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 (EEL) Management Trust Fund for the management and acquisition of pine rocklands in Miami-Dade County. The donation is expressly earmarked for the acquisition or management of undeveloped pine rocklands. 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. No specific parcel, street address, or project site is identified in the document. The item was introduced on 4/22/2026, forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The resolution was sponsored by Raquel A. Regalado. The fiscal impact is a positive $925,000.00 to the EEL Program, with no County match required. The EEL Program Manager, Janet Gil, will monitor activities. The document does not describe a specific construction or development project; it is a donation acceptance for land acquisition and management.