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Pining for the Rocklands
The pine rockland ecosystem is one of the most endangered habitats in Florida with just 1.2% remaining outside of the Everglades. It's also filled with endangered wildlife, including Florida bonneted bats, Miami tiger beetles, Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak butterflies, eastern indigo snakes, native plants, and 98 other imperiled species. But a decades-long Miami-Dade County plan to build a waterpark and other attractions on a critical piece of habitat — a 67-acre plot next to Zoo Miami — suddenly threatened to wipe out that biodiversity.
Miami-Dade sets the stage for Hollywood with the largest film incentive program in Florida
High Impact Film Fund Program aims to lure major productions and boost the local economy. Miami-Dade County is ready to roll out the red carpet for the entertainment industry. In a move designed to reignite the local film scene, officials announced the launch of the High Impact Film Fund Program (HIFFP), the largest incentive program ever offered in the state of Florida.
Miami-Dade Parks Hosts 2nd Annual Turtlepalooza to Spotlight Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts
Miami's sea turtles are getting a spotlight this weekend as Miami-Dade County Parks kicks off nesting season with their 2nd annual Turtlepalooza at Crandon Park. Visitors can join in on May 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crandon Park Visitor’s & Biscayne Nature Center for an event packed with activities geared towards conservation, including a chance to aid in a marine debris cleanup along the park’s shoreline.
Redland-area oases Patch of Heaven Sanctuary and Blue Lagoon Farm put the ‘lax’ in relaxation
In the ’90s, we would say “take a chill pill,” but life has gotten so hectic since then, we need a prescription for something stronger, and Dr. Deco’s orders are in: take the nature pill — some good ol’ oxygen, greener, and silence. Deco’s health correspondent, Alex Miranda, drove out to Redland to find some.
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