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Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parks

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Florida 's state park system is a bastion of wildness in a state where vast stretches of sugar sand beaches and mangrove forests have long given way to condos, motels and souvenir shops.

The proposal to build new sports facilities, hotels and glamping sites at eight state parks across Florida has drawn a wave of opposition.

State parks "are the last strongholds for a lot of wildlife in rapidly urbanizing communities in Florida ," an expert says.

Audubon Florida head hopes state officials will listen to Floridians who plan to pack public meetings next week .

“Absolutely there is demand for more people to enjoy state parks," she says.

"The solution is not to try to cram as many people into a park as we can," she said.