Bar-B Ranch Florida Forever Project. (Image credit: Lauren Yoho, Wildpath)
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has secured a 1,668-acre conservation easement over Bar-B Ranch in Martin County through the Florida Forever Program, protecting a working cattle ranch that improves water quality and supports Everglades restoration while remaining in agricultural production.
Located near the C-44 Stormwater Treatment Area and Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area, Bar-B Ranch has been operated as a ranch for decades and currently supports approximately 250 head of cattle. The conservation easement ensures the land will remain a working ranch while permanently preventing future development…