Florida Forever /tags/florida-forever Florida Forever en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:46:00 GMT Advocates say lawmakers brought some wins, plus big misses for Florida's environment this year /environment/2025-07-01/advocates-say-lawmakers-brought-some-wins-plus-big-misses-for-floridas-environment-this-year Despite some bad environmental outcomes from this year's legislative session, advocates say, lawmakers still gave Floridians some things to celebrate. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:46:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-01/advocates-say-lawmakers-brought-some-wins-plus-big-misses-for-floridas-environment-this-year Molly Duerig Funding is slashed for the Florida Forever land preservation program /environment/2025-06-18/funding-is-slashed-for-the-florida-forever-land-preservation-program 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. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-06-18/funding-is-slashed-for-the-florida-forever-land-preservation-program Steve Newborn A look at some of the environmental laws passed during this year's legislative session /government-politics/2024-03-21/environmental-laws-florida-legislative-session There was some movement in legislation to protect Florida's environment during the recent legislative session. But advocates are lauding the removal of one provision that never made it out of committee. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:17:20 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-21/environmental-laws-florida-legislative-session Steve Newborn Florida Forever Funding Could Be Cut In Half /news/2021-02-03/florida-forever-funding-could-be-cut-in-half Funding for the state's main land preservation program would be halved, if Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget proposals are adopted. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:29:03 GMT /news/2021-02-03/florida-forever-funding-could-be-cut-in-half Steve Newborn Environmentalists Wary Of Bleak Florida Forever Budget /news/2019-04-26/environmentalists-wary-of-bleak-florida-forever-budget As negotiations for the state’s yearly budget get closer and closer to a resolution, one line item has environmentalists shaking their heads.The initial… Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:26:24 GMT /news/2019-04-26/environmentalists-wary-of-bleak-florida-forever-budget Samantha J. Gross Lawmakers Want $100 M A Year For Florida Forever /2017-11-06/lawmakers-want-100-m-a-year-for-florida-forever Florida lawmakers are advancing a plan to allocate $100 million a year to the land buying program Florida Forever. Last year the legislature zeroed out... Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:57:38 GMT /2017-11-06/lawmakers-want-100-m-a-year-for-florida-forever Kate Payne Florida Forever Is Left Forever Waiting After Legislators Cut All Funding Except $10 M /radio/2017-05-10/florida-forever-is-left-forever-waiting-after-legislators-cut-all-funding-except-10-m The Florida Legislature has voted to eliminate funding for Florida Forever, the state's popular land-conservation program.On Monday, the House and Senate… Wed, 10 May 2017 18:50:47 GMT /radio/2017-05-10/florida-forever-is-left-forever-waiting-after-legislators-cut-all-funding-except-10-m