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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces a PUBLIC HEARING for the FWC lead-managed Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located in Polk County, Florida.

6:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Lake Eva Event Center
799 Johns Ave
Haines City, FL 33844

PURPOSE: To receive public comment regarding considerations for the FWC’s ten-year Management Plan for the FWC lead-managed Creek Ranch WMA.

This hearing is being held EXCLUSIVELY for discussion of the Draft Creek Ranch WMA Management Plan, otherwise referred to as the Management Prospectus. This meeting will not address area hunting or fishing regulations. For more information on the process for FWC rule and regulation development visit our Proposed Rules Changes.

A Management Prospectus for the Creek Ranch WMA and a copy of the agenda is available upon request from Elizabeth Norregaard by mail at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-160; by telephone at (850) 487-9767; or by email at Ann.Norregaard@MyFWC.com. 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting should notify the agency at least five calendar days before the meeting by calling (850) 488-6411 or contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice), if you are hearing or speech impaired. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, or if you need more information, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

FWC, Office of Human Resources
620 S Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850) 488-6411

Or write to: 

Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Civil Rights
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240