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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 CFO Alex Sink speaks on behalf of Florida Forever  Attorney General Bil McCollum speaks on behalf of Florida Forever
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Florida Forever Stories"Sponsored by the Santa Fe Lake Dwellers Association and The Nature Conservancy, the Lake Santa Fe Florida Forever Project was designed to protect nearly 11,000 acres which encompass the headwaters of the Santa Fe River, the largest tributary of the Suwannee River. The last remaining rookery on Lake Santa Fe is one of two parcels that have been acquired by the program; thus osprey, roseate spoonbills, ibis, wood storks, herons, bald eagles and egrets will always have a nesting site on the cypress fringe of the 6,000-acre lake. Long ago the lake was designated an Outstanding Florida Water, meaning it is worthy of special protection due to its excellent water quality. Scientists believe the health of the lake is dependent upon the surrounding wetlands that are under increasing development pressure, which could surely be saved if Florida Forever funding continues."
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