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2022 Legislative Priorities

With the 2022 Florida Legislative Session beginning on January 11, the Florida Wildlife Federation has…

JonPJanuary 10, 2022

Op-Ed: Urge Florida legislators to protect lands, water bodies Clean EnergyClimate ChangeFlorida LegislationHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementWaterWildlife

Op-Ed: Urge Florida legislators to protect lands, water bodies

Even as our state grows in population, with more stress on our finite water and…

JonPJanuary 7, 2022

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All In Natural Resources

It’s widely believed that our Gulf Coast oyster population is declining. As scientists at the…

SarahDecember 17, 2021

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Last Wild Place

It’s known as the wildest place in Pinellas County. It might also be the quietest.…

SarahDecember 15, 2021

Plan Unveiled for Restoring Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and Its Oysters Fishery ManagementRivers and BaysWaterWildlife

Plan Unveiled for Restoring Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and Its Oysters

The effort to help Florida’s troubled Apalachicola Bay and its famous oysters cleared a key…

SarahNovember 30, 2021

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Florida Manatees Cling to Survival Due to Water Quality Issues

Four years ago, manatees were declared no longer endangered. Now they are dying at a…

JonPOctober 26, 2021

Our Beloved Manatees are Starving Rivers and BaysWaterWildlife

Our Beloved Manatees are Starving

Manatees, those “so ugly they are cute” inhabitants of Florida’s coastal waters, are in trouble,…

JonPJune 23, 2021

FWF Welcomes Back Sarah Gledhill to serve as Regional Policy Director Operations

FWF Welcomes Back Sarah Gledhill to serve as Regional Policy Director

Sarah Gledhill joins FWF as the Northeast Florida Policy Director. Before re-joining FWF, she served…

JonPJune 14, 2021

What We Have Wrought – the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster a Decade Later Coastal ProtectionHabitat ProtectionWater

What We Have Wrought – the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster a Decade Later

In 2010, we watched grainy black and white images of millions of gallons of crude…

JonPJune 9, 2021