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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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October 2, 2025|Conservation Articles

Bentley Ranch: Protecting Agriculture, Wildlife and Water Connections in the Peace River Valley

Few places in Florida evoke the kind of rugged pioneer life as do the meandering creeks and tributaries of the Peace River. With its headwaters in Polk County, the Peace River and its dozens of…

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October 1, 2025|Conservation Articles

Julie Morris Named Among Florida’s Most Influential Women by News Service of Florida

We’re proud to share that our executive director, Julie Morris, was recently recognized with a 2025 “Above & Beyond” award from the News Service of Florida, an independent news bureau providing breaking daily coverage of…

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July 8, 2025|Conservation Articles

Funding Florida’s Land Conservation Programs: A Practical Investment

Florida is about as pretty a place as one could imagine. Surrounded by the sea, buoyed by temperate weather, stunning natural beauty and a way of life non-Floridians literally long for, what’s not to love?…

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October 2, 2025

Florida buys 2,500 acres to protect Manatee drinking water from development

By Ryan Ballogg | Bradenton Herald A 2,500-acre land purchase approved by state leaders on Tuesday will help protect an important drinking water source for Manatee County and Southwest Florida, conservationists say. The ranchlands sit…

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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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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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