Conservation Florida News Today

Leaders in Florida are working toward a plan to preserve fresh water in Wakulla County. Watch the video to see what's in the works.

Nine years ago, Ashley Vann started an initiative to train nonprofits to tell their stories. The Victory Cup storytelling competition helps them reach a wider audience.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list. His St. Cloud-based Kempfer Cattle Co.’s properties rank at 42 and 73, respectively, on a list of 258 properties that are priorities for the state to preserve. To buy out Kempfer and the other people who want ...

Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list. His St. Cloud-based Kempfer Cattle Co.’s properties rank at 42 and 73, respectively, on a list of 258 properties that are priorities for the state to preserve. To buy out Kempfer and the other people who want to sell their ...

Walt Disney World announced new donations of $1.5 million to 19 nonprofit organizations in Florida on Monday. The company’s 2023 grants are going to groups that work with homelessness, poverty, environmental protection, education, arts, science, youth issues and other causes. “Florida has been our home for more than half a century and each organization receiving a grant is doing amazing work ...

As our area of Florida grows and more land is developed, preserving both the ability for natural recharge of the aquifer that supplies our water and the natural beauty of

Conservation Florida, a land trust that aims to save Florida’s natural and agricultural landscapes for future generations, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has secured permanent protection of the

The state has completed a deal that will shield 135 acres along the Rainbow River in Marion County from development

The state is spending $3 million on a conservation easement that will protect 135 acres along the Rainbow River from development.

Florida will shield 135 acres along the Rainbow River in Marion County from development, the group Conservation Florida said.