PINE ROCKLAND DONATION FOR EEL

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-659-26 (Legislative Item File Number 260755) on 7/21/2026, approving 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 Environmentally Endangered Lands Management Trust Fund for management and acquisition of pine rocklands. The donation is expressly earmarked for 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 has acquired approximately 24,217 acres of land in Miami-Dade County since inception through November 30, 2025. The EEL Program manages over 29,000 acres of natural area preserves. No County match is required. The item was forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026. The resolution was introduced on 4/22/2026. The sponsor was Raquel A. Regalado. The requester was the Department of Environmental Resources Management. The EEL Program Manager Janet Gil will monitor activities. No specific parcel, street address, or project site is identified in the document.