Jumping Gully Preserve is an area of protected land in
Spring Hill, Florida
Spring Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 113,568 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 98,621 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 ...
. The are located north of
SR 52
The following highways are numbered 52:
Australia
* Kings Highway (Australia)
* Isis Highway ( Childers to Ban Ban Springs) - Queensland State Route 52 (Wide Bay–Burnett Region)
* Gillies Highway - Queensland State Route 52 (Far North Queensla ...
and west of
U.S. Highway 41 at 18812 Fishburne Drive, northeast of the
Crews Lake Wilderness Area. Prescribed burns are used to maintain the property.
Controlled burn scheduled for Jumping Gully Preserve
February 2012 WTSP Access is by scheduled appointment.[Jumping Gully Preserve]
Pasco County
The area provides gopher tortoise
The gopher tortoise (''Gopherus polyphemus'') is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide ...
habitat with soil types including Tavares sand, Sparr fine sand, and Basinger fine sand.[http://share3.myfwc.com/LGGT/Shared%20Documents/Habitat%20Assistance%20Funding%20Information/2012%20Habitat%20Assistance%20Reports/Project%20Reports/GT%20Funding%20Report.pdf ] Herbicide
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applications have been used to improve the habitat for the turtles.[ The land was acquired in 2009 and 2011.][
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References
Protected areas of Pasco County, Florida
Nature reserves in Florida
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