Preservation Project Jacksonville is designed specifically to address future growth and development. Aimed at preserving land for conservation, the Project is helping to control growth while also saving the area's valuable natural resources.

Part of the land impacted is within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, a 46,000-acre preserve in the northeast corner of Duval County and a portion of Nassau County. This beautiful expanse of wetland and upland habitats is home to wood storks, great blue herons, alligators and marsh crabs, among many other animals. Among its many unique features, this area is managed by the nation's only cooperative effort between the National Park Service, The Florida Park Service and the City of Jacksonville.