NewsWUSF (NPR Tampa Bay)August 16, 2026Hillsborough
Family donates 5-acre Redland property to protect pine rockland habitat
A private family has donated a 5-acre parcel of land in the Redland area, valued at $800,000, to the Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association. The organization intends to transfer the property to Miami-Dade County to support the preservation of the rare pine rockland ecosystem.
Read the full story at WUSF (NPR Tampa Bay)Why It Matters
This donation adds 5 acres of critical habitat to public conservation efforts in Miami-Dade County, helping to protect a rare ecosystem that is rapidly disappearing due to development.
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organizationMiami Blue Chapter of the National Butterfly Association“Organization receiving the land donation for transfer to the county.”personFotini Andy“Family representative who issued a statement regarding the donation.”personThe Andy family“Family donating five acres of land in the Redland.”organizationEnvironmentally Endangered Lands Program“County program that will manage the donated land.”locationQuail Roost Preserve“County-owned preserve adjacent to the donated property.”organizationMiami-Dade County“The government entity slated to receive the land for conservation.”organizationMiami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association“The organization receiving the land donation and planning to transfer it to the ”personDennis Olle“President of the Miami Blue Chapter who commented on the property's ecological v”