Florida Forever 2024 Cycle 1 Regional Public Hearings

The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) received ten new project proposals for the Florida Forever 2024 Cycle 1: Atlantic to Okefenokee Conservation Corridor, Big Bend Forest, Dark Hammock Ranch, Finca Vigia, Lake Harney, Larkin Ranch, Lytal Conservation Area, Suttlemyre Forest, Tupelo Honey Timberlands, and Wooten Timberlands. On December 8, 2023, ARC voted to move all ten proposals on for more detailed review.

 

Section 259.07, Florida Statutes, requires ARC to hold public meetings to take testimony on new Florida Forever proposals “in such areas of the state where the major portions of such land are situated.” ARC will take the required public testimony on these proposals as well as other existing Florida Forever projects.

 

Date and Time	Agenda	Location	Project Proposals
March 4, 2024 4 p.m.	Agenda	Nassau County Commission Meeting Room 96135 Nassau Place, Suite 1 Yulee, FL 32097	Atlantic to Okefenokee Conservation Corridor Suttlemyre Forest
March 7, 2024 4 p.m.	Agenda	City Commission Meeting Room City Hall 55 SE 3rd Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974	Dark Hammock Ranch Finca Vigia
March 12, 2024 4 p.m.	Agenda	Wekiwa Springs State Park Recreation Hall 1800 Wekiwa Circle Apopka, FL 32712	Lake Harney Larkin Ranch Lytal Conservation Area
April 12, 2024 9 a.m.	Agenda	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Building, Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000	Big Bend Forest Tupelo Honey Timberlands Wooten Timberlands