Florida Forever

The $200 million had been swept from the corridor acquisition money by state lawmakers before a line-item veto reversed that move.

But more money has been allocated in this year's state budget for a program that pays farmers and ranchers in the Florida Wildlife Corridor not to develop their land.

Nearly $118 million will be spent to conserve about 76,000 acres of land. Using money from the Florida Forever program, the state will buy two conservation easements.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Monday quickly approved $141 million in deals that will help preserve land from the Panhandle to Southwest Florida.

Local environmentalists are concerned that a gas station could pollute nearby Wakulla Springs.

A plan to save part of the English Forest in Tallahassee from development has moved a step closer. The Acquisition and Restoration Council of Florida Forever unanimously voted to approve the English Forest Preserve Project.

The purchase, the largest by the governor and Cabinet in more than a decade, was negotiated with The Nature Conservancy, which contributed $2.25 million for the transaction.

In Seminole State Forest, Traci Deen steps off the trail into the shoulder-high scrub palmetto.

TALLAHASSEE --- Senators pressed forward Tuesday with a proposal that would provide $100 million a year for Florida Forever, as the House and Senate go…

Over the last three years, Florida Forever has not been the titan of land preservation it once was. The conservation program has seen significant cutbacks…