Florida's State Parks Voted America's Best!The Florida's Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation and Parks received a National Gold Medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize State Park Award in 1999. Florida's state park system is comprised of more than one-half million acres with more than 150 parks. Fifteen million visitors utilize these park areas annually. To meet the challenge of provide outstanding recreational experiences the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation and Parks utilized its "Partnership Program" to help supplement its needs. More than 1,900 private and public partners helped provide support in the form of funds, volunteer hours, and educational service programs. Top Florida state officials--including Department of Environmental Protection Secretary David B. Struhs, DEP DEP Deposit DEP Deputy DEP Department of Environmental Protection DEP Dependent DEP Departure DEP Depot DEP Deposition DEP deployed (US DoD) DEP Data Execution Prevention (computer security) Deputy Secretary for Land and Recreation Bob Ballard and DEP Division of Recreation and Parks Director Fran P. Mainella--accepted the award during the Closing General Session of the NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association Congress and Exposition in Nashville, TN. As a result of winning this award, Florida Governor Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida as well as the first Republican to be re-elected to that office. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the younger brother of current President George W. and the Florida Cabinet The Florida Cabinet is a Florida governmental body that engages in collective governance of the state. Created following Reconstruction, when there had been distrust of the military governors appointed by the federal government, it was designed to decentralize authority from the adopted a resolution declaring November 1999 a month of celebration to honor Florida's state park system. |
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