Florida state forests

There are 38 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres.

Cary State Forest was established in 1937.

[2] Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest were added in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

[1] Florida began large land purchase and preservation efforts in the late 1970s and management focus shifted from timber and wildlife focuses to a "multiple land use management ethic" including "conservation of natural and cultural resources, wildlife management, protection of water resources, and outdoor recreation.

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