PINE ROCKLAND DONATION FOR EEL

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

The document is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, file number 260755, a resolution (R-659-26) adopted on 7/21/2026. It approves the acceptance of a $925,000.00 donation from the Center for Biological Diversity, Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition, South Florida Wildlands Association, and Tropical Audubon Society to the Miami-Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Management Trust Fund for the management and acquisition of pine rocklands. The donation is expressly intended for the acquisition or management of undeveloped pine rocklands in Miami-Dade County. The EEL Program manages over 1,636 acres of pine rocklands and has over 415 acres of pine rockland habitat on its Acquisition List. The program's scope is Countywide. The resolution was introduced on 4/22/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The sponsor is Raquel A. Regalado. The staff recommendation is to adopt the resolution. No specific street address, parcel, or project site is stated. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated.