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Public HearingDecember 11, 2025, at 1 p.m.
Council MeetingDecember 12, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Location

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137

3900 Commonwealth Blvd.

Tallahassee, FL 32399

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December 11, 2025

ItemDescriptionResults
1Call to order/announcements.N/A
2Presentations on the 61 Ranch, Hi Oaks Ranch, Mandalay Point, and Shoal River Timberlands 2026 Cycle 1 Florida Forever project proposals.N/A
3Presentations on the Annutteliga Hammock, Little Orange Creek Corridor, Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor, Strategic Managed Area Lands List, Volusia Conservation Corridor, and Williamson Cattle Company Florida Forever project boundary amendments.N/A
4Public testimony on Florida Forever 2026 Cycle 1 proposals, boundary amendments, and existing projects.N/A

December 12, 2025

ItemDescriptionResults
5Call to order/announcements.N/A
6Consider summaries of the October 10, 2025, regional public hearing and Council meeting. 
7Negative response report.N/A
8Consider a 10-year update to the Suwannee Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area management plan (Lease No. 4405). 
9Consider a 10-year update to the Big Shoals State Forest management plan (Lease No. 3592). 
10Consider the Pablo Creek Conservation Area management plan (Lease No. 4889). 
11Consider a 10-year update to the Balm-Boyette Scrub Preserve management plan (Lease No. 4093). 
12Consider (1) whether approximately 1.61 acres of state-owned land managed by the Florida Forest Service as part of Blackwater River State Forest are no longer needed for conservation purposes and (2) whether to exchange the 1.61-acre parcel for 5.18 acres of privately-owned land. 
13Develop the 2026 Florida Forever Priority List. 
14Vote whether 61 Ranch, Hi Oaks Ranch, Mandalay Point, and Shoal River Timberlands 2026 Cycle 1 proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2027 Florida Forever Priority List.  
15Vote whether to amend the Annutteliga Hammock Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±40 acres in Hernando County with a tax assessed market value of $58,340. 
16Vote on whether to amend the Little Orange Creek Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add two parcels totaling ±592 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $1,588,487. 
17Vote on whether to amend the Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add 11 parcels totaling ±1,117 acres in Flagler and Putnam Counties with a tax assessed market value of $4,310,380. 
18Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±27 acres in Miami-Dade County with a tax assessed market value of $17,637. 
19Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project boundary to add three parcels totaling ±30 acres in Polk County with a tax assessed market value of $927,338. 
20Vote on whether to amend Volusia Conservation Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add two parcels totaling ±293 acres in Volusia County with a tax assessed market value of $4,833,503. 
21Vote on whether to amend the Williamson Cattle Company Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±558 acres in Okeechobee County with a tax assessed market value of $4,854,001. 
 AdjournN/A
Last Modified: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2025 - 11:49am