245 N. Tamiami Trail, Suite D
Venice, FL 34285
tel. 941.485.6001

 


 

Wildlands Conservation is a non-profit organization. Our mission is To preserve our natural heritage through acquisition, management, research, education, and conservation planning.

 

Education
We design and implement educational and outreach programs on a variety of conservation issues.
Land Protection
We assist local governments to develop funding tools for land preservation, develop and promote county referendums and ordinances, and broker land acquisition agreements between governments, private entities, and property owners.
Stewardship
We develop and implement resource management plans for both publicly and privately-owned preserve and conservation banks.
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Land Trust
We hold conservation easements for individuals, developments and conservation banks.
Conservation Planning
We work in all facets of conservation planning ranging from large scale planning initiatives to community-based guidance and development of local policy.
Research
We are committed to advancing the practice of environmental lands management through research that evaluates the effectiveness of restoration and management strategies.
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Peace River

We are pleased to announce that Wildlands Conservation has received a grant from the Mosaic Company Foundation. This funding will enable us to continue our conservation work in the Peace River Region


Conservation of the Peace River corridor’s integrity is critical to our fishing industry, our water supply, our flood protection, our cultural heritage and the sustainability and integrity of central Florida's natural history. In 2010, Wildlands Conservation launched a voluntary, partnership-based Program, the Peace River Greenway Initiative. Our goal is to protect corridors of public and private conservation and agricultural lands along the Peace River and its major tributaries. Our initiative requires the use of numerous land conservation tools including fee-simple and less-than-fee-simple acquisition, creation of landowner incentives, and coordination among varied stakeholders with the common interest of long-term conservation. To date, our efforts have involved landowners, private industry, state agencies, regional planning councils, county governments and conservation groups in the region.


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Gopher Tortoise Management Plan draft revisions scheduled for September 5-6 meeting

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the Gopher Tortoise Management Plan in 2007 and reclassified the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) to Threatened. The management plan calls for a revision at least every 5 years. FWC is scheduled to bring the draft revisions to the Gopher Tortoise Management Plan to the September 5-6, 2012 Commission meeting; exactly five years following the adoption. A copy of the draft management plan is available at www.MyFWC.com/GopherTortoise; follow the “Management Plan” link to access the draft plan.

Please contact Wildlands Conservation (jmorris@wildlandsconservation.org) for additional information, or if you have questions about gopher tortoises in Florida.

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REVISED - Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Gopher tortoises like same habitat as people
July 11, 2012

"As a native of Venice, Julie Morris has for years watched the competition between people and gopher tortoises for the same places to build their homes."
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Ray Ashton
Ray Ashton, our partner in teaching the gopher tortoise classes, died of cancer at the age of 64 on March 11, 2010.
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The Gopher Tortoise Training and Relocation Institute
Offering the Highest Quality Certification Training for Gopher Tortoise Relocation and Management.
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