Fla. Stat. 589.277
Tree planting programs

(1)

The Florida Forest Service shall administer federal, state, and privately sponsored tree planting programs designed to assist private rural landowners and urban communities.

(2)

Contributions from governmental and private sources for tree planting programs may be accepted into the Federal Grants Trust Fund or the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service.

(3)

The Florida Forest Service shall develop and implement guidelines and procedures under which the financial resources of the fund allocated for tree planting programs may be utilized for urban and rural reforestation.

(4)

Grants to municipalities, counties, nonprofit organizations, and qualifying private landowners may be made from allocated moneys in the fund for the purpose of purchasing, planting, and maintaining native tree species.

(5)

The Florida Forest Service shall assist the Department of Education in developing programs that teach the importance of trees in the urban, rural, and global environment.

Source: Section 589.277 — Tree planting programs, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0589.­277 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

589.01
Florida Forestry Council 589.02
Headquarters and meetings of council 589.04
Duties of Florida Forest Service 589.06
Warrants for payment of accounts 589.07
Florida Forest Service may acquire lands for forest purposes 589.08
Land acquisition restrictions 589.09
Use of lands acquired 589.10
Disposition of lands 589.11
Duties of Florida Forest Service as to Clarke-McNary Law 589.011
Use of state forest lands 589.12
Rules and regulations 589.012
Friends of Florida State Forests Program 589.13
Lien of Florida Forest Service and other parties, for forestry work, etc 589.14
Enforcement of lien 589.15
Form of notice 589.16
Time for filing notice of lien 589.17
Application of general laws 589.18
Florida Forest Service to make certain investigations 589.19
Creation of certain state forests 589.20
Cooperation by Florida Forest Service 589.21
Management to be for public interest 589.27
Power of eminent domain 589.28
County commissions or municipalities authorized to cooperate with Florida Forest Service 589.29
Quality of assistance 589.30
Duty of district or center manager 589.31
Cooperative agreement 589.32
Cost of providing county forestry assistance 589.33
Expenditure of budgeted funds 589.34
Revocation of agreement 589.065
Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 589.071
Traffic control within state forest or Florida Forest Service-assigned lands 589.101
Blackwater River State Forest 589.102
Blackwater River State Forest 589.275
Planting of indigenous trees on state lands 589.277
Tree planting programs

Current through Fall 2025

§ 589.277. Tree planting programs's source at flsenate​.gov