Little Nana Dune in historic Black community saved for conservation
The North Florida Land Trust announced the purchase of three plots of land that are part of the Little NaNa Dune system. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:32 PM EST January 18, 2021 Updated: 7:21 PM EST January 18, 2021
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. People are uniting to save a dune in a historic Black community.
The NaNa Dune System in Nassau County is the tallest on Florida’s coastline. It overlooks a beach that was one of few stretches of ocean that welcomed Black families throughout segregation and the Jim Crow era.
Little NaNa Dune, once a part of that dune system, was on the chopping block. Conservation groups are uniting to save the dune.
NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST
The nonprofit North Florida Land Trust has contracted to buy and preserve three parcels of land in historic American Beach in Nassau County.
To protect the land from development, the North Florida Land Trust is asking donors to help fund its $1.3 million purchase.
The trust says preserving the land that makes up part of the Little NaNa Dune system will protect its natural beauty and wildlife habitat.
Little NaNa Dune is part of the dune system on Amelia Island that includes NaNa Dune, which is the tallest dune in the state and is owned by the National Park Service.