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Conservancy of Southwest Florida celebrates its Annual Recognition Breakfast 2025

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s Annual Recognition Breakfast was December 11 at The Ritz-Carlton Beach Hotel. Thank you to our breakfast sponsors, Florida Trust Wealth Management. Florida Trust Wealth Management…

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Take action to stop the threat on wetlands protection

Citing the need for “regulatory certainty”, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to remove protections from millions of acres of wetlands. Under this…

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Ask the Governor to end the hunt

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…

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Without the wilds of Southwest Florida, these endangered species may vanish

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…

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Conservation Collier funding approved for FY 2025-26

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,…

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Tales from the field: Part II

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…

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Resilience, quality of life, and home rule: How one new law has hamstrung local governments and further eroded local control

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…

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Eagle rescue and release in Naples

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.…

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Protecting paradise, the Seeley-Ferguson family’s gift to the future 

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,”…