Florida state forests

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Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 38 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres.[http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests State Forests] Florida Forest Service The first state forest in Florida was Pine Log State Forest, established on 6,960 acres in 1936. Cary State Forest was established in 1937.[http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Florida-State-Forests-Historical-Timeline Historical Timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231345/http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Florida-State-Forests-Historical-Timeline |date=2014-05-23 }} Florida State Forests Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest were added in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Florida began large land purchase and preservation efforts in the late 1970s and management focus shifted from timber and wildlife focuses to a "multiple land use management ethic" including "conservation of natural and cultural resources, wildlife management, protection of water resources, and outdoor recreation."