Connectivity Archives - Big Waters Land Trust

Warm Mineral Springs Creek Conservation Area

Warm Mineral Springs Creek is warmer than other springs in the state and a great refuge for manatees.

Triangle Ranch is essential to the protection of the Myakka River, its water quality and biodiversity, and our region’s flood protection.

Walton Ranch is a key connection in the assemblage of over 130,000 acres of conserved land known as the Myakka Island.

This 25-acre property in Manatee County is a significant natural area along a small creek that feeds the Tatum Sawgrass Marsh.

Connected to the Tatum Sawgrass Marsh, protecting this land was vital to supporting the region’s biodiversity and water resources.

These lands protect the water quality and estuary of Lemon Bay – a State Aquatic Preserve.

The protection of this land expands recreational opportunities at Robinson Preserve and provides vital wildlife habitat.

This incredible landscape is a factory of biodiversity, on land and in water.

Pepper Ranch Preserve contains critical Florida panther habitat.

This property is an important piece of the 567-acres of conservation lands on the east side of Stringfellow Road on Pine Island.