Protecting our water, land, wildlife, and future

What We Do

Our mission is to protect Southwest Florida's unique natural environment and quality of life...now and forever.

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Great horned owlets renested after fall

Two great horned owlets were renested after falling from their nest in Immokalee. Click below to read the full story and to watch a video of them eating right before they were renested.

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On the water

Book your eco-cruise today

Enjoy the magnificent beauty of Rookery Bay. Come aboard the 35-passenger Good Fortune II pontoon boat led by Coast Guard-certified captains and a Conservancy naturalist.

On the water

Book your eco-cruise today

Enjoy the magnificent beauty of Rookery Bay. Come aboard the 35-passenger Good Fortune II pontoon boat led by Coast Guard-certified captains and a Conservancy naturalist.

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Florida Weekly

Growth Unleashed

“If these bills become law, you can expect more harmful algal blooms of both blue-green algae and red tide, preserves and wetlands converted to development gridlock, much higher taxes, and many of Florida’s special places gone," said April Olson, Conservancy senior environmental planning specialist.

Click below to read the full article from Florida Weekly.

Nature protects us

Here at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, a simple truth has guided our actions for almost 60 years. It is an idea that serves as the foundation upon which all of our work is based: We protect nature. Nature protects us.

Nature protects us

Here at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, a simple truth has guided our actions for almost 60 years. It is an idea that serves as the foundation upon which all of our work is based: We protect nature. Nature protects us.

Our Impact This Year

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Animals treated at the Wildlife Hospital
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Sea turtle nests protected
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E-Learning students
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Pounds of python removed