Florida Forever

Florida Forever was created in 2001 to succeed the extremely successful Preservation 2000 conservation program. Under Florida Forever and Preservation 2000, Florida has protected more than 2.4 million acres of land.

To name just a few successes, Florida Forever has protected:

53,600 acres of springs and springsheds.

5,190 acres of fragile coastline.

300,000 acres of sustainable forest lands.

158,700 acres of working agricultural lands.

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Why support Florida Forever?

Floridians support Florida Forever:

  • Residents in parts of Northeast Florida are willing to pay $44 annually per household to acquire land to protect water quality and quantity.
  • 67% of Floridians support continued legislative funding for Florida Forever.
  • Since 1988, Floridians have passed 78 ballot initiatives in support of land conservation.

Florida Forever is big business:

  • In densely populated areas of Leon and Alachua counties, a report found singlefamily homes were worth $14,400 and $8,200 more, respectively, if they were within 100 feet of natural areas.
  • Trails provide substantial returns on investments. For example, in Dunedin, store
    vacancy rates went from 35 to zero percent after the Pinellas Trail was routed through
    town in 1990.
  • Hunting, fishing and wildlife watching generated about $6.8 billion in retail sales,
    nearly $706 million in state and local taxes, and had an overall economic impact of
    about $11.6 billion.
  • A study of Collier and Lee County homes located within one mile of natural open
    spaces showed that they received a total property value premium of $130 million.
  • 92% of Florida’s tourism industry leaders agree or strongly agree with the statement
    that “the conservation of Florida’s natural and historical assets is necessary for the
    long term success of my business.”

You’re in good company:

42 counties and 28 cities have passed resolutions supporting Florida Forever.  More than 100 diverse organizations have joined the Florida Forever Coalition, from environmental organizations to small businesses.  Don’t see your county or city on the list?  Pass a resolution of support!

County Allies                                             City Allies

Alachua                                                            Atlantic Beach
Brevard                                                            Bay Harbor Islands
Broward                                                           Bonita Springs
Charlotte                                                          Boynton Beach
Citrus                                                                Cape Canaveral
Clay                                                                   Cocoa Beach
Collier                                                               Dunedin
Duval                                                                 Fernandina Beach
Escambia                                                          Islamorada
Flagler                                                               Jacksonville
Gadsden                                                            Jupiter Inlet Colony
Gilchrist                                                            Key Colony Beach
Hernando                                                         Lake Alfred
Highlands                                                         Leesburg
Hillsborough                                                     Marathon
Indian River                                                      Milton
Lake                                                                    North Lauderdale
Lee                                                                       Oakland Park
Leon                                                                    Oviedo
Manatee                                                             Palatka
Marion                                                                Palm Shores
Martin                                                                 Pembroke Pines
Miami-Dade Safety Harbor
Monroe                                                                Stuart
Nassau                                                                 Rockledge
Okaloosa                                                             Tallahassee
Orange                                                                 Titusville
Osceola                                                                Winter Garden
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
Sarasota
Santa Rosa
Seminole
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Sumter
Taylor
Volusia
Walton