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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".
Faver-Dykes State Park is a Florida State Park located 15 miles south of St. Augustine, near the intersection of I-95 and US 1, and bordering Pellicer Creek, a designated state canoe trail. Activities include fishing, picnicking, boating, canoeing, camping and wildlife viewing.
The Withlacoochee State Forest is the third largest state forest and is a critical component of the Florida Wildlife Corridor for several reasons, playing a vital role in the preservation and connectivity of wildlife habitats across the state. It is also home to species like bald eagles, fox squirrels, and gopher tortoises.
Oscar Scherer State Park is a Florida State Park located between Sarasota and Venice, near Osprey. The address is 1843 South Tamiami Trail. It receives more than 250,000 visitors a year. [1] [2] [3] The park is home to habitat for various plants and animals including birds such as the Florida scrub jay and butterflies. It has areas for cycling ...
Florida Panhandle: website, operated by the State, features tanks and exhibits about the river, bay and gulf habitats found in Apalachicola Arch Creek Park Museum & Nature Center: North Miami: Miami-Dade: South: 8 acres, operated by the County, museum features Native American artifacts Archbold Biological Station: Venus: Highlands: Central
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is a Florida government agency founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tallahassee. It manages and regulates the state's fish and wildlife resources, and enforces related laws. Officers are managers, researchers, and support personnel, and perform law enforcement in the course of their ...
In 1974, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took over Egmont Key. In 1989 they turned the island over to the State of Florida and it became a state park. After a yearslong effort, the jail structure from Fort Dade was rebuilt and repurposed as a visitors' center for the park in the early 2000s.
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve is a Florida State Park, located about ten miles east of Dundee, off US 27. This region is part of the Atlantic coastal plain. In 2024 an addition was announced including land fronting Lake Pierce. There is a "Catfish Creek Florida Forever Project".