When we think of land protection, we usually think of the larger land trusts in our state, groups like Conservation Florida or the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast. It’s never been our goal to be in the land protection business . . . But when an opportunity arose this past year, we took it!

This legislative session, we were able to work with some incredible lawmakers to allow Floridians the opportunity to vote on the 2024 ballot for a state constitutional right to fish and hunt.

In 2023, our members have already made a huge impact in this space. . . We’ve had members attend over 100 meetings this year, and we’re not even to the halfway point yet!