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For decades, Florida planned to buy the key and conserve it, but that has fallen through.

State board decides to purchase the land for conservation.

Florida panthers will be losing more than 10 square miles of Western Everglades in which they currently roam if the builders get their way ... beloved endangered cougars are gaining ground thanks to preservation efforts that are costing taxpayers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Recently, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) celebrates its major accomplishments in protecting Flo

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list. His St. Cloud-based Kempfer Cattle Co.’s properties rank at 42 and 73, respectively, on a list of 258 properties that are priorities for the state to preserve. To buy out Kempfer and the other people who want ...

Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list. His St. Cloud-based Kempfer Cattle Co.’s properties rank at 42 and 73, respectively, on a list of 258 properties that are priorities for the state to preserve. To buy out Kempfer and the other people who want to sell their ...

As the state considers purchasing 1,314 acres of pasture land in rural east Seminole for conservation and to fill in a crucial gap in a statewide wildlife corridor, county commissioners plan to give the landowners $3.4 million to hold off a sale to developers. Environmentalists and conservationists urged county leaders at this week’s commission meeting to hand the taxpayer money to the ...

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Governor Ron DeSantis today announced his Focus on Florida’s Future budget

Conservation easements a cost-effective solution