Public invited to comment on Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area Land Management Plan Update – SJRWMD

Public invited to comment on Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area Land Management Plan Update

Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area is uniquely located at the headwaters of six major tributaries that discharge into the St. Johns, Matanzas and Tolomato rivers.

Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area is uniquely located at the headwaters of six major tributaries that discharge into the St. Johns, Matanzas and Tolomato rivers.
Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area is uniquely located at the headwaters of six major tributaries that discharge into the St. Johns, Matanzas and Tolomato rivers.
The St. Johns River Water Management District announces a public meeting for the Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area located in St. Augustine, Florida.  

 The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, and will be held at the St. Johns County Public Library Main Branch, 1960 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32084.  The purpose of this meeting is to receive public comment on the District’s 10-year Land Management Plan for the conservation area. 

Comments may be presented orally or in writing at the meeting. Written comments may also be submitted in advance by mail  to P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178-1429,  attention Chris Kinslow, or by email to ckinslow@sjrwmd.com.  

To ensure consideration prior to the meeting, mailed comments should be received by the District before the public meeting date. 

A draft land management plan for Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area is available on the District’s website under the Documents page. 

Full recreation public meeting announcements are available at www.sjrwmd.com/meetings-announcements.