Office of Environmental Services

The mission of the Office of Environmental Services (OES) is to identify, evaluate, and steward critical natural lands and working landscapes to promote biodiversity and public benefit. OES advances science-based planning and sustainable land management strategies for conservation, ecosystem restoration and public recreation. OES engages in collaborative and dynamic partnerships to efficiently achieve acquisition and resource management goals. OES administers the Florida Forever program, the Acquisition and Restoration Council process, and the compliance of land management and planning activities for all conservation lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (BOT). OES also directs the review of environmental site assessments and baseline documentation reports for each land acquisition project, as well as the maintenance and monitoring of all conservation easements purchased and held by the BOT. 

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