The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will purchase 20,000 acres of wetlands in the Everglades in an effort to save the area from oil drilling.
It was the largest wetland acquisition in a decade, according to a press release from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office.
The wetlands affected, which are located in the Water Conservation Area 3 in Dade and Broward Counties, had previously been owned by Kanter Real Estate LLC. Kanter and the state’s Department of Environmental Protection recently reached an agreement and the acquisition of the land was announced Wednesday.
