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Protect our wetlands: Stop the brazen attempt to go around the courts
We’ve seen efforts like this before: Lowering the bar on water quality standards because the higher standards were not being met. Changing longstanding agency policy to allow new development to…
Tales from the field: Part I
Written by Kathy Worley, Acting Director of Environmental Science and Coastal Ecologist I was out on Keewaydin Island the other day, dodging, or rather trying to dodge, the storms, and…
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The Everglades detention center’s threat to wildlife, water, and Big Cypress
Vital history: How Big Cypress National Preserve was first protected In the late 1960s, plans for the Everglades Jetport—a six-runway facility that would have been the largest airport in the…
von Arx Wildlife Hospital to remain open during Nature Center closure in September
The Nature Center will be closed for annual maintenance on buildings and grounds from September 2 through 29. While the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center will close temporarily for…
Conservancy calls for action to protect bears despite FWC vote
By Amber Crooks, Senior Environmental Policy Advisor, Conservancy of Southwest Florida On August 13, 2025, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) provided the final vote needed to establish…
Christopher B. Smith Preserve at the Conservancy
By Melinda Schuman, Biologist IV The Christopher B. Smith Preserve is a 7.5 acre parcel which was purchased for conservation purposes, made possible by the generosity of Christopher and Jeannie…
This is not your pet: Keep wildlife wild
The von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida admitted 302 wildlife patients and released 65 animals back to the wild in the month of July. Call 239-262-2273…
