Gore’s Landing Road Closure in Florida
Due to recent rainfall, an approximately half-mile portion of McLemore Road on the Gores Landing Unit of the Ocklawaha River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has become impassable and is closed to vehicle traffic until Oct. 8.
The partial closure is about midway along McLemore Road, the main road that runs north and south in the WMA. The closure could affect those planning to hunt during the archery season, which opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 7.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will re-evaluate the road after the archery season to determine its condition and if it can be reopened.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission came into existence on July 1, 1999 - the result of a constitutional amendment approved in the 1998 General Election as part of the package proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission.
In the implementation of the Constitutional Amendment, the Florida Legislature combined all of the staff and Commissioners of the former Marine Fisheries Commission, elements of the Divisions of Marine Resources and Law Enforcement of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and all of the employees and Commissioners of the former Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
Five years later, after consulting stakeholders, employees and other interested parties, the FWC adopted a new internal structure to address complex conservation issues of the new century. The new structure focuses on programs, such as habitat management, that affect numerous species. It will focus on moving the decision-making process closer to the public and did not require any additional funding or additional positions.
