The Conservation Services Section manages environmentally sensitive wildlife habitat and corridors acquired through the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). This program is publically supported and approved by voters. Since 1988 Hillsborough County has purchased over 40,000 acres that are now in public ownership. Management responsibilities include prescribed burning, invasive species control, wildlife inventory, and habitat improvements for endangered and threatened species of plants and animals.  This section also provides administrative operations and guides the land acquisition process which includes site assessments and rankings of publically nominated sites. To view a list of ELAPP lands including recreational opportunities, click on the "Preserved Lands (ELAPP)" link to the left.

ELAPP Brochure

ELAPP Application

Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program [ELAPP] - Eighteenth Year Annual Report - 2006