The Deep Dive Blog

On a cool April weekend, more than 600 archers gathered in Gainesville for the 2025 Florida National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament.  Our Foundation has supported the tournament for four years, fostering the values that archery instills: discipline, patience, and self-confidence. Our $30,000 sponsorship this year, funded

Thanks to a $35,000 grant from our Foundation, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is diving in to understand where bonefish spawn in the Florida Keys. Building on a major win in 2023 when a spawning aggregation was successfully documented in the Upper Keys, BTT has turned its attention to three

Joe Browder wasn’t born a Floridian, but no one fought harder for its wild heart. Born in 1938 and raised in Minnesota, Browder began his career as a television reporter before making a life-changing shift to conservation advocacy. By the 1960s, he had moved to Miami and immersed himself in

The Suncoast Youth Conservation Center (SYCC) in Apollo Beach is getting ready for summer in a big way! Thanks to the generosity of Daphne and C. Martin “Marty” Wood III in partnership with our Foundation, they have brand-new composite steps and an accessibility ramp leading to its main education building.

From sunrise over the Everglades to the 1,350 miles of coastline where Florida meets the sea, our state is bursting with natural wonders that make it one of a kind. This Earth Day, we’re celebrating everything wild and wonderful about the Sunshine State—and the five initiatives driving our mission to

Thanks to your support, we’ve awarded 15 grants totaling $527,761 from proceeds of the Conserve Wildlife license plate! Every plate purchased contributes $25 directly to funding critical research and conservation efforts. These grants help protect Florida’s unique wildlife, ensuring a future for both well-loved and lesser-known species. We’re proud to

Our Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary during A Night for Nature on Friday, March 28. Held at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, the sold-out event raised more than $820,000 to support the Foundation’s conservation and outdoor programs. The Nashville chic soiree featured an evening of country music, with performances

The southeastern pocket gopher (SEPG), a small but mighty ecosystem engineer, is getting a much-needed spotlight thanks to a project using remote sensing to map its distribution across Florida. With a $7,313 grant from our Foundation, courtesy of our Conserve Wildlife License plate, FWC is utilizing satellite imagery to pinpoint

What’s eating Florida’s Coral Reef? Thanks to a $33,000 Freedom to Fail innovation grant from our Foundation, researchers at the University of Miami launched an ambitious project to find out. Their goal: pinpoint which fish species are sabotaging coral restoration efforts by preying on newly planted corals. Enter the Coral-Baited