Seven of our projects were selected by the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program for their top tier, which makes them eligible for funding next year.

Amendment 1 was an incredible win for conservation in Florida, but the victory will not be complete until elected leaders implement legislation that will fund land conservation using this dedicated stream of funding.

Conservation Trust for Florida (CTF) and Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) with help from other partners associated with the North Florida Wetlands Conservation Project (NFWCP) acquired an important 390-acre addition to the 1,900-acre complex of conservation lands known as Little Orange Creek Preserve early in 2013. 

The conservation easement on the Nayfield’s property helps protect the Suwannee River watershed. Your support helps CTF manage such conservation easements across the state.

One of the most special aspects of the Hartzog easement is 29 acres of bottomland hardwood and approximately 2000 feet of undeveloped river frontage visible to the public from the Santa Fe River.

Maximizing wildlife habitat in the wooded areas of the Webber Cedar Lakes Ranch and Nature Preserve Conservation Easement is a management priority.

Adams Ranch provides stewardship for a landscape-sized wildlife corridor connecting other managed lands.

“I’ve also come to believe that each of us must assume the responsibility of preserving the wildness that remains — so that our children, and theirs, may come to know such beauty; and, quite possibly, for the very survival of us all.”

Price’s Scrub is continuing ecological restoration and is open to the public for light recreation such as hiking and horseback riding.

The 1,388-acre parcel, surrounded by the Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area, boasts some of the best remaining longleaf pine flatwoods and sandhill habitat in the county.

Overall, there are 5,719 acres to the Barr Hammock preserve, making it the largest of Alachua county’s conservation acquisitions.

“I worried about what would happen to it when I was no longer around. After a number of efforts, trials, and errors, the Conservation Trust for Florida solved my problem,” said Phyllis Hansen, landowner.