Launched in 2023, the Planning to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor series is a joint project of the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (Center) and 1000 Friends of Florida. This educational outreach initiative includes special reports and webinars to share the importance of the Corridor and how we can work to conserve it for future generations.
Special Reports
Past Webinars
Looking at the Big Picture
What is the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and why is landscape-scale conservation essential for its future?
Fostering Community Vision
How can community visioning help Florida’s natural and agricultural lands through sound community planning?
The Planning Toolbox
Find out about the strengths and weaknesses of myriad planning tools available to promote healthy communities and rural lands in Florida.
Building a Big Tent
What are the economics of development, and how can we forge partnerships between agricultural interests, conservationists, and others to protect the Corridor.
What’s Sprawl Got to Do With It?
Good urban policy is essential for good rural policy. If Florida’s urban footprint is more compact, more land is left for nature and agriculture. What planning strategies can assist with limiting sprawl and promote conservation of priority natural and agricultural lands?
Challenges and Opportunities for Florida’s Agricultural Lands
Approximately 80% of the currently unprotected 8 million acres in the Florida Wildlife Corridor are in agriculture. What can be done to keep agriculture profitable so conservation values can be maintained?
The Urban/Rural Interface
Special planning challenges arise in areas where human development meets up with undeveloped wildland. Find out more about the economics of rural land use in Florida, human/wildland interface planning and land conservation, and trails to link urban and rural areas.
Building Bridges
Join us for a facilitated conversation to crystalize areas of common concern and strategies for cooperation between the agriculture and conservation communities in Florida. State leaders in agriculture, conservation, and planning will share their perspectives. Also, check out Archbold’s Florida Wildlife Corridor Data as discussed by Jeff Schmucker, AICP.