June 2024 Media Toolkit
Florida Wildlife Corridor Conservation Update
June 12, 2024
Digital Media Toolkit
The Florida Governor and Cabinet approved funding for the permanent conservation of 12,128 acres within the Florida Wildlife Corridor during the June 12, 2024 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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Deer Creek Ranch
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The 5,700–acre Deer Creek Ranch Florida Forever Project, located in the Florida Wildlife Corridor, was recently approved for a conservation easement through Florida Forever at the June 12 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.
Thank you to the landowner, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Florida Conservation Group for coming together to conserve this property.
Deer Creek Ranch is a working cattle ranch within DeSoto County. Protection of the property will help ensure the water quality of the Peace River watershed. Deer Creek Ranch provides crucial habitat and connectivity for many species including Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoise, Florida burrowing owls, sandhill cranes, and other wildlife.
Instagram tags: @fl.dep, @floridaconservationfcg, Photos 1-3, 5-6 by @leyoho/@wildpath, Photo 4 by @drew_mcdougall/@wildpath
Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, @FloridaConserve, Photos 1-3, 5-6 by Lauren Yoho/@Wildpath, Photo 4 by Drew McDougall/@Wildpath
Map Instagram tags: Map by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl
Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Livewildlyfl
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Myakka Ranchlands – Quail Creek Ranch
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Myakka Ranchlands Florida Forever Project – Quail Creek Ranch is a 2,650-acre property within the Florida Wildlife Corridor that was recently approved for a conservation easement through the Florida Forever Program at the June 12 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet.
Thank you to the landowners, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Florida Conservation Group for coming together to protect this land.
Quail Creek Ranch is a working landscape for cattle within Hardee County. The ranch is located between the Myakka River and Peace River watersheds and contains the headwaters of Owen Creek, a tributary of the Myakka River. The land provides habitat for gopher tortoises, sandhill cranes, fox squirrels, white-tailed deer, and more.
Instagram tags: @fl.dep, @floridaconservationfcg, Photos 1, 3, and 5 by @leyoho/@wildpath, Photos 2 and 4 by @carltonward/@wildpath
Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, @FloridaConserve, Photos 1, 3, and 5 by Lauren Yoho/@Wildpath, Photos 2 and 4 by @CarltonWard/@Wildpath
Map Instagram tags: Map by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl
Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Livewildlyfl
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Heartland Wildlife Corridor – Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch
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Heartland Wildlife Corridor Florida Forever Project – Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch has been newly approved for a conservation easement through Florida Forever at the June 12 meeting of the Governor and Cabinet. The property is a 1,977-acre cattle ranch within the Florida Wildlife Corridor and Highlands County.
Thank you to the landowner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Keith Fountain Law for coming together to make this conservation easement possible.
Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch is a working cattle ranch that is located south of Highlands Hammock State Park. The ranch is part of the Heartland Wildlife Corridor project, which will create a contiguous corridor of conservation lands along the western edge of Lake Wales Ridge. The ranch contains the headwaters of Fisheating Creek, which flows into Lake Okeechobee. Habitat for the Florida burrowing owl, swallow-tailed kite, Florida panther, sandhill crane, southeastern fox squirrel, and many other species is protected through the conservation of this land.
Instagram tags:@fl.dep, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath
Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Photos by Lauren Yoho/@Wildpath
Map Instagram tags: Map by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl
Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Livewildlyfl
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Clemons Oak Creek
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Clemons Oak Creek was recently approved for a conservation easement at the June 12, 2024, meeting of the Governor and Cabinet through the Florida Forever Program. The 1,801-acre property is in Okeechobee County and within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The property is also in the Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape.
Thank you to the landowners, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Keith Fountain Law for coming together to protect this land.
Clemons Oak Creek is used as a working land for cattle, watermelon crops, sod production, and wildlife management. The property contains the headwaters of Oak Creek and two creeks that flow into Kissimmee River, which are protected through flowage easements. The land provides habitat for Florida burrowing owls, gopher tortoises, crested caracara, and more.
Instagram tags: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Photos by @leyoho/@wildpath
Facebook tags: @Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Photos by Lauren Yoho/@Wildpath
Map Instagram tags: Map by @angeline.maps, @livewildlyfl
Map Facebook tags: Map by Angeline Meeks, @Livewildlyfl
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Photos 1, 3, and 4 by Lauren Yoho/Wildpath, Photo 2 by Carlton Ward Jr./Wildpath, Map by Angeline Meeks/Live Wildly Foundation