PINE ROCKLAND DONATION FOR EEL

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

The document is a legislative item for Miami-Dade County, File Number 260755, a Resolution (R-659-26) that was 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 pursuant to Section 24-50.5. 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 scope is Countywide. The EEL Program Manager, Janet Gil, will monitor the activities. 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 by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. No specific street address, parcel, or project site is stated. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.