News by the Florida Wildlife Federation

Expanding Seagrass Beds Are Good News for Florida’s West Coast Florida ManateeHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementRivers and BaysWaterWildlife

Expanding Seagrass Beds Are Good News for Florida’s West Coast

Research shows healthy areas that will benefit manatees and other wildlife, coastal economies, and the…

JonPFebruary 25, 2022

Why Build? Climate ChangeHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementRivers and BaysToll RoadsWaterWildlife

Why Build?

Despite the overwhelming, bipartisan opposition to building toll roads in rural North Florida, the Florida…

JonPFebruary 21, 2022

2022 Mid-Session Legislative Update Florida ForeverFlorida LegislationHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementRivers and BaysWaterWildlife

2022 Mid-Session Legislative Update

The 2022 Legislative Session is now half over and FWF continues to fight for conservation,…

JonPFebruary 14, 2022

2022 Legislative Priorities Florida ForeverFlorida LegislationHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementRivers and BaysWaterWildlife

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

All In Natural Resources EducationFishery ManagementHabitat ProtectionRivers and BaysWaterWildlife

All In Natural Resources

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

SarahDecember 17, 2021

Last Wild Place Coastal ProtectionEducationHabitat ProtectionLand ManagementWaterWildlife

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

Florida Manatees Cling to Survival Due to Water Quality Issues Water

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