Florida Wildlife Federation

TO CONSERVE FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE, HABITATS AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SCIENCE BASED STEWARDSHIP.

CONSERVING FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE HABITATS: CONTINUE TO INCREASE NET ACREAGE OF LAND PLACED IN CONSERVATION THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE ACQUISITION; INCREASING HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE; CONTINUED RURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS; CONTINUED WITH GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION EFFORTS IN WAKE OF THE 2010 BP OIL SPILL; ADVOCATING FOR THE CLEANUP OF IMPAIRED WATERS; EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HELD KID'S FISHING DAY AT FWF RIVER PRESERVE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS; INSTILLING AN ETHIC OF STEWARDSHIP OF THE OUTDOORS IN CITIZENS AND VISITORS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY; LONG-TERM PROPONENT OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION; AND WORKS TO GET MORE YOUTH AND CITIZENS INTO THE OUTDOORS; ADVOCATES ETHICAL HUNTING AND FISHING THROUGH OUTREACH TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA OFFICE: ESTABLISHED TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH DURING SCHOOL VISITS; LEAD FIELD TRIPS TO VARIOUS CONSERVATION AREAS IN THE SE REGION; HELD BEACH CLEAN-UPS; HOSTED TURTLE WALKS AT NIGHT; WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR VARIOUS CONSERVATION AREAS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OFFICE: CONTINUES ITS FOCUS ON PROTECTING AND RECOVERING THE ENDANGERED FLORIDA PANTHER; WORKS TO PROTECT WETLANDS AND UPLANDS IN THE WESTERN EVERGLADES. FWF'S LEADERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN THE CREATION OF PERMANENT CONSERVATION LAND ACREAGE; FACILITATED PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN WESTERN EVERGLADES; PIONEERED WITH CITY GATE, LLC FOR THE PERMITTING, DESIGN AND BUILDING OF THE STATE'S FIRST PRIVATELY-FUNDED WILDLIFE UNDERPASS ON DANGEROUS RURAL ROAD WHERE PANTHERS ARE OFTEN KILLED; SUPPORTS THE PANTHER POSSE WHICH GETS THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN INTO NATURE TO LEARN ABOUT THE "REAL FLORIDA".

NORTHEAST FLORIDA OFFICE: CONTINUES AS A LEADER IN ADVOCACY FOR SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION MEASURES, INCLUDING CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT LINKS AND WATER PROTECTION; FOCUSES ON FLORIDA'S BLACK BEAR AS KEYSTONE SPECIES; WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER LEADING CONSERVATION GROUPS, SECURED MAPPING AND CONSERVATION OF OVER 2,700 ACRES THAT SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN OCALA NATIONAL FOREST AND MATANZAS STATE FOREST; MAKES PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS ABOUT GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES; MONITORS SOUND GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA COUNTIES, EDUCATING YOUTH AND PUBLIC ON THE PLIGHT OF THE ENDANGERED ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE THROUGH BOOKS AND PRESENTATIONS.