| ACSC | Area of Critical State Concern |
| AG1 | Intensive Agriculture: row crops, groves, nurseries, improved pastures | |
| AG2 | Unimproved pastures, forestry, ranching |
| BCC | Board of County Commissioners (Collier County) |
| CCPC | Collier County Planning Commission |
| Corps | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| CRD | Compact Rural Development |
| DCA | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
| EAC | Environmental Advisory Council (Collier County) |
| ESA | U.S. Endangered Species Act |
| FPPP | Florida Panther Protection Program |
| FSA | Flow way Stewardship Area |
| FWC | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| FWS | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
| FP | Florida Panther |
| GMP | Growth Management Plan |
| HSA | Habitat Stewardship Area |
| LDC | Land Development Code |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| PHU | Panther Habitat Unit |
| RLS | Rural Lands Stewardship |
| RLSA | Rural Lands Stewardship Area |
| SSA | Stewardship Sending Area |
| SRA | Stewardship Receiving Area |
| STRC | Scientific Technical Review Committee |
| WRA | Water Retention Area |