# Florida Forever Acquisitions (plus ARPA) - September 2025

TypeFile Geodatabase Feature Class

TagsFlorida Forever, conservation lands

### Summary

    To provide a GIS data layer showing lands acquired through the Florida Forever Program or American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

### Description

    Florida Forever Acquisitions (layer name ff_acquired) is a polygon data layer for parcels that have been purchased using Florida Forever (FF) funding or American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. This data layer is parcel-based and contains information pertaining to specific parcels that have been purchased with Florida Forever or ARPA funds. Most of these parcels will also be incorporated into the Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Florida Managed Areas (FLMA) data layer, either as new managed areas (i.e., conservation lands) or additions to existing managed areas.

### Credits

    Florida Natural Areas Inventory

### Use limitations

    Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data

### Extent

West | -87.462987 | East | -79.890438
North | 31.025752 | South | 24.534973

### Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000

### Topics and Keywords ▼►

Content type ⇔Downloadable Data
  Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource DescriptionNo
Theme keywordsFlorida Forever, conservation lands

### Citation ▼►

TitleFlorida Forever Acquisitions (plus ARPA) - September 2025
Publication date2025-11-07 00:00:00
EditionSeptember 2025
Presentation formatsdigital map
FGDC geospatial presentation formatvector digital data

### Citation Contacts ▼►

Responsible party - originator
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory

### Resource Details ▼►

Dataset languages ⇔English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Statuscompleted
Spatial representation typevector
Processing environmentEsri ArcGIS Pro 3.5
Credits

      Florida Natural Areas Inventory

ArcGIS item properties
  Name ⇔ff_acquired
  Location ⇔file://\\FSU.EDU\CTSMgd\FNAI\Current\GIS\FNAI_current\FNAI_CURRENT.gdb
    Access protocol ⇔Local Area Network

### Extents ▼►

Extent
  Geographic extent
    Bounding rectangle
      West longitude-87.462987
      East longitude-79.890438
      North latitude31.025752
      South latitude24.534973
      Extent contains the resourceYes
Extent
  Description

        Publication Date

  Temporal extent
    Beginning date2001-04-01 00:00:00
    Ending date2025-09-30 00:00:00
Extent
  Geographic extent
    Bounding rectangle
      Extent type
      Extent used for searching
      West longitude ⇔-87.462987
      East longitude ⇔-79.890438
      North latitude ⇔31.025752
      South latitude ⇔24.534973
      Extent contains the resource ⇔Yes
Extent in the item's coordinate system
  westBL ⇔69444.280700
  eastBL ⇔792316.017600
  southBL ⇔65435.248500
  northBL ⇔779709.346300
  exTypeCode ⇔Yes

### Resource Points of Contact ▼►

Point of contact - point of contact
  Individual's nameNathan Pasco
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
  Contact's positionConservation Data Analyst
    Contact information ▼►
      Phone
        Voice(850) 224-8207, ext. 216
      Address
        Typeboth
        Delivery point1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
        CityTallahassee
        Administrative areaFL
        Postal code32303
        e-mail address npasco@fnai.fsu.edu

### Resource Maintenance ▼►

Resource maintenance
  Update frequencyquarterly

### Resource Constraints ▼►

Constraints
  Limitations of use

        Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data

### Spatial Reference ▼►

ArcGIS coordinate system
  Type ⇔Projected
  Geographic coordinate reference ⇔GCS_North_American_1983_HARN
  Projection ⇔NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers
  Coordinate reference details ⇔
    ProjectedCoordinateSystem
      WKID3087
      XOrigin-19550100
      YOrigin-7526400
      XYScale10000
      ZOrigin-100000
      ZScale10000
      MOrigin-100000
      MScale10000
      XYTolerance0.001
      ZTolerance0.001
      MTolerance0.001
      HighPrecisiontrue
      LatestWKID3087
      WKTPROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-84.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",24.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3087]]
Reference system identifier
  Value ⇔3087
  Codespace ⇔EPSG
  Version ⇔6.12(9.2.0)

### Spatial Data Properties ▼►

Vector ▼►
  Level of topology for this dataset ⇔geometry only
  Geometric objects
    Feature class nameff_acquired
    Object type ⇔composite
    Object count ⇔8814
ArcGIS Feature Class Properties ▼►
  Feature class nameff_acquired
    Feature type ⇔Simple
    Geometry type ⇔Polygon
    Has topology ⇔FALSE
    Feature count ⇔8814
    Spatial index ⇔TRUE
    Linear referencing ⇔FALSE

### Data Quality ▼►

Scope of quality information ▼►
  Resource leveldataset

### Lineage ▼►

Process step ▼►
  When the process occurred2025-09-10 00:00:00
  Description

        This GIS coverage was generated by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) using ArcGIS Pro 3.5. Source polygons were developed from various applications and converted to a feature class.

