At their August 2025 meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to adopt new rules allowing annual hunts on Florida black bears, despite the serious concerns raised… The post Ask the Governor to end the hunt first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
By Amber Crooks, Senior Environmental Policy Advisor What do you envision when you think of southwest Florida? Possibly the picturesque beaches or mangrove-lined estuaries that support productive fisheries along the… The post Without the wilds of Southwest Florida, these endangered species may vanish first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
The Conservancy is pleased to share that the Collier County Board of Commissioners approved funding for Conservation Collier for the 2025-26 fiscal year during the budget hearing on September 18,… The post Conservation Collier funding approved for FY 2025-26 first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Written By Kathy Worley, Senior Biologist – Coastal Ecology Another sea turtle season is winding down and it has been a stellar year for our four-flippered friends. I was out… The post Tales from the field first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Written by Kathy Worley | Director of Environmental Science and Biologist I was out on Keewaydin Island the other day, dodging, or rather trying to dodge, the storms, and was dreading having to dig up an overdue sea turtle nest that had been drowned several times by king tides. You see, I knew that what| Conservancy of Southwest Florida |
A bill passed last legislative session focused on emergency response, including hurricane recovery, is causing local governments to worry their hands may be tied when it comes to making smart… The post Resilience, quality of life, and home rule: How one new law has hamstrung local governments and further eroded local control first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
A bald eagle was found tangled in Muscadine vines, struggling to fly. A caring citizen was going outside to feed his chickens when he saw an eagle on the ground.… The post Eagle rescue and release in Naples first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Nancy F. Seeley’s legacy at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is both personal and profound. “I can’t ever remember a time in my life when she didn’t care about nature,”… The post Protecting paradise, the Seeley-Ferguson family’s gift to the future first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
We’ve seen efforts like this before: Lowering the bar on water quality standards because the higher standards were not being met. Changing longstanding agency policy to allow new development to… The post Protect our wetlands: Stop the brazen attempt to go around the courts first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Vital history: How Big Cypress National Preserve was first protected In the late 1960s, plans for the Everglades Jetport—a six-runway facility that would have been the largest airport in the… The post The Everglades detention center’s threat to wildlife, water, and Big Cypress first appeared on Conservancy of Southwest Florida.| Conservancy of Southwest Florida
