February 2026 Media Toolkit

Florida Wildlife Corridor Conservation Update

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Three Properties Approved for Protection

The Florida Governor and Cabinet approved funding for the permanent conservation of 3,283 acres within the Florida Wildlife Corridor during the February 24, 2026 Cabinet meeting.

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A message for our partners, colleagues, and friends in Florida: The protected lands of the Florida Wildlife Corridor are a place where our collective missions intersect. Land conservation successes contributing to the Corridor help ensure the long-term survival of many species, provide life support systems for Florida’s cities, improve the health of our waters, and protect natural Florida for future generations. As Florida grows, continued investment in conservation lands is critical to ensure that our wild lands will provide benefits to all Floridians.

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On February 24 the State of Florida approved funding for the permanent conservation of 3,283 acres across three properties within the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

Thank you to the leadership of the landowners, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Air Force REPI program, Florida Conservation Group, Conservation Florida, Maury L. Carter & Associates, Keith Fountain Law, and other partners for coming together to make these opportunities possible.

The properties are Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Project / Vanacore Holdings LLC (Photo 1), Square One Ranch (Photo 2), and Buckhorn Ranch (Photo 3).

Square One Ranch and Buckhorn Ranch are to be protected through a rural lands conservation easement funded through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Project / Vanacore Holdings LLC is to be protected through a conservation easement funded through Florida Forever at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Instagram tags: @fl.dep, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, @floridaconservationfcg, @conservationflorida, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath, Maps by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl

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Square One Ranch, located within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, was recently approved for a rural lands conservation easement through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program at the February 24 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.

Thank you to the landowner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, USAF REPI program, and Conservation Florida for coming together to conserve this property.

Square One Ranch is a 1,500-acre cattle ranch located in Highlands County. The ranch is composed of pastures, mesic pine flatwoods, wetlands, and marshes. There is a variety of species like sawgrass, maiden cane, and swamp rose mallow. The property brings connectivity to the Blue Head Ranch Florida Forever project along the western boundary.

Instagram tags: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, @conservationflorida, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath

Facebook tags: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, @Conservation Florida, Photos by @LaurenYoho/@Wildpath

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Buckhorn Ranch, located in the Florida Wildlife Corridor, is a 1,327-acre property recently approved for a rural lands conservation easement through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program at the February 24 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.

Thank you to the landowner, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Florida Conservation Group for coming together to conserve this property.

Buckhorn Ranch is located in Hardee County west of Charlie Creek and within the Upper Charlie Creek sub basin, part of the Peace River drainage basin. The property is a working, family-owned ranch with small portions of citrus and row crops. Buckhorn Creek flows through the southern part of the land.

Instagram tags: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, @floridaconservationfcg, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath

Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, @Florida Conservation Group, Photos by @LaurenYoho/@Wildpath

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Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Project

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The 456-acre, Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Project / Vanacore Holdings LLC located within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, was recently approved for a conservation easement through Florida Forever at the February 24 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.

Thank you to the landowner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Maury L. Carter & Associates, and Keith Fountain Law for coming together to conserve this property.

Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Project / Vanacore Holdings property is located within the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor and is a working land with cattle and timber. The land includes cypress domes, pine flatwoods, and hydric hammocks. The property also has three miles of lake frontage on Caraway Lake and Lake Dias, which plays an important role in regional water conservation, filtration, flood mitigation, and aquifer recharge. The land is home to fox squirrels, Florida sandhill crane, gopher tortoise, and American alligator.

Instagram tags: @fl.dep, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath

Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Photos by @LaurenYoho/@Wildpath

Map Instagram tags: Map by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl

Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Livewildlyfl

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Visuals by Lauren Yoho and Angeline Meeks provided for one-time use for coverage or promotion of Florida Wildlife Corridor-related news from the February Board of Trustees meeting, dated February 2026. Copying, sublicensing, sale, distribution, and archiving are prohibited.

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