Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he will open all state parks Monday as part of phase one of his plan to reopen Florida. “Today, I am announcing that as part of phase one, as of Monday, Florida’s world-renowned state parks system will be opening,” DeSantis said. “Opening the parks back up is consistent with my safe, smart, step-by-step plan to reopen Florida.” The governor said he based his decision to open state parks on a study conducted by the Department of Homeland Security. “The Department of Homeland Security’s biodefense lab recently conducted a study about the effect of sunlight, heat and humidity on the virus, in terms of surface transmission and in terms of respiratory droplets and aerosols,” DeSanits said.