Proposed budgets defund Florida Forever, but do provide for conservation easements • Florida Phoenix Florida environmentalists are sounding the alarm that the Florida Legislature once again appears poised to dramatically reduce funding for Florida Forever, the state’s main program for buying land for...

Florida Legislative Update - Just Gets Worse edition.
The FL House completely defunds Florida Forever. The Florida Senate prefers to transfer $35,000,000 into private agricultural land owners' pockets.
Time to write your elected legislators...
#FloridaForever #saveflorida

Lawmakers allocate nearly $20M to buy partially submerged land, a 'curious appropriation' Valuable land conservation purchase or budget turkey? Floridians are debating a state plan to buy 114 riverfront acres in New Smyrna Beach.

Land with 2025 market value $174,750 in line to be purchased for $19,700,000 by the state to preserve. Looks like a nice piece of land to preserve, but isn't part of the Florida Forever program & is using up all the money in this year's program (about an 80% decrease in funding). #Floridaforever

📢 Tell the budget committee to Fund Florida Forever and protect the wild places that make Florida special!

👉 Take action: floridawildlifefederation.org/protect-florida-forever

#FundFloridaForever #FloridaForever #KeepFLWild #FWF #FloridaWildlifeFederation

This would halt conservation efforts statewide for fiscal year 2025-2026. We have 24 HOURS to demand funding before the Senate Appropriations Committee releases its budget tomorrow, March 26!

#FundFloridaForever #FloridaForever

Action Alert: Fund Florida Forever • Florida Wildlife Federation We need your help to protect Florida’s wild spaces before it’s too late. Florida Forever is the state’s premier conservation program, but it needs funding to continue preserving our wildlife corridors...

‼️ Take action today to keep Florida wild: floridawildlifefederation.org/action-alert-fund-florida-forever/

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