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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 ...
One Collier island boasts one of the oldest names in the nation. Do you know which one?
Names of Collier County places reveal our shifting relationship with the land. For example, Picayune Strand, once thought ...
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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'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 ...