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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection located in Tallahassee FL protects and manages Florida's natural resources.

The Department of Environmental Protection protects and manages Florida's natural resources while enforcing the environmental laws that protect these unique treasures. Overseeing the more than 160 award-winning state parks, the Department is also charged with conserving environmentally-sensitive lands, restoring waterways and preserving the state's historical and cultural resources through Florida Forever -- the program established by Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature that has acquired more than 650,000 acres with $2.73 billion since July 2001. Together with the South Florida Water Management District, the Department is implementing the largest environmental restoration project in the nation’s history – a 30-year, $13.5 billion State-federal partnership to restore America’s Everglades.