2025 Legislative Funding Priorities Sent to Legislature
On Monday seventy-three businesses and organizations, including the Florida Native Plant Society, representing every corner of the state sent a letter urging Florida legislators to prioritize certain conservation land acquisition, water quality protection, and resiliency funding during the 2025 legislative session that began Tuesday. We have eight major asks: $500M to Florida Forever Separate funding for the Rural & Family Lands Program $30M to the Florida Communities Trust Proper supplemental use of Indian Gaming Compact $$$ Everglades Restoration $150M for springs restoration Cease funding coastal armoring & instead fund Resilient Florida Repair soon-to-fail wastewater infrastructure Read the full letter here .