Neal Preserve (original) (raw)
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Nature preserve in Florida, United States
| Neal Preserve | |
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| IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Location of the preserve in Manatee County, Florida |
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| Location | Manatee County, Florida |
| Nearest city | Holmes Beach |
| Coordinates | 27°29′35″N 82°41′08″W / 27.49306°N 82.68556°W / 27.49306; -82.68556 |
| Area | 120 acres (0.49 km2) |
| Established | July 21, 2005[1] |
| Official website |
Neal Preserve is a 120-acre (49 ha) preserve in Manatee County, Florida abutting the southern portion of State Road 64 near the western approach of Anna Maria Island Bridge. The preserve contains one-half-mile (0.80 km) of shell and boardwalk trails and a 20-foot (6.1 m) tall observation tower.
Manatee County used federal grants and local money to buy the Perico Island site for 9millionin2005andthenspentanadditional9 million in 2005 and then spent an additional 9millionin2005andthenspentanadditional1.5 million towards building the preserve.[2] The preserve opened to the public on April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Manatee County Property Appraiser". Manatee County Property Appraiser. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Becnel, Thomas (April 13, 2014). "Nature and history come together at Neal Preserve". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2018.