A proposal by Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ Department of Environmental Protection to partially develop nine state parks has run into emphatic opposition from environmentalists, the public and state lawmakers.
Honeymoon Island State Park is on Pinellas County’s gulf coast, near Dunedin. The barrier island consists of approximately 20 acres with four miles of primitive shorefront. Its palmetto and slash pine uplands are home to ospreys, eagles and other birds, as well as endangered gopher tortoises, and numerous shorebirds nest in the dunes and on the beach sands.
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