land conservation

The more than 12,000 acres along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands.

The bills would also use some of the money to pay for clean water projects and keep agricultural lands from being developed.

In Seminole State Forest, Traci Deen steps off the trail into the shoulder-high scrub palmetto.

Florida’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to conserve 772 acres in Madison County. The land is in the Sampala Lake Ranch.Florida Forest Service director…

Florida lawmakers and Governor Scott are $50 million apart when it comes to funding the state’s signature land buying program. But whether it’s 50 million…

Florida lawmakers are advancing a plan to allocate $100 million a year to the land buying program Florida Forever. Last year the legislature zeroed out…

Some of Florida’s military supporters are lining up behind the state’s land acquisition program. Unlikely allies are joining forces to defend Florida…

Environmental groups want the state to buy nearly 40,000 acres of land along the Apalachicola River.Riverkeeper Dan Tonsmeire said he hopes Florida will…

Florida lawmakers want to phase out community redevelopment agencies that combat blight and slums. Complaints of misuse of funds and corruption are…

In 2011, Florida made sweeping changes to the laws regulating new development. Now legislators are re-examining how the state is juggling the needs of a…