Florida Conservation Group (FCG) Executive Director Julie Morris joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to announce the establishment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in southwest Florida.

Learn more about programs that promote ranchland conservation through conservation easements. Having preserved thousands of acres with the knowledge and straightforward approach of a wildlife biologist, FCG Executive Director Julie Morris provides a compelling case for conservation in this episode of Florida Uncut with Mason Gravely.

It is critical we protect our timberlands and ranchlands to preserve a connected natural landscape.   The Florida Wildlife Corridor identifies the lands that need to be protected to maintain our native wildlife, watersheds and habitats. Some is already in...

Agricultural lands are the bedrock of our economy, our food supply, and our way of life. Robust, reliable funding for land conservation programs is essential to secure a healthy, viable and livable future for us all.

Funding will be used by FCG and their partner, Common Ground Ecology to provide technical assistance to Florida’s ranchers to develop plans that utilize best management practices for prescribed grazing and burning. Improving cattle and land management through prescribed fire and rotational grazing decreases soil compaction and nutrient run-off, and encourages native vegetation retention and wildlife habitat, ultimately improving the quality and quantity of surface water.

The Florida Governor and Cabinet today approved a conservation easement from 4L’s Ranch of more than 1,500 acres within the Myakka Ranchlands Florida Forever Project. The easement extends protected lands spanning Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties southward into Charlotte County …..

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 26, 2023 Contact: Julie Morris Jmorris@floridaconserve.org 941-234-7201   MYAKKA CITY, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced an ambitious new effort to establish the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in...

Florida Conservation Group is proud to partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System on the proposed Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in Southwest Florida.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is embarking on an ambitious new...

The remaining wild and rural lands of Florida are dominated by working ranches and timberlands, which provide habitat for our wildlife and clean our water while also supporting our agricultural economy. Ranchlands are predominant on private rural lands south of...