As new development and population growth increase demand on Manatee County’s drinking water supply, officials say they’ll ...
The state agriculture department’s Rural and Family Lands Program will pay $9.4 million for a conservation easement on 2,559 acres of Bentley Ranch in southeastern Hardee County. Conservationists say ...
A 2,500-acre land purchase approved by state leaders on Tuesday will help protect an important drinking water source for Manatee County and Southwest Florida, conservationists say. The ranchlands sit ...