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Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s 2024 RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament nets $210,000

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida hosted the 2024 RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament Oct. 25-27, launching from locations in Naples, Goodland, and Chokoloskee over the course of the two-day…

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Nature in November

Nature in November is back! Free admission to our Nature Center every Saturday in November. Open to the public. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is excited to host Nature November,…

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Florida’s invasive snakes can eat bigger prey than we knew

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians. This means that more animals are on the menu…

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Keep Florida’s State Parks Wild

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has been carefully monitoring the evolving issue of proposed intensification and commercialization for numerous Florida State Parks. Let your voice be heard by filling out the Public…

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Remembering Bob Graham and his conservation ethic

Written by Dave Addison, biologist and historian Sadly, we lost Bob Graham last week. When he left office in 1987, his approval rating was 83%. I particularly remember his “workdays”…

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Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast 2024

On April 3, we held our annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast at Vi at Bentley Village. Thank you Vi at Bentley for sponsoring and hosting our volunteers for this special recognition…

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20th annual Magic Under the Mangroves gala raises record-breaking $2.3 million net

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s 20th Annual Magic Under the Mangroves gala held Thursday, March 7 raised a record-breaking amount of more than $2.3 million net for programs to protect…

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Annual Meeting: Preserving our Paradise for 60 years

On January 11, we held our Annual Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples. This was the first in-person Annual Meeting since 2020 and it was bittersweet to invite our members and…

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Arts planet offering interactive serenades on campus

This Saturday, December 9, Arts Planet Naples will be offering two separate sessions of Interactive Serenades with guided movement at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Each 30 minute program at…

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Six decades of Preserving Paradise

The Conservancy is getting ready to celebrate its 60th anniversary! In anticipation of commemorating the founding of the Conservancy in April 1964, and all that’s to be unveiled in the…