/tags/richmond-pine-rockland Richmond Pine Rockland en-US WLRN Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:01:21 GMT /news/2017-12-08/judge-orders-emergency-halt-to-clearing-of-rare-miami-forest-targeted-for-walmart Bulldozers downing trees in pine rockland targeted for a Walmart-anchored shopping center were ordered to stop work Friday after a federal judge issued an… Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:01:21 GMT /news/2017-12-08/judge-orders-emergency-halt-to-clearing-of-rare-miami-forest-targeted-for-walmart Jenny Staletovich /news/2017-12-06/federal-wildlife-managers-clear-way-for-walmart-in-vanishing-south-florida-forest Federal wildlife managers on Tuesday cleared the way for a Walmart-anchored strip mall in one of the world’s rarest forests, a tract of vanishing pine… Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:03:48 GMT /news/2017-12-06/federal-wildlife-managers-clear-way-for-walmart-in-vanishing-south-florida-forest Jenny Staletovich /news/2017-05-19/environmentalists-ask-for-intervention-to-preserve-rare-pine-rockland-forest-in-southern-miami-dade Environmental activists and concerned citizens expressed outrage Thursday night over a planned development they say endangers a tract of rare pine… Fri, 19 May 2017 12:06:13 GMT /news/2017-05-19/environmentalists-ask-for-intervention-to-preserve-rare-pine-rockland-forest-in-southern-miami-dade /news/2017-05-17/development-proposal-near-zoo-raises-concern-for-miami-dades-rare-pine-rockland-forest Pine rockland is a rare type of forest found only in South Florida and the Caribbean. In Miami-Dade County, a swath of pineland once stretched from… Wed, 17 May 2017 19:41:52 GMT /news/2017-05-17/development-proposal-near-zoo-raises-concern-for-miami-dades-rare-pine-rockland-forest /environment/2015-08-17/miami-dade-pine-rockland-designated-critical-habitat The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that more than 2,700 acres of pine rockland in South Miami-Dade will be designated as a “critical… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:23:12 GMT /environment/2015-08-17/miami-dade-pine-rockland-designated-critical-habitat /environment/2015-01-23/the-debate-over-richmond-pine-rockland Protesters gathered at the Zoo Miami parking lot this past weekend to rally against development on Richmond Pine Rockland that neighbors the zoo. It’s one… Fri, 23 Jan 2015 05:07:58 GMT /environment/2015-01-23/the-debate-over-richmond-pine-rockland Jessica Meszaros