Rescuing ‘wild Florida’ – by saving cattle ranches

Rescuing ‘wild Florida’ – by saving cattle ranches

Christian Science Monitor By Stephanie Castellano, Contributor August 22, 2023 | GAINESVILLE, FLA. Go to article on website www.csmonitor.com Some days Wes Carlton wants to turn off his phone. The calls from developers wanting to buy pieces of his four large cattle...

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FloridaTrend: The Horse Creek Ranch Conservation Easement Deal

FloridaTrend: The Horse Creek Ranch Conservation Easement Deal

FloridaTrend | SPOTLIGHT | August, 2023, Art Levy The Horse Creek Ranch Conservation Easement Deal, costing $51 million and spanning more than 16,000 acres across DeSoto and Hardee counties, ranks as one of Florida’s biggest single conservation agreements in 20 years....

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Florida Trend, Jim Strickland

Florida Trend, Jim Strickland

Florida Trend, November, 2022 Interview by Art Levy Jim Strickland Rancher, Myakka City I’m 67 years old, and at age 7, I wanted to be what I am now. I always just wanted to be on a horse. My dad was my hero. Dad was smart. He was entrepreneurial. He was a cattleman....

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The First American Cowboys

The First American Cowboys

Flamingo by CRAIG PITTMAN OCTOBER 18, 2021 Read Full Article on Flamingo Florida cattle ranchers hold fast to a 500-year-old American tradition that began in our state and is helping to save its remaining green spaces. On a steamy August morning, as the temperature...

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Ranchers carry on history, family legacies

Ranchers carry on history, family legacies

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...

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Keeping The Country

Keeping The Country

Bitter Southerner | January 28, 2020 Story by Michael Adno Photography by Michael Adno & Cavin Brothers In southwest Florida, nothing seemed as central to the Myakka River Valley as mystery and myth. Over the course of centuries, the region has remained largely...

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