Alachua Conservation Trust

Hurricane Debby Update: The following ACT preserves are now open - Blues Creek, Serenola, Fox Pen, Saarinen, Tuscawilla, Rockwood Park, and Marjorie A. Hoy Memorial Park at Orange Lake Overlook. All other preserves remain closed. Please check back for additional updates. Please check back to this page or our website at https://lnkd.in/eBWWt4k for additional updates. #HurricaneDebby #updates

Hurricane Debby Update: We hope everyone is safe following the storm. ACT staff is currently assessing storm damage at our preserves. Until further notice, all ACT parks and preserves are closed to the public. Due to a power outage at Prairie Creek Lodge, ACT’s phones are currently down. Please check back to this page or our website at https://lnkd.in/eBWWt4k for additional updates. #HurricaneDebby #updates

1,449 acres of longleaf sandhill habitat near the Bell Ridge Longleaf Wildlife and Environmental Area and within the Devil's Ear Springshed are now protected! ACT worked with the landowners of Canaan Ranch and the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program to place a Conservation Easement on the property. The property not only serves as a high recharge area for North Florida's springs, it is also habitat for uplands species including gopher tortoises and red-cockaded woodpeckers. This property has been a focus for conservation for ACT and the State of Florida for many years. View the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eUGGE8wZ #KeepFLWild #conservation #SuwanneeValley #springs #conservationeasements #sandhill #wildlife #Florida

263 acres containing tributaries to Orange Lake are now protected as conservation land by Alachua Conservation Trust. ACT purchased the River Styx property from the Richardson and Waldorff families with support from the River Branch Foundation. The property, which is part of the shoreline and marshland located along Orange Lake in the southern reaches of Alachua County, is part of a larger system of protected wetlands known as the Lochloosa Wildlife Corridor Project. Read about this new acquisition and more in ACT's August Field Notes here: https://conta.cc/4c9GDfS Photos by Alison Blakeslee. #KeepFLWild #conservation #updates #OrangeLake

We're hiring a Communications Coordinator! The Communications Coordinator works to promote ACT to donors, community partners, the press, and the general public through outreach, marketing, events, and public relations. This includes creatively sharing ACT’s conservation work and uplifting stories of the people, communities, and nature across the North Central Florida region to build greater awareness about ACT’s critical conservation efforts. The ideal candidate will have exceptional writing and organizational skills, a strong working knowledge of journalism and/or written and visual communications, and a passion for promoting land and water conservation in Florida. The Communications Coordinator will generate media stories, press releases, op-eds, reports, and creative media products that promote ACT’s mission and work as well as drive discussions about conservation on the local, state, regional, and national levels. The Communications Coordinator will work closely with ACT’s staff to further the organization’s communications and outreach on a daily basis. To learn more and apply, visit https://lnkd.in/ecVVSKT #KeepFLWild #conservation #jobs #jobopportunity #communications #events #marketing

In observance of Independence Day, the ACT office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and will re-open at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 5th. All ACT preserves will be open from sunrise to sunset. Photo by Kim Davidson. #FourthofJuly #independenceday2024

Summer is in full swing in Florida and ACT's July Field Notes are out now! Grab some shade, a refreshing drink, and enjoy this month's edition here: https://conta.cc/4eIU09w Photo by Kim Davidson. #KeepFLWild #conservation #updates

Summer is in full swing in Florida and ACT's July Field Notes are out now! Grab some shade, a refreshing drink, and enjoy this month's edition here: https://conta.cc/4eIU09w Photo by Kim Davidson. #KeepFLWild #conservation #updates

We're hiring a Conservation Easement Coordinator! The Conservation Easement Coordinator position will be based in Gainesville, Florida. The position will have both field and office duties, coordinate with and provide technical support to land management and acquisition staff, and support ACT leadership. This position supports the inventory, monitoring, and record keeping of private lands protected by ACT for conservation. An employee in this position should expect to work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. This position will serve as a staff member of Alachua Conservation Trust and will be expected to both work in a team environment, as well as carrying out instructions and projects independently. Learn more about this position and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/ecVVSKT Applications will begin being reviewed on July 5, 2024. #KeepFLWild #conservation #nonprofit #jobopportunity

In observance of Juneteenth, the ACT office will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th and will re-open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 20th. All ACT preserves will be open from sunrise to sunset. Photo by Tedd Greenwald. #juneteenth2024