The Legislature slashed or found other uses for Florida Forever funds in 2009 and 2010 after the 2008 recession and swept the fund of new land-buying money in 2011 and 2012, and in 2017, even after ...

The Florida Forever Program marks a quarter-century of protecting the state's most valuable landscapes, watersheds, and cultural sites through strategic partnerships with private landowners. Deer ...

Funding for Florida's main program to protect environmentally sensitive lands was slashed in the budget that now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Much of the money has been shifted to protect agricultural ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 23, 2025 / This year marks the 25 th anniversary of the Florida Forever program, which has protected more than 1 million acres of lands across the state ...

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida lawmakers did not approve new funding for Florida Forever, the state’s flagship conservation and recreational lands acquisition program, raising concerns among ...

At the time this column is being published, two things are occurring. First, the Florida Legislature has failed to pass a reconciled budget and is going into post-session negotiations to do so. Second ...

The Florida Forever program helps fund the purchase of conservation lands, such as the 55,000-acre Picayune Strand Restoration Project. Advocates state that current state budget proposals contain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature has gone from budgeting $229 million to the Florida Forever program two years ago to ...