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There are 175 [1] state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha), [2] providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, often styled, "Friends of {park name} State Park ...
As described in the Older Americans Act, it is the state's unit on aging. It oversees the Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG [1]). [2] The department's creation was approved in a 1988 constitutional amendment under the name Department of Elderly Affairs [3] but did not begin operations until January 1992. [4]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building in Tallahassee, the largest of the agency's headquarters buildings.. By the mid-1960s, when the federal government was becoming increasingly involved in initiatives designed to protect the country's environmental interests, Florida had four agencies involved with environmental protection: the Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund ...
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–73, 79 Stat. 218) was the first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older adults. It created the National Aging Network comprising the Administration on Aging on the federal level, State Units on Aging at the state level, and Area Agencies on Aging at the local ...
Seabranch Preserve State Park; Sebastian Inlet State Park; Silver Springs State Park; Skyway Fishing Pier State Park; St. Andrews State Park; St. George Island State Park; St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park; St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park; Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park; Stump Pass Beach State Park; Suwannee River State ...
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English: Elderly man at Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park - Ormond Beach, Florida Addison Block House was acquired by the state as a historic park in 1945 from the Volusia Hammock State Park Association. The blockhouse was part of John Addison's plantation, Carrickfergus. He acquired the propetry through a 1400-acres Spanish land grant in ...