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Listen: The Latin ProgramGovernor Jeb Bush posing with Babcock Ranch cowboys - Punta Gorda, Florida
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Collection
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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Subject Term
Occupational groups--Florida--Charlotte County--Punta Gorda
Florida cowboys
Ranchers
Horsemen and horsewomen
Cowboys
Portraits, Group--Florida--Charlotte County--Punta Gorda
Public officers
Governors--Florida--Charlotte County--Punta Gorda
Environmentalism
Environmental policy
Environmental law
Nature conservation
Conservation of natural resources
Government purchasing
Environmental protection
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
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General Note
Accompanying note: "...Governor Jeb Bush [signing] the Babcock Preservation Act, taking the State a step closer to completing one of the largest and most unique conservation purchases in Florida's history. The new law provides $310 million to acquire nearly 74,000 acres of the Babcock Ranch property, which spans both Lee and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida. The Governor was joined at the bill signing by members of the Florida Legislature, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Colleen M. Castille and a host of community leaders."
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