FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INC FKA LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR PROGRAM (CORRIDOR PROGRAM) IDENTIFIES, DEVELOPS, AND DELIVERS STORIES CAPTURING THE VALUE, IMPORTANCE AND THREATS TO FLORIDA'S CONNECTED NATURAL HABITAT COMPRISING THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, TO DRIVE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THIS VITAL HABITAT NETWORK. THE CORRIDOR PROGRAM LEVERAGED OUR PARTNERSHIP NETWORK, STORYTELLING ACUMEN AND GROWING PUBLIC FOLLOWING TO RAISE STATEWIDE AWARENESS OF THE RACE TO PROTECT NARROW CORRIDOR SEGMENTS AT THE FRINGES OF URBAN AREAS. THIS WAS CAPPED BY COMPLETION OF "THE WILD DIVIDE" DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWCASING THE CRITICAL HABITAT LINK CONNECTING THE RANCHLANDS WITH THE EVERGLADES HEADWATERS ACROSS THE LAKE WALES RIDGE. A FILM SCREENING TOUR TOOK THE WILD DIVIDE TO AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE FILM WAS SHARED ONLINE. OUTREACH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR HABITAT PROTECTION INVOLVED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON OUTDOOR PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND FILM SCREENINGS TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$331.3KProgram 2 [2020]
PATH OF THE PANTHER PROGRAM IS A CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WORKING TO TELL THE STORY OF THE FLORIDA PANTHER TO INSPIRE RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION OF THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, AND SEVERAL PRIVATE LAND OWNERS IN THE CORRIDOR, THE FLWC DEPLOYED AND MAINTAINS A NETWORK OF REMOTE CAMERA SYSTEMS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS. THE IMAGES AND DATA GATHERED FROM THIS CAMERA NETWORK CONTRIBUTES TO LARGER EFFORT TO PROTECT AND RECOVER THE PANTHER, AND CAPTURED THE FIRST INDISPUTABLE DOCUMENTATION OF A FEMALE PANTHER NORTH OF THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER SINCE 1973. IN 2020 THE PATH OF THE PANTHER PROJECT FOLLOWED THE EXPANSION OF THE PANTHERS BREEDING RANGE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THROUGH AN EXPANSION OF THE CAMERA NETWORK ACROSS PRIVATE RANCHES. ADDITIONAL CAMERAS SYSTEMS WERE EXTENDED INTO THE BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE AND ADJACENT PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THEIR HISTORIC RANGE. THIS PROJECT IS STRENGTHENING STAKEHOLDER, PUBLIC AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$390.4KProgram 3 [2020]
CORRIDOR IMPACT PROJECT (NEW) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT BEGAN WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE AN IMPACTFUL FILM (CALLED "THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR") TO EDUCATE KEY DECISION-MAKING AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA ON THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR GEOGRAPHY. THE CIP EVOLVED TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH A GOAL OF AMPLIFYING THE VALUE OF THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THROUGH MEDIA COVERAGE AND PRESENTATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$211.7K
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