Volusia County Invites Public Input on Deep Creek Preserve Management Plan

Posted On: April 22, 2026

Volusia County's Resource Stewardship Division is updating the management plan for Deep Creek Preserve to incorporate the recently acquired Carter Quail Ranch, expanding the preserve's protected natural lands in southeast Volusia County.

The Carter Quail Ranch encompasses natural lands south of State Road 44 and west of State Road 415 and has been formally added to the preserve. The management plan update will reflect this addition and guide future stewardship of the expanded preserve.

The Deep Creek Preserve Advisory Group will review the plan during a meeting from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 28, in the first-floor training room of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

The advisory group will hold a public hearing from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in the auditorium at the UF/IFAS Extension Office, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand, to solicit public comments on the preserve's management plan update. Members will meet immediately after the public hearing.

Interested individuals can access the agendas and draft management plan at Land Management Plans 30 days before the public hearing. Members of the public may submit comments orally or in writing at the hearing. Written comments also may be submitted to Ashlyn Russell at [email protected] or by mail to the Resource Stewardship Division, 123 W. Indiana Ave., Suite 200, DeLand, FL 32720. Comments must be received by 1 p.m. June 11.

Two or more County Council members may attend the meetings and hearing. For more information, contact Nick Dunnam at [email protected] or 386-943-7081, ext. 13459.

Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II)

Pursuant to Title II of the ADA, Volusia County does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in providing or conducting its services, programs or activities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of county policies to participate in a meeting or other event, should contact the county's ADA Title II coordinator, Jim Corbett, at 386-248-1760 no later than two business days before the event or meeting.