Conservation

Three environmental groups filed a lawsuit this week -- with the state legislature as their target. The coalition claims lawmakers shortchanged...

Despite continued lobbying and statewide rallies, lawmakers with control over a water-and-land funding package don't appear to be open to pleas to...

When the Florida Legislature reconvenes in two weeks in a special session centered on the state budget a large part of the debate will be about Amendment…

Species like the Florida Keys mole skink. The goal is to learn more about the species and then educate the public on how to help conserve the…

State officials approved two land conservation deals for Southwest Florida Tuesday.The Florida Cabinet voted in favor of a $9.7 million dollar land deal…

Environmentalists are concerned Gov. Rick Scott’s efforts to save taxpayer money might hinder land conversation efforts in the state.This year, more than…

A private company in Naples has donated a massive tract of land to the state of Florida. State officials say the land will be used as a wildlife habitat,…

Lawmakers recently settled on a $77 billion budget this year, but with very little money set aside for the state’s land conservation program.…

Collier and Lee County residents might be voting on land conservation funding measures in 2016.A property tax that pays for land conservation and…

Environmental groups say the state’s plan to sell some of Florida’s conservation land to buy more sensitive land is not going so well.State legislators…