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For this National Park Week, do more than celebrate our parks. Speak up for them. | Opinion
This National Park Week should be unlike any other. Because this year our parks are threatened like never before.
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses, pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed Wednesday by the state House following a public outcry against ...
Understaffed national parks causing facilities to close. What's closed in Florida?
The Perdido Key kayak launch and parking lot are closed. The Perdido Key Discovery Trail and boardwalk are also closed for construction. The Nature Way Trail boardwalk behind the visitor center in the ...
Florida's Largest National Park Has Only One Hotel—and It's Made Entirely From Shipping Containers
The Flamingo Lodge, in Florida's Everglades National Park, was completely rebuilt and recently reopened after nearly 20 years ...
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The Florida House has passed a measure to protect state parks from development
The land management measure is called the “State Park Preservation Act." It passed the House floor, 115-0, and it preserves state land by limiting new development like pickleball courts, hotels, and ...
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Florida House passes bill to protect state parks from commercial development
When the idea of putting commercial developments at state parks was initially proposed by the Florida Department of ...