Florida,
Tuesday, August 01, 2006 Source: chron.com
A working ranch and tens of thousands of acres of wilderness populated by bears, panthers and other species were handed over to the state Monday in Florida's greatest-ever purchase of land for environmental preservation. The $350 million purchase of the Babcock Ranch, counting $310 million in state money and $40 million from Lee County, puts almost 74,000 mainly undeveloped acres in southwestern Florida or about 115 square miles into state hands to be preserved. |
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