Florida's Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land for Now and the Future

Michael G. Andreu, Chris Demers, and Anthony Grossman

Release Date: 3/2/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr408-2025

Natural Resources

Abstract

Forest stewardship is the wise use and management of resources that maintain and enhance the value of the forest for present and future generations. The goals of the Forest Stewardship Program are to encourage landowners to manage their forests for multiple natural resources, increase public awareness of the importance of Florida's forestlands, and improve cooperation among natural resource agencies and organizations to meet Florida's forest resource conservation and management needs and opportunities.

About this Publication

This document is FR339, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2017. Revised May 2020 and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Michael G. Andreu, associate professor, forest systems, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Chris Demers, Florida Land Steward program coordinator, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; and Anthony Grossman, previous conservation programs manager, Florida Forest Service; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611. Mary Duryea, retired professor and dean; and Deborah McGrath, previous graduate research assistant, both of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, contributed to an earlier version of this publication.

How to Cite

Demers, C., Andreu, M., & Grossman, A. (2025). Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land for Now and the Future. EDIS, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr408-2025

Authors

Mary Duryea

professor emeritus, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; and former associate dean for research, director of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station