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The Conservancy Science and Research Department works to enhance our understanding of ecosystems and associated wildlife in Southwest Florida.
The Conservancy Environmental Policy and Advocacy Department ensures that our local, state and federal leaders have the tools to make informed decisions.
The Conservancy Environmental Education team at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is active with all ages.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation team works to protect and rehabilitate native wild animals and, when possible, reintroduce them to their natural habitat.
With single-minded determination, females, like the one in front of you, emerge from the ocean every 2–4 years. This migration from their foraging grounds further exposes them to risks they ordinarily encounter; entanglement in fishing gear, boat strikes and poachers on their nesting beaches. Learn More
What are the differences between red tide and the blue green algae seen in so many local waterways? Are they related? We wanted to clear up some misconceptions by answering some questions that have come into our experts here at the Conservancy. Read More
Since June 2, the focus of the regulatory agencies, the public, and the environmental community has been on the damaging high volume discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie from Lake Okeechobee. Click to read more
See photographs taken on a daily basis from around the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center. You'll also see photos from the von Arx Wildlife Hospital, the Science Department, the Education Department, and the Policy Department.