Manatee County is using voter-approved conservation funds to purchase 4.5 acres of forested land around the Rye Cemetery and Rye Preserve in Parrish to shield the area from future development.

County officials have so far made three land purchases with the conservation fund approved by voters in 2020: $15.5 million for a 98-acre expansion of Emerson Point Preserve in Palmetto, $11.2 ...

Manatee County is using voter-approved conservation funds to purchase 4.5 acres of forested land around the Rye Cemetery and Rye Preserve in Parrish to shield the area from future development.

Big Waters unveiled its 2030 Conservation Plan in April. It’s the first strategic plan for the nonprofit, and it lays out 247,000 acres of conservation opportunities from Terra Ceia in Manatee County ...