Florida Forever Measure G1: The number of acres acquired that are available for sustainable forest management; and Measure G2: The number of acres of state-owned forestland managed for economic return in accordance with current Best Management Practices (BMPs). We consulted with forestry experts from the Division of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Florida Forest Service (FFS), the Florida Forestry Association, and the University of Florida on how best to define and represent both measures G1and G2 with existing geographic data. The statutory definition of sustainable forest management includes the ". . . reforestation, managing, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of trees for useful products . . ." (see S253.036, F.S.). According to forestry experts, this definition refers primarily to pine trees. The Sustainable Forestry data layer identifies existing pinelands that are potentially available for forest management. Prioritization is based on 8 criteria set by the forestry experts: whether trees are natural or planted, size of tract, distance to market, site index (average total height that dominant and codominant pine trees obtain), access and operability, burn frequency, years since last burn, and landscape integrity. For a complete description please refer to: the Florida Forever Conservation Needs Assessment Technical Report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory , Tallahassee, Florida (https://www.fnai.org/conslands/florida-forever).

Florida Forever Measure G1: The number of acres acquired that are available for sustainable forest management; and Measure G2: The number of acres of state-owned forestland managed for economic return in accordance with current Best Management Practices (BMPs). We consulted with forestry experts from the Division of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Florida Forest Service (FFS), the Florida Forestry Association, and the University of Florida on how best to define and represent both measures G1and G2 with existing geographic data. The statutory definition of sustainable forest management includes the ". . . reforestation, managing, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of trees for useful products . . ." (see S253.036, F.S.). According to forestry experts, this definition refers primarily to pine trees. The Sustainable Forestry data layer identifies existing pinelands that are potentially available for forest management. Prioritization is based on 8 criteria set by the forestry experts: whether trees are natural or planted, size of tract, distance to market, site index (average total height that dominant and codominant pine trees obtain), access and operability, burn frequency, years since last burn, and landscape integrity. For a complete description please refer to: the Florida Forever Conservation Needs Assessment Technical Report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory , Tallahassee, Florida (https://www.fnai.org/conslands/florida-forever).