December 2023 Media Toolkit

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Syfrett Ranch is a property within the Florida Wildlife Corridor that was recently approved for a conservation easement through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program at the December 19, 2023 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.

Thank you to the landowners, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Saunders Real Estate for coming together to protect this land.

The 2,101.5-acre property is located in Highlands and Glades County. The property is part of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed and features large cabbage palm hammocks. The new conservation easement will bring added protection to working lands in the area. Syfrett Ranch supports habitat for crested caracara, Osceola turkeys, white tail deer, bald eagles, and more.

Instagram tags: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Photos 1-4 by @leyoho / @wildpath, Photos 5-6 by @drew_mcdougall / @wildpath

Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Photos 1-4 by Lauren Yoho / @Wildpath, Photos 5-6 by Drew McDougall / @Wildpath

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

Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Archbold Biological Station

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The 1,531-acre Myakka Ranchlands Project – 4L’s Ranch, located in the Florida Wildlife Corridor, was recently approved for a conservation easement through Florida Forever at the December 19, 2023 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.

Thank you to the landowner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Florida Conservation Group for coming together to conserve this property.

The ranch contains a variety of upland areas such as mesic flatwoods, wetland depression marshes, wet prairie, and improved pasture. The property provides habitat for gopher tortoises, Florida sandhill crane, the Southeastern American Kestrel, and many more. Along a waterside divide between Myakka Watershed and the Peace River Watershed, the land provides important protection to water quality and quantity.

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

Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, @Florida Conservation Group, Photos by Lauren Yoho / @Wildpath

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

Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Archbold Biological Station

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Caloosahatchee Ecoscape Florida Forever Project – Ferguson-House Farms, was recently approved for conservation at the December 19, 2023 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet. The 1,425.5-acre approved conservation easement is located within the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

Thank you to the leadership of the landowners, the Department of Environmental Protection, and Keith Fountain Law for coming together to protect this land.

The property is a working cattle ranch located in Hendry County, south of State Road 80. The ranch is home to many native species including Florida panthers, Florida black bears, wood storks, white ibises, and Florida sandhill cranes. The land brings critical connection to other conservation areas important to the Florida panthers’ northward recovery and long-term survival (Photo 5).

Two smaller properties are being acquired through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s delegation of authority. The two other properties are located north of State Road 80 and bordering the Caloosahatchee River (Photo 6), close to the approved parcel. The three properties complement each other to provide an essential safeguard to the Caloosahatchee River and its water quality.

Instagram tags: @fl.dep, Photos 1-4 and 6 by @leyoho / @wildpath, Photo 5 by @carltonward / @wildpath

Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Photos 1-4 and 6 by Lauren Yoho / @wildpath, Photo 5 by @carltonward / @wildpath

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

Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Archbold Biological Station