MEDIA ADVISORY: Apr. 21, 2014
DEVIL'S MILLHOPPER GEOLOGICAL STATE PARK TO HOST PUBLIC WORKSHOP
~The public is invited to share input on land management plans~
GAINESVILLE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service will host a public workshop to present the proposed updates to the management
plan for Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Public comment will be accepted.
Proposed
updates include:
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Expanded interpretive opportunities in the park,
including a renovated visitor center with interpretive exhibit upgrades and
upgraded trailside signage;
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Enhanced picnicking opportunities with the
addition of picnic pavilions in the visitor center area;
- Developing additional park support facilities
including a volunteer campsite; and
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Improving visitor access with walkway/trail
stabilization.
The Advisory
Group Meeting to review the updates to the management plan will be held Thursday,
May 1, 2014.
The
public notice, agenda and draft unit management plan are available here.
Copies may also be obtained by
contacting Randall Brown, park manager.
WHAT: Public Workshop Regarding Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
WHEN: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Millhopper Branch Alachua County Library
3145 NW 43 Street
Gainesville, Florida 32606
WHAT: Advisory Group Meeting Regarding Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
WHEN: Thursday, May 1, 2014
9 a.m.
WHERE: Florida Park Service District 2
Office
Paynes Prairie Preserve State
Park
4801 Camp Ranch Road
Gainesville, Florida 32641
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