What is the Volusia County-Mosquito Lagoon wetland restoration project?
This is a project to restore, to as natural a state as possible, dragline ditched wetlands in the Mosquito Lagoon region that were altered by people in the 1960s for mosquito control. The ditching damaged the native wetlands, resulting in less productive ecological communities in about a 1,200-acre area. The Volusia wetland restoration project will restore approximately 600 acres. Phase I of the project is currently funded and roughly 300 acres will be restored using existing funds. This restoration effort is a partnership of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), St. Johns River Water Management District (District), Volusia County Mosquito Control (VCMC) and public land owner/managers.
