Non-profit trying to preserve 14-acres of Tarpon Springs land endangered species call home [Video]

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Fourteen acres of untouched land in Tarpon Springs is Tex Carter’s paradise.

“This site is actually home to endangered species, gopher tortoises, several different varieties of plants that are listed [as] threatened or endangered,” Carter said.

Carter and the West Klosterman Preservation Group are trying to make sure those gopher tortoises and other species are able to continue to call West Klosterman Preserve home.

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“Everybody knows that Pinellas County is growing and people are coming to the county, because they like Florida,” Carter, the president of the Preservation Group, said. “What do they like about Florida? They like the climate. They like the ambiance. They like the environmental side of it. They don’t necessarily like the concrete and glass that’s out there. What we want to do here is save these 14 acres, along with the 76 acres of the Mariner Point Management …