Description: Updated February 2024 by Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) This dataset contains the boundaries of all current Florida Forever environmental land acquisition projects approved by the State's Acquisition and Restoration Council and administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, for the State Board of Trustees (BOT). These lands have been proposed for acquisition because of outstanding natural resources, opportunity for natural resource-based recreation, or historical and archaeological resources. This map does not include Florida Forever projects administered by the water management districts or by other state agencies. Note that boundaries of each Florida Forever BOT project are for the entire project, including areas that have already been acquired. The FFBOT data are updated approximately every two to four months. Download the Florida Forever BOT Projects shapefile (FFBOT) or view the MetadataView the latest Florida Forever Priority list Citation: Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Florida Forever Board of Trustees Projects, February 2024.Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Name: Remaining Acres in Removed Florida Forever BOT Projects
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Description: This layer represents the acres still eligible for acquisition within Florida Forever BOT Projects that have been removed from the Priority List. This list is not an exhaustive list of all FF BOT Projects that have been removed.
Description: Florida Forever Acquisitions is a polygon layer for parcels that have been purchased with funding from the State's Florida Forever environmental land acquisition program or American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. This layer contains information pertaining to specific parcels that have been purchased with Florida Forever or ARPA funds. Most of these parcels will also be incorporated into the Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Florida Managed Areas (FLMA) data layer, either as new managed areas (i.e., conservation lands) or additions to existing managed areas. Citation: Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Florida Forever Acquisitions (plus ARPA), February 2024.Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Description: Conservation Easements are less-than-fee simple purchases of limited property rights (as opposed to fee simple, which is the purchase of lands outright). Only those easements tracked by FNAI and included in the Florida Conservation Lands database are shown.
For a less-than-fee property to be tracked by FNAI, the conservation easement must be permanent (i.e., held “in perpetuity”) and regularly monitored by an agency or organization knowledgeable about conservation in order to assure protection of the natural resources.
Acquiring land at less-than-fee simple means acquisition of an interest in the property which allows the purchasing agency or organization to conserve and protect resources on the property at less cost while keeping the land in private ownership. A conservation easement is placed on property acquired less-than-fee.
Less-than-fee acquisitions are an increasingly important part of land protection efforts in Florida. This acquisition method provides agencies and organizations a way to achieve specific conservation objectives on the land while keeping the land in the ownership and control of landowners for uses consistent with the conservation objectives.
Description: Aquatic Preserves are state-owned sovereign submerged lands in areas which have exceptional biological, aesthetic, and scientific value, as described in Chapter 258.39, Florida Statutes, which have been set aside for the benefit of future generations. These areas are managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas. However, it is important to note that there are three Aquatic Preserves whose OFW boundaries differ from the Aquatic Preserve boundary. These are described more specifically in the OFW rule 62-302.700: Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach - does not include portions of Sebastian and Turkey creeks; Wekiva River - does not include portions of the St. Johns River; and Big Bend Seagrasses - the OFW rule specifies certain "incorporated and unincorporated areas" that are excluded from the Aquatic Preserve.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Survey & Mapping
Description: Updated March 2024 by Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) is the primary source for information on Florida's conservation lands. The database includes boundaries and statistics for over 3,000 federal, state, local, and private managed areas, all provided directly by the managing agencies. The database includes lands that FNAI has identified as having natural resource value and that are being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. National parks, state forests, wildlife management areas, local and private preserves are examples of the managed areas included. This dataset is updated quarterly.View a summary of Florida Conservation Lands Acreages Note: This dataset has been modified from the original shapefile to facilitate display and should not be exported to GIS.Download the Florida Conservation Lands shapefile (FLMA) or view the MetadataCitation: Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Florida Conservation Lands, March 2024.Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Description: Updated March 2024 by Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) is the primary source for information on Florida's conservation lands. The database includes boundaries and statistics for over 3,000 federal, state, local, and private managed areas, all provided directly by the managing agencies. The database includes lands that FNAI has identified as having natural resource value and that are being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. National parks, state forests, wildlife management areas, local and private preserves are examples of the managed areas included. This dataset is updated quarterly.View a summary of Florida Conservation Lands Acreages Note: This dataset has been modified from the original shapefile to facilitate display and should not be exported to GIS.Download the Florida Conservation Lands shapefile (FLMA) or view the MetadataCitation: Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Florida Conservation Lands, March 2024.Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Description: Updated March 2024 by Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) is the primary source for information on Florida's conservation lands. The database includes boundaries and statistics for over 3,000 federal, state, local, and private managed areas, all provided directly by the managing agencies. The database includes lands that FNAI has identified as having natural resource value and that are being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. National parks, state forests, wildlife management areas, local and private preserves are examples of the managed areas included. This dataset is updated quarterly.View a summary of Florida Conservation Lands Acreages Note: This dataset has been modified from the original shapefile to facilitate display and should not be exported to GIS.Download the Florida Conservation Lands shapefile (FLMA) or view the MetadataCitation: Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Florida Conservation Lands, March 2024.Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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Description: Aquatic Preserves are state-owned sovereign submerged lands in areas which have exceptional biological, aesthetic, and scientific value, as described in Chapter 258.39, Florida Statutes, which have been set aside for the benefit of future generations. These areas are managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas. However, it is important to note that there are three Aquatic Preserves whose OFW boundaries differ from the Aquatic Preserve boundary. These are described more specifically in the OFW rule 62-302.700: Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach - does not include portions of Sebastian and Turkey creeks; Wekiva River - does not include portions of the St. Johns River; and Big Bend Seagrasses - the OFW rule specifies certain "incorporated and unincorporated areas" that are excluded from the Aquatic Preserve.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Survey & Mapping