### Geoprocessing history ▼►

Process
  Date2025-11-17 10:16:33
  Tool locationc:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
  Command issued
    CopyFeatures C:\GIS\FNAI_CURRENT_1.gdb\ff_acquired K:\GIS\FNAI_current\FNAI_CURRENT_2.gdb\ff_acquired # # # #
  Include in lineage when exporting metadataNo

### Distribution ▼►

Distribution format
  Name ⇔File Geodatabase Feature Class
Transfer options
  Transfer size ⇔0.000

### Fields ▼►

Details for object ff_acquired ▼►
  Type ⇔Feature Class
  Row count ⇔8814
  Definition

        ESRI

  Field OBJECTID ▼►
    Alias ⇔OBJECTID
    Data type ⇔OID
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Internal feature number.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Shape ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape
    Data type ⇔Geometry
    Width ⇔0
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Feature geometry.

    Description source

          ESRI

    Description of values

          Coordinates defining the features.

  Field ID ▼►
    Alias ⇔ID
    Data type ⇔Integer
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          ID = GIS ID number for parcel tracking, designed by FNAI.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field PAR_NAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔Parcel Name
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔100
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          PAR_NAME = Parcel Name.  The name of the parcel, as reported by either the managing agency or the Division of State Lands.  The parcel name often includes the seller's name.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field PRJ_NAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔Project Name
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔100
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          PRJ_NAME = Project Name.  The name of the project of which the parcel is a part, as reported by either the purchasing agency or the Division of State Lands.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field COUNTY ▼►
    Alias ⇔COUNTY
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔50
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          COUNTY = County Name.  The name of the county (or counties) in which the parcel is located.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field ACQ_TYPE ▼►
    Alias ⇔Acquisition Type
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔3
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          ACQ_TYPE = Acquisition type.  Either 'Fee' or 'LTF', where 'Fee' refers to a fee simple acquisition and 'LTF' refers to a less-than-fee acquisition.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field CLOSE_DATE ▼►
    AliasClosing Date
    Data type ⇔Date
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          CLOSE_DATE = Closing date.  The official closing date for the parcel, as provided by the Division of State Lands.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field FF_PUR_PR1 ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF Purchasing Program 1
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔20
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          FF_PUR_P1 = Florida Forever Purchasing Program 1.  The abbreviated name of the agency that acquired the parcel with Florida Forever funds.  See abbreviation key below for the list of abbreviations.  County names are not abbreviated.

          BOT = Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
          FCT = Florida Communities Trust
          FL DACS/FFS = Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service (formerly Division of Forestry)
          FL DEP/DRP = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation & Parks
          FL DEP/OGT = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways & Trails
          FL FWCC = Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
          NWFWMD = Northwest Florida Water Management District
          RFLPP = Rural & Family Lands Protection Program; Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service
          SFWMD = South Florida Water Management District
          SJRWMD = St. Johns River Water Management District
          SRWMD = Suwannee River Water Management District
          SWFWMD = Southwest Florida Water Management District
          WW = Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Florida Forever Grant Program

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field FF_PUR_PR2 ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF Purchasing Program 2
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔20
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          FF_PUR_P2 = Florida Forever Purchasing Program 2.  The abbreviated name of a second agency that acquired the parcel with Florida Forever funds.  If only one agency acquired the parcel with Florida Forever funds, this field is coded as "N/A." See abbreviation key below for the list of abbreviations.  County names are not abbreviated.

          BOT = Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
          FCT = Florida Communities Trust
          FL DACS/FFS = Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service (formerly Division of Forestry)
          FL DEP/DRP = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation & Parks
          FL DEP/OGT = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways & Trails
          FL FWCC = Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
          NWFWMD = Northwest Florida Water Management District
          RFLPP = Rural & Family Lands Protection Program; Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service
          SFWMD = South Florida Water Management District
          SJRWMD = St. Johns River Water Management District
          SRWMD = Suwannee River Water Management District
          SWFWMD = Southwest Florida Water Management District
          WW = Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Florida Forever Grant Program

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field OTH_PUR_PR ▼►
    Alias ⇔Other Purchasing Programs
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔50
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          OTH_PUR_P = Other Purchasing Program(s).  Abbreviated name of any other agencies or programs that contributed to the purchase of the parcel with funds other than Florida Forever monies. If no other funding sources were used, then this field is coded as "N/A." See abbreviation key below for the list of abbreviations.  County and city names are not abbreviated.

          BOT – ARPA = American Rescue Plan Act
          BOT – Gaming = Gaming Compact Funds
          CERP = Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
          DOD = US Department of Defense
          FDOT Mitigation = Florida Dept. of Transportation Mitigation
          FL DEP/CAMA = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas
          LATF = Land Acquisition Trust Fund
          LCWA = Lake County Water Authority
          NFWF = National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
          NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
          OOCEA = Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
          P2000 = Preservation 2000
          REPI = US DOD Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration
          SOE Trust Fund = Save Our Everglades Trust Fund
          TNC = The Nature Conservancy
          USDA – FRPP = US Dept. of Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program
          USFS – FLP = US Forest Service - Forest Legacy Program

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field FF_FUNDS_S ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF Funds Spent
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          FF_FUNDS_S = Florida Forever Funds Spent.  The amount, in dollars, of Florida Forever monies spent by the purchasing program(s) to acquire the parcel.  -999 = not applicable or data not available.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field PRC_FF ▼►
    Alias ⇔Percent FF
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          PRC_FF = Percent Florida Forever.  The fraction of the total purchase price that was Florida Forever monies.  -9.99 = fraction not yet calculated or data not available.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field FF_AC_PUR ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF Acres Purchased
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          FF_AC_PUR = Total area of the parcel purchased, in acres.

