land conservation

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast has permanently preserved 64 acres of land in Manatee County. The Crooked River Ranch is one of the last large, privately owned parcels on the Manatee River.

The 2022-23 state budget held $300 million in conservation money in reserve until Jan. 1. Simpson expects a big part of the money will go through the state’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.

If commissioners agree to schedule the referendum and voters approve it, the tax would be levied beginning in 2023 and remain in effect for 20 years.

In his ruling Monday, Judge E. Layne Smith said conservationists dragged their feet and failed to ask for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented lawmakers from spending the money.

Lawmakers’ allocation of $400 million protects thousands of acres of wildlife corridor.

Scientists probe why Florida grasshopper sparrows nest among DeLuca Preserve cattle.

The fate of a last wildlands frontier hinges on politics, policy and tasks such as probing mosquito blood meals.

Ecology thinkers are pursuing wildlife corridors, innovative land purchases, and millions of dollars.

A vast wilderness linking Central and South Florida was spared when plans for a massive development fell apart and the land became the DeLuca Preserve. What’s next may be a great environmental success.

Since the University of South Florida's April 1 call-out for development ideas on its Northern Property, Hillsborough County has been quickly looking into conservation options.

It's aimed at protecting the state's natural and agricultural lands.

Arguing that time “is of the essence,” environmental groups Wednesday requested that a judge lift a stay of a ruling that found state lawmakers did not...