Florida Forever
Florida Forever is Florida’s premier conservation and recreation lands acquisition program; a blueprint for conserving Florida’s natural and cultural heritage. View the Our Lands. Our Legacy Story Map for highlights of the program.
Florida Forever replaced Preservation 2000 (P2000), and is one of the largest public land acquisition programs in the United States. With approximately 10 million acres managed for conservation in Florida, more than 2.6 million acres were purchased through the Florida Forever and P2000 programs.
Since the inception of the Florida Forever program in July 2001, the state has purchased more than 907,412 acres of land with approximately $3.3 billion. For more information, review Frequently Asked Questions about the Florida Forever program.
FLORIDA FOREVER APPLICANT WEBINAR
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Applications &
Process Overview
Florida Forever Priority List & Annual Work Plan
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