They've been vocal about protecting their state parks since news leaked last August of a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan to allow golf courses, pickleball courts and ...

There are other public camping options available as well. County parks, national forests, and national preserves offer less ...

Bonnet Springs Park is one of two Florida parks to rank among the best in the United States. Screengrab from Bonnet Springs Park's video on Facebook A Florida park is an “urban oasis” — and ...

Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, that some parks supporters and lawmakers said would have kept the door open for sports facilities. Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida’s senior director of policy, said the bill ...

The Winnebago County Conservation Board will also be opening the Lake Catherine Cabin for the season on Friday, April 25. The ...

Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida’s senior director of policy, said Harrel’s bill would draw a clear line between allowed and prohibited uses of state parks. “The (Gruters) amendment, however ...

Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida’s senior director of policy, said Harrel’s bill would draw a clear line between allowed and prohibited uses of state parks. "The (Gruters) amendment, however, makes it muddy ...