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  2. List of Florida state parks - Wikipedia

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    On 19 August 2024 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans [21] to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on state park lands. [22]In statements to the Tampa Bay Times and in posts to social media, the agency claimed that the construction of a golf course on vulnerable scrub habitat will be done in a way to "minimize habitat impacts".

  3. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach

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    On October 10, 1991, Rogers was camping in the area. In response to a child's plea for help, he attempted to rescue a Canadian tourist in the heavy surf and riptides of Flagler Beach. Both Rogers and the tourist drowned. The park was created by the Florida legislature in honor of this Florida folk singer/guitarist.

  4. Disability fraud - Wikipedia

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    Disability fraud can be harder to detect than other forms of fraud, as the majority of people receiving disability payments (at least 90%) do not use a wheelchair or walker, or uses a wheelchair but is able to walk limited distances sometimes, while at the same time, many people who need wheelchairs would not qualify for disability payments. [2]

  5. New inclusionary experiences make Florida State Parks ... - AOL

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    Beach matting at Deer Lake, Grayton Beach, St. Andrews and Topsail Hill Preserve state parks in the Florida Panhandle, and Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin. Wheelchair-accessible electric ...

  6. Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park - Wikipedia

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    Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a Florida state park located in Pasco County, Florida near Port Richey, Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico on the Atlantic coastal plain. An entrance to this park is at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Cinema Drive, one mile west of the intersection of Cinema Drive/Ridge Manor Blvd. and U.S. Highway 19 .

  7. After flood of criticism, Florida delays meetings on state ...

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    Amid a wave of criticism, the state Department of Environmental Protection has pushed back a series of meetings about a controversial proposal to add lodges, pickleball and golf at state parks ...

  8. Highlands Hammock State Park - Wikipedia

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    Highlands Hammock State Park is a 9,000-acre (3,640 ha) park 4 miles (6 km) west of Sebring in Highlands County, Florida, off U.S. 27. The park opened in 1931, four years before the Florida state park system was created. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]

  9. Torreya State Park - Wikipedia

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    Torreya State Park is a 13,735 acre (56 km 2) Florida State Park, United States National Natural Landmark and historic site thirteen miles (19 km) north of Bristol. It is located north of S.R 12 on the Apalachicola River , in northwestern Florida ( Florida Panhandle ), at 2576 N.W. Torreya Park Road.