PINE ROCKLAND DONATION FOR EEL

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

The document is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, specifically a resolution (File Number: 260755, Reference: R-659-26) that was adopted on 7/21/2026. The resolution 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 EEL Program has acquired approximately 24,217 acres of land in Miami-Dade County since its inception through November 30, 2025. The EEL Program is responsible for managing over 29,000 acres of natural area preserves. The item 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 public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.