In the last year, I’ve frequently been critical of Gov. Ron DeSantis, his staff and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection when it comes to actually protecting the environment of Florida.

When the state tried to quietly fast-track plans to build golf courses and hotels on some of our award-winning state parks last summer, I may have even suggested that “protection” should be replaced with “destruction” or, if we didn’t want to change all DEP letterheads, “plundering.”…