As Florida's wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...

Manatee County commissioners approved a $9.5 million land purchase for use as flood and wetlands impact mitigation associated with expansion plans for Golf Course Road. The 95-acre property, located ...

Manatee County leaders have voted to buy two new pieces of land with the county’s voter-backed conservation fund. A purchase of several acres of forest land at the edge of Rye Preserve, a nature ...

Manatee County officials hope to partner with the state to add a key link to the Florida Wildlife Corridor near Myakka City. That potential link is a 550-acre stretch of land in East Manatee County — ...

Manatee County seeks volunteers for its Environmental Lands Management and Acquisition Committee to help oversee local ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners unanimously voted to purchase more than 13 acres of land to add to Pine Island Preserve. The $40,000 purchase will come out of Manatee County’s ...

Manatee County Commissioner Robert McCann addressed ethics questions regarding prior communication with residents about a development proposal. McCann clarified that the communication occurred via ...

VIDEO: Manatee County Board of County Commissioners votes to approve land donation. VIDEO: New College Board of Trustees votes to approve land donation. Founded in Sarasota in 1960, New College of ...

The DeSoto County school board is in the process to build affordable housing for its teachers and staff on school property.

With supply chain reshuffling and e-commerce growth, industrial parks along I-75 and near Port Manatee are experiencing record-low vacancy rates, and land for development is scarce. Office Space ...