Country’s newest refuge protects land from Everglades to Gulf
The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area is home to over 70 federally or state-listed threatened and endangered species.
Tag: conservation easements
To conserve large landscapes like the Florida Wildlife Corridor, payments for ecosystem services could be key
Paying landowners to maintain and improve ecosystem services on their lands can reduce pressure to sell to developers.
Conservation Florida, MDS Land Conservation Foundation launch partnership to speed up conservation of Florida Wildlife Corridor
More than 2,000 acres of wildlife habitat already protected through easement donations in Volusia and Marion counties
Conservation permanence matters in Florida
Land Trust Alliance members are committed to ensuring conservation easements are perpetual and permanent.
Florida cattle ranches critical to preserving environment
Conservation easements preserve wildlife habitat and protect water quality, while maintaining the vitality of the agricultural industry.
Florida ranchers push for conservation easements as climate solution; groups protest state’s rejection of federal money meant to cut emissions
Conservation easements pay ranchers what their land would be worth to developers, in exchange for keeping it as green space.
Florida conservation efforts need farm bill’s funding. Congress must follow through
Last year, farmers, ranchers, sportsmen and wildlife advocates earned a $20 billion increase for conservation programs
Algae covers most of Lake Okeechobee; DeSantis vetoes funding for conservation easements
According to the latest report from South Florida Water Management, 85-90% of Lake Okeechobee is covered with blue-green algae blooms
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
