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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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August 27, 2026|Conservation Articles

Conserving the Ludwig Property Protects Florida’s Water and Wildlife

Tucked into the grasslands and hardwood forests of the Peace River Valley in Hardee County is a picturesque 660-acre tract of working ranchland known as the Ludwig property. The property, which sits along Brushy Creek…

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August 20, 2026|Conservation Articles

C&G Cattle: Where Cattle, Panthers and the Peace River Share the Same Ground

Drive the back roads of Hardee County and the landscape reads like a page out of old Florida. Mesic flatwoods give way to open marsh. Forested wetlands crowd the banks of Charlie Creek, which flows…

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August 10, 2026|Conservation Articles

Preserving Osceola Pines for Osceola Turkey

One could call John Nash an accidental forester. The Bradenton native took a meandering path to the world of trees and timber that now dominate his life in rural Levy County. Nash set out on…

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October 21, 2025

Florida Conservation Group safeguards 7,300 acres of working lands in Levy County

By Peter Schorsch | Florida Politics This preservation will benefit all people and all things wild through increased air quality, increased water quality and wildlife corridor continuity. As growth and development accelerate in Levy County,…

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Florida officials have approved a 2,500-acre conservation easement at Bentley Ranch in Hardee County. Conservationists say it will protect the Peace River, an important drinking water source for Southwest Florida and Manatee County, and add a critical piece to the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Lauren Yoho/Wildpath

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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September 30, 2025

Florida Conservation Group locks in 8,500 acres to shield water, wildlife and working lands

By Peter Schorsch | Florida Politics 'We want to conserve these natural resources, our agricultural legacy and the local agricultural economy.' In a significant achievement for working lands and conservation, the Florida Cabinet has approved…

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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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