    Description source

          Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

  Field ACRES ▼►
    Alias ⇔GIS Acres
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          ACRES = GIS-calculated area in acres.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field MA_NAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔Managed Area Name
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔120
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          MA_NAME = Managed Area Name.  The official name of the managed area (i.e., conservation land) of which the parcel is a part, as it appears in the FNAI FLMA data layer. If the parcel has not yet been assigned to a managed area, the field is coded as "UNDETERMINED."

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field MA_ID ▼►
    Alias ⇔Managed Area ID
    Data type ⇔Integer
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          MA_ID = Managed Area ID.  The code of the managed area in the FNAI FLMA data layer of which the parcel is a part.  The code is a numeric identifier, designed by NatureServe, for use with the BIOTICS Tracker data management system. If the parcel has yet to be assigned to a managed area, the field is coded as "-999."

    Description source

          NatureServe

  Field MACODE_BCD ▼►
    Alias ⇔MACode BCD
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔35
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          MACODE_BCD = Managed Area Code.  The code of the managed area in the FNAI FLMA data layer of which the parcel is a part.  The code is a unique alpha-numerical identifier, designed by the Nature Conservancy, for use with the BCD data management system. If the parcel has yet to be assigned to a managed area, the field is coded as "N/A."

    Description source

          The Nature Conservancy

  Field MAN_AGNCY ▼►
    Alias ⇔Managing Agency
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔50
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          MAN_AGNCY = Managing Agency.  Abbreviated name of the agency that will have lead management responsibility for the parcel.  See abbreviation key below for the list of abbreviations.  County names are not abbreviated.

          Brevard County EEL = Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
          FL DACS/FFS = Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service (formerly Division of Forestry)
          FL DEP/CAMA = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas
          FL DEP/FCO = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Office (formerly Office of Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas)
          FL DEP/DRP = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation & Parks
          FL DEP/DSL/OES = Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Office of Environmental Services
          FL DMA = Florida Dept. of Military Affairs
          FL DOS = Florida Dept. of State
          FL FWCC = Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
          NPS = National Park Service
          NWFWMD = Northwest Florida Water Management District
          SFWMD = South Florida Water Management District
          SJRWMD = St. Johns River Water Management District
          SRWMD = Suwannee River Water Management District
          SWFWMD = Southwest Florida Water Management District
          USFWS = U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field IN_FLMA ▼►
    Alias ⇔In FLMA
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔7
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          IN_FLMA = 'Yes' indicates the parcel has been incorporated into the FLMA data layer (FNAI's statewide conservation lands shape file).  'No' indicates the parcel has not yet been added to FLMA. 'Par' indicates that a portion of the parcel is in FLMA.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field COMMENTS ▼►
    Alias ⇔COMMENTS
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔254
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          COMMENTS = Comments.  Comments about the parcel acquisition.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field DIG_COM ▼►
    AliasDigitization Comments
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔150
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          DIG_COM = Digitization comments.  Explanation of the source of the digital boundaries.  When boundaries are obtained from sources outside of the FNAI, information is provided in the following format: "Digital boundaries provided by (source). mm/yyyy"  When boundaries are digitized by FNAI staff, this field is coded as "FNAI Mapping and Digitizing. mm/yyyy"

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field CITATION ▼►
    Alias ⇔CITATION
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔254
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Citation

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field Shape_Length ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape_Length
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Length of feature in internal units.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Shape_Area ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape_Area
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Area of feature in internal units squared.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

### Metadata Details ▼►

Metadata language ⇔English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Scope of the data described by the metadatadataset
Scope name ⇔dataset
Last update ⇔2025-11-21
ArcGIS metadata properties
  Metadata formatArcGIS 1.0
  Created in ArcGIS for the item2025-11-17 10:16:26
  Last modified in ArcGIS for the item2025-11-21 13:52:33
  Automatic updates
    Have been performedYes
    Last update2025-11-21 13:52:33

### Metadata Contacts ▼►

Metadata contact - point of contact
  Individual's nameNathan Pasco
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
  Contact's positionConservation Data Analyst
    Contact information ▼►
      Phone
        Voice(850) 224-8207, ext. 216
      Address
        Typeboth
        Delivery point1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
        CityTallahassee
        Administrative areaFL
        Postal code32303
        e-mail address npasco@fnai.fsu.edu

### Metadata Maintenance ▼►

Maintenance
  Date of next update2025-12-31 00:00:00
  Update frequencyquarterly
  Other maintenance requirements

        Last metadata review date: 2025-11-07

### Metadata Constraints ▼►

Constraints
  Limitations of use

        Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data