The Florida Legislature has proposed about $1 billion in land conservation funds for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2023. Legislators directed about $100 million to Florida Forever, the state's ...

Recent articles claim that Florida’s conservation easements are not perpetual, but when Florida land trusts conserve land forever, we mean it. Florida’s nonprofit land trusts have conserved ...

“Living in Florida is like being at the front lines of the battle for conservation,” says Mason Gravley, host of Florida Uncut, a new conservation podcast based in Palmetto near Tampa Bay.

The Florida Cabinet has approved conservation easements protecting over 10,000 acres in Florida’s Northern Everglades and Kissimmee Valley, marking a major victory for land conservation efforts ...

In most recent years, the Florida Forever Program received a boost of $100 million in 2021 and 2022. The new Florida budget has increased funding for conserving sensitive lands. Land conservation ...

In 2014, Floridians sent a resounding message to state leaders: Land and water conservation is a priority. With 75% of voters approving the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment (Amendment ...

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ... will be used to purchase conservation easements on the properties.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Some environmentalists are worried that Florida’s long-running support for conservation is under threat, despite new infusions of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Duke Energy Florida and Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) announced the organizations signed a joint agreement to continue efforts to protect the state's environmental resources.

Conservation efforts have been ongoing in Florida, as the native wildlife are at constant risk of being pushed out due to an influx of people moving to the state.The Florida Panther, in particular ...

As native vegetation like pine trees and wire grass begin to enter the growing season, the Alachua Conservation Trust is conducting various prescribed burns to support proper seeding and prevent ...