TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s environmental agency faced bipartisan backlash over a proposa l to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks.

TALLAHASSEE — As conservation groups object to the possibility of adding lodging, pickleball and golf at state parks, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection late Wednesday released ...

Pickleball courts, golf and disc golf courses, and more lodging could soon be coming to at least eight Florida state parks. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced the ...

TALLAHASSEE — As conservation groups object to the possibility of adding lodging, pickleball and golf at state parks, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection late Wednesday released ...

This week The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a proposal to further develop state parks, adding pickleball courts, golf courses and other recreational activity spaces ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced an initiative that plans to add hotels, pickleball courts and other activities to Florida state parks. The change to ...

Pickleball courts, golfing and disc golf courses and more lodging could soon be coming to at least eight Florida state parks, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The state ...

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 ...

TALLAHASEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) unveiled the 2024-2025 Great Outdoors Initiative this week, proposing significant changes to state parks across Florida.

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — The largest state park in southeast Florida—could be in for some changes. Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound is included in what’s being called a “Great Outdoors ...

In a perfect world, state Sen. Gayle Harrell's Senate Bill 80, the so-called "State Park Preservation Act," should be unnecessary. After the public outcry last year over plans to put hotels, golf ...

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, ...