999, Conservation Florida has saved more than 45,000 acres, serving all 67 counties in Florida, by prioritizing strategic and evidence-based land protection, education, and advocacy.โ€โ€ฏ โ€Learn more at conservationfla.org and follow us on social media @conservationflorida.

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