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The conservation community has been fighting since 2015 against what they say is the state legislature’s repeated misuse of the amendment funding, which…
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Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet this week will consider a proposed deal that would help preserve more than 400 acres of rural land in Marion…
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First Coast ConnectThe Florida Legislature might vote to stop allocating money to the Florida Land Acquisition Trust Fund in the upcoming budget.However, Jim McCarthy, chair…
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Updated at 11 a.m. TuesdayOn the wall behind Jim McCarthy’s desk hangs a large photograph of a skeletonized tree trunk resting on the iconic Boneyard…
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The Jacksonville City Council is asking for conservation dollars to clean up First Coast waterways.Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Orange Park, is proposing $35…
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A lawsuit alleging the Florida Legislature improperly used funds meant for buying conservation land could be expedited.Circuit Judge Charles Dodson of…
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On a small beach below the iconic stripes of St. Augustine’s lighthouse, a small crowd gathered in July to cheer on a rehabilitated sea turtle as it was…
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First Coast ConnectNorth Florida Land TrustThe North Florida Land Trust is launching an ambitious project to conserve more land in North Florida.The nonprofit is planning to…
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The North Florida Land Trust is about to release its annual list of threatened lands that are a priority for purchase.In this week’s “Business Brief,”…
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Jacksonville conservationists are urging Duval County lawmakers to use more Amendment 1 money to buy conservation land around the First Coast.The pleas at…