Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Florida’s wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conservationists are celebrating the protection of 13 acres of land along the Myakka River in East Manatee County. Manatee County ...

Manatee County leaders have voted to buy two new pieces of land with the county's voter-backed conservation fund. A purchase of several acres of forest land at the edge of Rye Preserve, a nature ...

Florida officials say the proposed site of a new cruise port in Manatee County is not part of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, contrary to state maps that depict the property inside the preserve’s ...

As Florida's wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...