The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland buffers around Cooper Creek in the University Park area. Cooper Creek is a ...

PORTAGE | The Stormwater Management Board has tabled a request to infringe on a portion of a wetland to allow the construction of several self-storage buildings. Ustor Development Corp. proposed ...

The Manatee County Commission voted to cut back the government’s environmental protections for local wetlands over the protests of hundreds of residents. After an extended debate on the issue, which ...

Ever since taking over Green Field Point Farm from his in-laws 18 years ago, Bruce Mulligan has tried to keep the farm green. “We like anything we can do sustainable to better the environment and the ...

Manatee County commissioners approved a developer’s request to release about 10 acres of conservation easements along Cooper Creek in the University Park area. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com ...