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Latest revision as of 18:38, 28 June 2025
Hilochee Wildlife Management Area is a set of conservation area parcels in Lake County and Polk County, Florida.
Overview
[edit]It covers 6,093 acres (2,466 ha). It is between Road 557 nearly to US Highway 27 and includes two entrances and trails.[1] Scheduled hunts are offered.[2][1] Controversy arose when part of it was listed as under consideration for sale by the state.[1]
A wildlife passageway connects areas on both sides of Interstate 4 (I-4).[3]
The main unit is 10 miles (16 km) south of Clermont and the Osprey Unit is 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Lakeland.[4]
It is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A link with the Auburndale TECO Trail was planned in 2014.[5]
The area included ditches for drainage to enhance cattle grazing and it has been mined and logged. Roads were built in it. A go-kart track was built. It includes scrub and sandhill habitats.[6] Citrus plantations were in the area but were susceptible to freezes, and slash pine plantations replaced some.[6] Restoration works have included addressing the damming effects of roads including I-4 and prescribed burns. Pitcher plants grown in the area, which is part of the Green Swamp area of critical concern.[6]
A brochure was published in 2015.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Palmer, Tom. "Hilochee Wildlife Management Area: Not Many Have Discovered Recreation Area Along I-4". The Ledger.
- ^ "Hunt Calendar - Hilochee Wildlife Management Area - Osprey Unit - WMAHuntCalendar". app.myfwc.com.
- ^ "There will soon be a new way for wildlife to migrate over Interstate 4". WUSF. June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Hilochee".
- ^ Palmer, Tom (December 4, 2014). "Planners See Power Line Paths as Trail Links". The Ledger. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Hilochee is still recovering". The Ledger.
- ^ https://www18.swfwmd.state.fl.us/Erp/Export/ViewDoc/hva40jrd.pdf