DUNEDIN, Fla. — Last week, Florida's Department of Environmental Protection unveiled plans aimed at bringing more people to state parks. Those plans include adding pickleball courts, golf courses and ...

Protesters rally at Honeymoon Island State Park in Pinellas County against proposed development plans. Vice President of the Clearwater Audobon Society Kim Begay speaks about the importance of ...

Florida’s environmental agency is floating the idea of golfing and lodges on state park property. Details are scarce. Seventh graders from Anderson Middle School in Stuart visit Jonathan Dickinson ...

It’s been an eventful two weeks in the ongoing saga of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration versus Floridians who love state parks. DeSantis on Aug. 28 aimed to distance himself from controversial park ...

I've never had a specialty license plate before. But I recently decided to get one of the Florida plates that has the nose of a red kayak heading down a river, a turtle on a log, a heron in flight, ...

The Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 80 — one of two bills meant to prevent development in state parks. This bill deters initiatives similar to last summer, when Gov. Ron DeSantis' plans were leaked ...

Following last summer's low-key fiasco to put golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels in nine of Florida's most popular state parks, state Sen. Gayle Harrell filed a bill to protect our beloved ...

Florida residents and the USA TODAY NETWORK are advocating for stronger protections for Florida state parks. Bills SB 80 and HB 209 aim to prevent development like golf courses and hotels within state ...