We're proud to sponsor this important discussion about the impacts of urban sprawl on rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Register for the webinar here: https://t.co/6v0ICbv5Vh
Commissioner Wilton Simpson Highlights Agricultural Lands to be Preserved With $47 Million in Recently Announced Partner Funding.
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The newly established Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area covers parts of 12 Florida counties, Julie Morris of @FLConserve writes: "The time is now to protect vast landscapes like the Everglades to Gulf area due to continued population growth pressures." https://t.co/U3YQLb6ViJ
'I don’t recall an area as traditionally agricultural as ours ever facing pressure for development comparable to the level I’m now seeing.' #PeaceRiverValley Via @Fla_Pol
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FCG is proud to partner with the @FDACS Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, under the leadership of Commissioner Wilton Simpson, in protecting Florida's agricultural lands. Citrus grower, Ned Hancock, is thankful for the RFLPP.
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Grazing lands management is a key component for protecting our natural resources, and ranchers play a key role in safeguarding Florida’s ecosystems, wildlife and water. FCG has assembled a ranch management team to work with ranchers.
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FCG vice chairman @JimStrickland13, Carey Lightsey & Ned Hancock discussing conservation easements with a packed house at the Landowner Expo in Sebring. Landowners, NGOs & many government entities that work in the Florida conservation world were in attendance.
Protecting the #PeaceRiverValley is the foundation for protecting the waters of #CharlotteHarbor. The wetlands and floodplains of the Peace River Valley store floodwaters and provide much of the drinking water for downstream communities.
“We have to protect working lands,” says Tom Hoctor, director of the UFCLCP. “If we're gonna protect the #FloridaWildlifeCorridor, if we're gonna close all those gaps, working agricultural lands are essential to accomplishing that goal.” https://t.co/BjFRfljrjw
Land conservation requires funding and speed. If the land conservation process takes too long, we risk losing the land to development, but the new Land Conservation Optimizer Tool will help speed things up. #DataAnalytics#LandConservation https://t.co/cRPwOKcVdl
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Nearly 28,000 acres of Florida’s natural lands have been approved for acquisition. This is the first acquisition within the Caloosahatchee-Big Cypress Corridor, an important panther habitat. @FLDEPNews@FDACS
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Announced yesterday: The @USFWS Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area! In partnership with the UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and @WildRefuge, FCG worked on the science, planning and outreach for this project. https://t.co/xzBSEwR6lA