Sarasota County, Elling Eide Center partner to protect land on Little Sarasota Bay

Big Waters Land Trust, formerly Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, has announced the permanent conservation of 14.5 acres at The Elling Eide Center in Sarasota County. The Elling Eide Center is a 72-acre preserve of rare coastal uplands that houses the largest private Asian Studies library and research center in the western hemisphere.