Through bond referenda in 1978 and 1989 the majority of the County’s regional park and environmentally sensitive lands system was established. The 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Program provided $400 million to renovate the Parks system and acquire the remaining natural lands and open spaces for passive recreational use.

Additionally, through regulatory mechanisms, numerous wetland communities have been preserved, or their impacts have been mitigated for by on-site creation or off-site wetland banks. These wetland mitigation areas comprise a significant portion of our natural lands inventory.
With a diversity of sites, protected by a variety of mechanisms, it would be difficult to know what environmental benefits each site may be providing or what resources may be needed to ensure each site retains the ecological character for which it was preserved.

The Protected Natural Lands Inventory has consolidated all of these sites into one comprehensive database that provides valuable information on each site. The inventory provides information on the preserved properties, their location, size, vegetative community, and managing authority. 

An interactive map displaying the Natural Lands Inventory is available here: Natural Lands Inventory  

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For information about the inventory please contat:
The Land Stewardship Program
lsp@broward.org
or call 954-519-1436 

LAST UPDATE JULY 2011