PINE ROCKLAND DONATION FOR EEL

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

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-659-26 (File Number 260755) on July 21, 2026, approving 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 earmarked 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 EEL Program has acquired approximately 24,217 acres of land in Miami-Dade County since its inception through November 30, 2025, and manages over 29,000 acres of natural area preserves. The donation was introduced on April 22, 2026, and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on June 9, 2026. The final action was adoption on July 21, 2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, or acreage for a specific acquisition is stated in the document.