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- About FCG
- Board
- Staff
- Partnerships
Land Conservation
- Land Conservation
- Florida’s Land Conservation Programs
Conservation Science
Landowners
- Working with Landowners
- Landowner Resources
Our Work
Focus Areas
- The Great Florida Prairie
- Peace River Valley

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Florida Land Update

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May 6, 2025|Conservation Articles

Florida’s Untamed Heart: The Great Florida Prairie

The Great Florida Prairie—a region occupying much of south-central and interior southwest Florida—is an ecological gem that few Floridians or visitors know. The Prairie is a vast flat land of grasses, low shrubs and occasional…

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April 30, 2025|Conservation Articles

Charles Stevens: Cattle, Citrus and Conservation in the Peace River Valley

Forty-five years ago, cattleman Charles Stevens was asked by the Hardee County Commission to work with a regional planning council on preserving 35,000 acres of county land to keep it from being developed. Stevens, like…

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January 21, 2025|Conservation Articles

Florida Conservation Group Awarded $2.4 Million Grant for Longleaf Pine Conservation in North Florida

Nokomis, FL – The Florida Conservation Group (FCG) has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support sustainable longleaf pine conservation efforts on private lands in North Florida's…

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November 18, 2024

Federal funding of $21 million will help conserve land in Peace River Valley

By Gary White | Lakeland Ledger An infusion of federal money could help prevent agricultural properties around the Peace River in Polk County from converting to subdivisions or shopping centers. The Florida Conservation Group has received more…

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August 30, 2024

The Florida Panther Finds an Unlikely Ally

Cattle ranchers are joining forces with conservation groups to support the big cat's comeback. By Lindsey Liles August/September 2024 Someone once told the sixth-generation cattle rancher Jim Strickland a maxim that stuck with him: If…

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August 4, 2024

Country’s newest refuge on our doorstep

Four million acre conservation area stretches from Lakeland to Naples A 12-county swath of old Florida from Lakeland to Naples is part of a new land conservation effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

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Florida is unique – with our population growth. water quality issues from Apalachicola Bay to the Everglades — our incredible blodiversity, and the ever changing budgets needed to help protect our land, Our commitment to the conservation of our natural and agricultural lands includes advocating for science-based land conservation and for full funding for our land protection programs. We are committed to ensuring that our conservation land protection programs work in areas most important for protecting our water, wildlife and way of life.

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