Lyonia Preserve is a 360-acre joint project of
Volusia County
Land Acquisition and Management and the
Volusia County School Board to restore
and maintain scrub habitat. Since 1994,
restoration efforts have removed overgrown sand
pines and opened up the understory creating the
characteristic bare sand areas with low-growing
vegetation preferred by scrub species.
Lyonia Preserve also is home to the
Deltona Regional Library, which sits
adjacent to the site. The Deltona Regional
Library is one of Volusia County’s busiest
libraries, accounting for 16 percent of county
library transactions. In 2007, Deltona library
patrons checked out more than 580,000 items and
accounted for 1.9 million transactions.
New at Lyonia Preserve in 2009 will be an
environmental center. The 4,000-square-foot
Lyonia Environmental Center
will be part of the library complex and is being
developed to encourage discovery and exploration
of Volusia County’s ecosystems and foster
community involvement in conservation efforts.
Staff will provide hands-on field and classroom
and environmental experiences. The center will
include two classrooms, an exhibit gallery, a
visiting scientist’s workroom, and a coffee and
gift shop.
Also opening in fall, 2009, a 1,000-seat outdoor
amphitheater will be next to the library for
community gatherings and educational
instruction. The Deltona City Commission has
contributed $2 million toward the expansion
project and will pay $250,000 a year for 10
years to help with maintenance and operating
costs.
Lyonia Preserve trail map
News
and updates
Construction updates
Deltona library
modular units to open Monday, July 7
Officials set to
break ground for Deltona library expansion,
environmental center and amphitheater
Deltona Regional
Library closed for renovation until July 2009
