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“The Heart of Nassau County”
Nassau County Plans to Upsize Its Parks “Between every two pine trees, there is a door leading to a new way of life.” -John Muir, Scottish American conservationist by Nancy Lee Bethea John Muir was an influential Scottish American naturalist, conservationist, and writer of the nineteenth century who helped establish Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park in California. He also founded the Sierra Club in 1892. Muir believed America’s wilderness areas should be federally protected
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as places of rest and recreation for generations to come. John Muir also had a local connection. Who knows how many “doors to a new way of life” Muir found between
Nassau County’s pines, palms, and oaks when he walked here on his way to Cedar Key from Fernandina Beach. The area he walked, part of the historic Florida Railroad, is now a trail at the John Muir Ecological Park along State Road 200,
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west of US 17 in Yulee. Muir’s legacy of conservation also lives through our leaders’ vision of investing resources in our parks and recreation spaces for us to enjoy today and for our children and grandchildren to relish in the future. In 2020, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), adopted the Parks Recreation Open Space Master Plan (PROSMP), which calls for the upgrade of current parks, development of new community and regional parks, a community events program, land acquisition, land development code adjustments, and an overhaul of recreation ordinances. In 2021, the BOCC furthered their commitment to Nassau County’s natural spaces by allocating over $18,000,000 toward park and recreation improvements. The BOCC also hired Jay Robertson, the county’s first Parks and Recreation Director, to oversee the implementation of the PROSMP. With roots in Nassau County, graduating from Fernandina Beach High School,
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