Manatee County commissioners are not in favor of a site that borders Lake Manatee and Lake Manatee State Park.

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 ...

The request to build came from companies tied to developer Pat Neal of Neal Communities and landowner John Hales. A ...

A Georgia man accused of helping carry out a fraud scheme that cost Manatee County nearly $1.4 million pleaded no contest to ...

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

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 is using a conservation tax approved by voters in 2020 to buy and protect natural Florida landscapes from development. This collection of stories details the properties that have been ...

The coffee table book, written by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, documents the development of a successful, southwest Florida ...

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 ...