FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2019

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

Call for Public Comments for Florida's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning is accepting public comments on Florida’s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP).

The Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan is Florida’s official planning document for outdoor recreation. The five-year policy plan provides recommendations for communities, businesses and organizations to meet the recreation demands of Florida’s diverse and growing population. The plan offers detailed information regarding recreational participation opportunities, along with economic information at the statewide, regional and county levels for a broad range of outdoor recreation activities.

The draft plan and appendices are available online. The public is invited to submit comments to the Office of Park Planning at outdoor.recreation@floridadep.gov until May 3, 2019. For more information on SCORP, click here.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. Visit the department’s website at https://floridadep.gov/.

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