In a prepared statement, the Conservancy says it would accomplish this by purchasing conservation easements from Florida ranchers on rangelands and flowage easements over former wetlands.
The program is called Florida Lands and Outstanding Waters (FLOW).
Jill Austin, the Conservancy's media relations manager, tells GlobeSt.com the Conservancy and its partners have never said they plan to block commercial development along the 200-mile stretch of Kissimmee River from Osceola County in Central Florida to Lake Okeechobee in South Florida.
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