Media Advisory: February 26, 2020

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@FloridaDEP.gov

Ribbon-Cutting for Innerarity Point Park

WHAT:        Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Innerarity Point Park

WHEN:       March 6, 2020

                   10 a.m. CST

WHERE:     Innerarity Point Park, 3835 Cruzat Way, Pensacola, FL 32507

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is announcing a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Innerarity Point Park to be held on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10 a.m. CST. This project is part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Phase V Florida Coastal Access project.

The Innerarity Point Park site is a 3.38 acre parcel in Escambia County was acquired and the park amenities designed and constructed by The Trust for Public Land (TPL). The amenities on this parcel include an ADA accessible boardwalk, dock and paddle craft launch, a deck with bench seating, nine picnic pavilions, two age-specific playgrounds, restrooms with rinse off areas, swimming area and a concrete parking area, along with native plant landscaping.

"This park is beyond the caliber of anything that Escambia County has ever known and will be a jewel in the crown of our entire parks department for generations to come," District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill said. "I look forward to presiding over the ribbon-cutting in March."

The $7.4 million project was funded through Early Restoration NRDA, funding from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

“Florida has become known for its resiliency in the face of disaster,” said DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein. "When we come together in partnership, we are able to make meaningful investments like the Innerarity Park Project. This project not only restores critical natural resources impacted by Deepwater Horizon, but also the local economy by providing additional recreational opportunities.”

This project will enhance and increase public use and enjoyment of natural resources that were severely impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010.

Learn more regarding Florida’s response and restoration activities resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. Visit the department’s website at https://floridadep.gov/.

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