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.

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 ...

Manatee County’s wetland buffer rules had been part of the county’s Comprehensive Plan since 1989. They were designed to shield environmentally sensitive areas from pollution and protect water ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

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.

A mere 4,000-square-foot wetland is a significant water storage area because planners must consider a third dimension — depth. At just one foot deep, a 4,000-square-foot wetland would hold 4,000 ...

He said the city is aware of a wetland that’s to the southwest of the site. He said there’s an existing wetland buffer that extends into the corner of the proposed project area.

A Long Island contractor, who was sued in May for building a parking lot and storage facility in a protected wetland area in West Babylon, must now pay $121,000 and restore the wetland buffer.

EVERETT — Snohomish County Council will likely decide on Wednesday if buffers to wetlands, streams and other critical habitats will be cut in half for development opportunities. For the past ...