NewsWUSF (NPR Tampa Bay) — EnvironmentAugust 16, 2026Hillsborough
Family donates 5-acre Redland property to protect pine rockland habitat
A private family has donated 5 acres 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 for environmental preservation.
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This donation adds 5 acres of rare habitat to the county's protected land inventory, preventing potential development on the site.
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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 member who issued a statement regarding the land donation.”organizationEnvironmentally Endangered Lands Program“County program that will manage the donated land.”personAndy family“Family donating five acres of land in the Redland.”locationQuail Roost Preserve“Existing county-owned preserve adjacent to the donated land.”organizationMiami-Dade County“The intended final owner of the donated land for conservation purposes.”organizationMiami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association“The organization receiving the land donation for eventual transfer to the county”personDennis Olle“President of the Miami Blue Chapter of the National Butterfly Association.”locationRedland“The geographic area where the donated land is located.”