News from LINC

Public Service Announcement Connects Timberlands to Wildlife

This PSA, now available for airing, was created to raise awareness about the beneficial role of working timberlands in Florida, and their importance to the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Much of the Florida Wildlife Corridor is made up of working timberlands. Timberlands not only provide crucial... more

Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Everglades to Okefenokee > Film Premiere

Sunday March 3 was the Tampa premiere of Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Everglades to Okefenokee, a film by Elam Stoltzfus (view film trailer here). Despite the cold weather, hundreds gathered for an outdoor celebration and film screening in Cotanchobee Park, next to the Tampa Bay... more

A View From the Other Side of the Lens

LINC‘s contribution to the Florida Wildlife Corridor vision is via a project called Florida Wildlife Corridor: Critical Linkages. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness for specific parcels identified by the state of Florida as Critical Linkages between existing conservation areas (read report).... more

Art with a Purpose: Everglades Art & Film Premiere

On November 14, at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club, LINC helped to host a celebration of the natural beauty of the Everglades through the work and words of leading Florida artists featured in the Greater Everglades Conservation Atlas. A short film called A Light... more

“LINC Together” Open House in Tallahassee

On Wednesday, January 11th, the Blan McBride family hosted a “LINC Together” Open House in Tallahassee. Over 70 artists and conservationists joined LINC Board President Carlton Ward Jr, Executive Director Peg McPherson, and LINC Affiliate Joe Davenport of Manship Films in a campfire presentation about... more

10 Artists Selected for Greater Everglades Conservation Atlas

LINC announces the ten commissioned artists selected to participate in the Greater Everglades Conservation Atlas. Funded by a generous grant of $25,000 from RBC Capital Markets, the Atlas is being developed in partnership with National Geographic’s Maps Division and will feature place-based works of art.... more

Florida Forever calendar in the News

On TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune reports, “A calendar filled with images of Florida’s most vulnerable landscapes and wildlife is out and designed to focus on the state’s faltering funding for conservation land purchases.” The Trib also shares comments by LINC founder, Carlton Ward, and LINC... more

Florida Forever 2012 Calendar

The Legacy Institute for Nature & Culture (LINC) announces its latest conservation photography calendar: Florida Forever. The 2012 calendar is a collaborative work featuring 12 of the state’s leading nature photographers focused on a selection of Florida’s most vulnerable but spectacular landscapes. For more than... more

Florida Forever Update: Florida Forever Program is Still Operational!

©David Moynahan — Mashes Sands County Park — Wakulla County, selected for 2011 cover of the Florida Forever Calendar. Even though Governor Rick Scott vetoed potential spending last June, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has identified $73 million for potential Florida Forever preservation... more

And the 2012 Florida Forever Cover Goes To…

©Will Dickey, 2011 — Duval County’s Round Marsh near the Pumpkin Hill Creek property. Throughout July, 640 people voted in the on-line survey for the cover of the LINC Florida Forever 2012 Conservation Photography Calendar. With 244 votes, the winning “cover shot” is Will Dickey’s... more

USDA to Fund Conservation in Everglades

Using Restoration Funds Cost-Effectively Brings Hope for the Northern Everglades ©Carlton Ward Jr. — Northern Everglades — Florida Wildlife Corridor project. On August 11 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak announced that the federal government will invest $100 million from the Wetlands Reserve Program in... more