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...

Land conservation is essential for achieving watershed protection goals. It's a simple, efficient, and effective solution that requires no pumping or infrastructure.    Conservation Easements: Protecting Water Quality and Reducing Runoff Conservation easements...

The Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (CLCP) was established in 2010 to provide an official forum within the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning for conducting applied research on the relationship between conservation and land...

Southwest Florida is home to some of the most beautiful and unique ecosystems in the United States. This region’s diverse landscape is host to a wide variety of endemic plants and endangered animal life, much of which is threatened by rapid population growth, land use...

In a shining example of agency partnership, the state of Florida and the Southwest Water Management District have come together to conserve the 16, 316-acre Horse Creek Ranch that spans DeSoto and Hardee Counties. This conservation easement will result in the...

Southern Living, March 21, 2022,  By Kaitlyn Yarborough Photos by Brown Cannon As the population of southwestern Florida rises at an unsustainable rate, nearby cattle ranchers are among those fighting to protect the biodiversity of the historic Myakka River Valley....

Fort Myers Florida Weekly October 13, 2021 BY MARY WOZNIAK mwozniak@floridaweekly.com Read full article on Fort Myers Florida Weekly This is a tale of two ranches. They are completely different, but each provides a brief glimpse into the cattle rancher’s way of life...

Published in The Invading Sea by Jim Strickland, March 3, 2021 Go to original article I consider myself blessed to live and work as a rancher in Florida. As a caretaker of the land, I have both the privilege and the obligation to protect the habitat and wildlife on...