Conservation Florida and Wildlands Conservation Announce Partnership to Achieve Greater Mission Impact
Orlando, Fla. (July 27, 2021) — Conservation Florida and Wildlands Conservation have established a formal partnership that will benefit land conservation throughout Florida.
While both nonprofits work to protect land, their approaches and expertise are diverse and complementary.
Each organization will leverage the strengths of the other to accomplish shared goals in a collaborative and cost-efficient manner.
Conservation Florida and Wildlands Conservation have been collaborating on projects for the past year. They recognized through these joint efforts that each organization’s goals, objectives, and values were in close alignment.
"This is a perfect example of a strategic partnership that elevates the missions of each partner,” said Traci Deen, Conservation Florida’s CEO. “Wildlands brings scientific and land management skills that adds to our team’s legal and real estate expertise. Together, we will be able to save more ecologically important land – faster and more effectively.”
Conservation Florida’s mission is to protect Florida’s natural and agricultural landscapes for future generations, while Wildlands Conservation mission is to conserve and manage wildlands.
“We believe that this collaboration represents an example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Both our organizations and staff look forward to this partnership for years to come,” said David Sumpter, executive director of Wildlands Conservation.
In addition to its core land protection services, Conservation Florida’s staff will contribute communication and fundraising expertise to the partnership. Wildlands Conservation will pitch in with environmental education and applied conservation research expertise to round out the partnership. Their staff includes ecologists, researchers, environmental educators, wildlife biologists, and land managers.
Partnerships are an important part of Conservation Florida’s statewide land protection strategy. Working with like minded individuals, businesses, and organizations allows the land conservancy to expand its reach and further its mission.
Through the power of partnership, the two land conservancies will be able to make land-saving strides towards their shared vision for Florida’s conservation future.
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About Conservation Florida
Conservation Florida is a statewide accredited land trust with a mission to save Florida’s natural and agricultural landscapes for future generations. Our conservation projects support Florida’s native plants and wildlife, fresh water, conservation corridors, family farms and ranches, the economy and nature-based recreation. Since our founding in 1999, Conservation Florida has led the way in strategic and evidence-based land protection and has saved over 30,000 acres of critical habitat through acquisition, facilitation and incubation of conservation projects.
We save land by developing conservation strategies, exploring funding sources and purchasing or accepting donations of land and conservation easements. Our other services include providing expertise to guide landowners through the land protection process, serving as a trusted community partner to support statewide land conservation and promoting land conservation through effective education and advocacy. Our vision is large-scale, and we are 100% committed to conservation in the state of Florida – for nature, for people, forever!
About Wildlands Conservation
Wildlands Conservation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in conservation planning and policy, land management, land protection, research, education, and outreach. The organization works on conservation projects throughout Florida. It's mechanisms for conserving lands are ever-changing and a direct function of its staff’s expertise. Wildlands Conservation aims to share accurate and up-to-date information with environmental professionals who work hands-on with threatened and endangered species and offers an internship program to train the next generation of conservation biologists.