Memo to Florida Legislature: Get the parks bill over the finish line
The State Park Preservation Act protects against development proposals that would spoil the beauty of Florida's state parks.
Tag: HB 209
Environmentalists back on board with bill limiting development in state parks
The measure is a response to a plan last year that would have added pickleball courts and golf courses to ...
What do you like most about Florida’s state parks? Our bill protects that
SB 80 and HB 209 must pass to preserve and protect Florida State Parks for our children and grandchildren.
Florida politicians must protect our state parks
The 'State Park Preservation Act' deserves to be voted on in its current form and untainted by attempts to water ...
Florida must protect state parks — bill is a step in the right direction
Floridians don't want to see their state parks spoiled with excessive clearing, paving and building.
Florida lawmakers considering bills to protect state parks and improve resiliency in upcoming session
The resiliency bills would develop rules for nature-based solutions and a tax-credit program for green buildings.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
