Wildlands Conservation is committed to advancing the practice of environmental lands management through research that identifies the effectiveness of restoration or management actions.

• At Brooker Creek Preserve in Pinellas County, Wildlands Conservation and University of South Florida biologists are studying the effects of wetland augmentation on vegetation, reptiles, amphibians, and birds.
  
  
• In Hillsborough and Pinellas County, Wildlands Conservation is monitoring the effects of saltern restoration in a mangrove community under a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
  
  
• In collaboration with Archbold Research Station, Florida Audubon, and University of South Florida biologists, Wildlands Conservation is engaged in a long-term study of bird use of lakes and comparing this use to various environmental lake characteristics.
  
  
• Under a grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, Wildlands Conservation is assessing the canopy damage in Charlotte County resulting from Hurricane Charley. We are also developing an action plan that prioritizes restoration efforts with an emphasis on targeting areas most susceptible to infestation by invasive exotic species.
  
  
• Wildlands Conservation is assisting the University of South Florida and Biological Research Associates in assessing wildlife utilization of reclaimed phosphate mine lands as part of a study for the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research.
  
  
• Wildlands Conservation is tracking 25 gopher tortoises using radiotelemetry at a preserve in Charlotte County. We are looking at home range in relation to habitat and water levels.
  
  
• At CF Industries, Wildlands Conservation is conducting comparative long-term surveys of wildlife in pine flatwoods to flatwoods restoration sites.
  
  
• Wildlands Conservation is also involved in several long-term trend analyses of floral and faunal communities at selected preserves throughout Florida.