PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the launch of the 2024-2025 Great Outdoors Initiative on Monday which will impact many local state ...

Editor's note: On Aug. 23, the state announced that the public meetings were being postponed until early September. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, three state parks ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amid a wave of criticism, the state Department of Environmental Protection has pushed back a series of meetings about a controversial proposal to add lodges, pickleball and golf at state parks. Eight ...

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 ...

Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration introduced controversial plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball courts to state parks, a Stuart lawmaker filed a measure to make ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The sand along the coast of Grayton Beach State Park is so unique, some say it speaks to you. It's compared to sugar, and is so white it's almost blinding in bright sunlight.