Florida's panhandle is known as one of the richest areas for biodiversity and scenic beauty in all the country, if not the world. From the mysterious blue sinks to the vast beauty of coastal wetlands and beaches, the panhandle has it all.
St. Marks Wildlife Refuge and Wakulla Springs in Wakulla County are truly jewels of this region, the latter being the longest and deepest freshwater spring known in the world.
A new ordinance passed by Wakulla County Commissioners will help protect the wetlands that help make this area so special. The new law will create a 75-foot buffer zone around the wetlands of Wakulla County. From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Newsletter:
Wakulla County Commissioner Alan Brock discussed the importance of this new measure with Audubon of Florida News:
