North Florida Land Trust

10/28/2026

We are heartbroken by the loss of Allison DeFoor, our president and CEO, colleague, and friend. Our hearts are with his wife, Randy, his family, and all who loved him.

A seventh-generation Floridian, Allison devoted his life to serving others and protecting the Florida he loved. His work in conservation, public service, and ministry reflected his belief that we each have a responsibility to care for the places and people around us.

At North Florida Land Trust, he brought that conviction to work every day. He brought people together, inspired action, and reminded us of the urgency of protecting our irreplaceable natural lands. “It is now or never,” he said so many times.

His legacy lives in the places he helped protect and the people he inspired. We will miss him deeply, and we will honor his memory by carrying forward the work he loved.

Thank you, Allison, for your friendship, your faith in what we could accomplish together, and your enduring love for Florida. We will carry that love forward in the land we protect and the promises we keep to future generations.

10/25/2026

We’ve been keeping a pretty big secret, and it’s time we looped you in! 👀🌳

Internationally renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo is creating two larger-than-life sculptures for NFLT and they will make their home right here in NEFL!

If you know Dambo’s work, you know the magic. If you don’t, imagine rounding a bend in the trail and coming face-to-face with a giant wooden friend built from reclaimed wood and full of personality.

Help us bring the magic to NEFL. Sondie and John Frus have kicked off our fundraising campaign with a $25,000 matching commitment, and your gift will help fund the sculptures and their installation.

Where these new friends will call home will be announced later. A little mystery is part of the fun. ✨ 😊

Project link in the comments!

10/21/2026

Heads up to our Salty Soiree attendees! Due to the nor'easter heading our way, we've moving our 2nd Annual Salty Soirée presented by Pam and Joe Hart to the Amelia River Club! The oyster roast and shrimp boil benefiting NFLT will be held Sunday, October 25, 2026, at The Preserve at the Amelia River Club, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. This event is sold out. Sign up for our emails for early access to event registration and the latest NFLT news. Thank you to our sponsors who have made this event possible!

*GHOST CRAB*
Becky & Tommy Grimes
Connie & Ken McDaniel
Robin Wrinn & Steve Damerow

*PELICAN*
Jennifer & Mark Bailey
Community First Credit Union
Thea & Bob Gude
Faith & Rick Hoffman
Connie & Jim Overton
Lyn Pannone & Steve Nadeau
Sea & Shoreline Aquatic Restoration
Summer House Realty

10/08/2026

Protecting Amelia Island, together.

Great things happen when generosity and community partnerships come together!

NFLT is proud to celebrate the protection of nearly 10 acres along Egans Creek Greenway, helping preserve vital wildlife habitat and natural spaces for generations to come.

This conservation success was made possible through the generosity and collaboration of so many, including the Amelia Forever Fund, an anonymous $1 million donor, a generous private funder from Amelia Island, and the City of Fernandina Beach.

We are also deeply grateful to Sherry Quattlebaum for her extraordinary gift of land and to Pineland Holding Company for choosing conservation as part of this property's future.

Because of your generosity, more of what makes Amelia Island special will remain protected forever.

Thank you for helping us preserve the places we love!

10/05/2026

Two more properties have been protected on Amelia Island! Plus a new video to share AND an invitation to help protect what comes next.

In September, NFLT helped protect two properties that extend Fernandina Beach’s Egans Creek Greenway south of Sadler Road, preserving habitat and strengthening connections for wildlife.

🌳 Pineland was protected with funding from the Amelia Forever Fund and the City of Fernandina Beach.
💧 Quattlebaum, an almost nine-acre wetland property with Egans Creek flowing through it, was generously donated by Ms. Quattlebaum to the City through NFLT.

Both properties will be managed by the City as conservation and outdoor recreation lands, keeping more of Amelia Island’s natural landscape connected for generations to come.

Want to see more of the work you help make possible? Our new video is now on YouTube! Take a few minutes to watch and share it with someone you know who loves North Florida.

These highlights inspire what comes next. Our year-end campaign kicks off today, with our biggest ever goal of raising $750,000 by December 31. Your gift will help NFLT work with willing landowners and local governments to protect more of the places you love.

Our shared legacy is the land we protect. Please watch, give, and help that legacy grow.

Watch the video > https://youtu.be/AZd9mYrzFnA?si=TZXs3_OO7iyOpDP3.

Make a gift > https://nflt.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/

North Florida Land Trust is a nonprofit organization committed to protecting and preserving the natural landscapes of North Florida.

09/30/2026

OCTOBER 5, 2026 — THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Your love for North Florida can leave a lasting legacy. Join NFLT for a free planned giving panel on October 6 at Trinity Parish in St. Augustine. Explore ways to support the places you love for generations to come.

📅 October 6 from 10–11 a.m.

📍 Trinity Parish | 215 St. George Street, St. Augustine

🚗 Parking included.

05/26/2026

This is the O2O in action.
This is why wildlife corridors matter.
This is what conservation looks like.

Learn more and help protect the corridor at NFLT.org.

05/25/2026

Thank you to all who have served and the families that serve alongside them.

05/20/2026

This past weekend, volunteers rolled up their sleeves on two very different landscapes with one shared purpose: restoring the natural systems that make North Florida wild.

At Smith Lake Preserve in Keystone Heights, volunteers from four different organizations joined North Florida Land Trust, Santa Fe Audubon, and Florida Power & Light to plant native sandhill species along the Florida Trail and throughout the preserve. Wiregrass, Dixie aster, Deerberry, Gopher apple, and Garberia don’t just belong here—they help rebuild habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife as we continue restoring this landscape to its natural state.

Meanwhile on Amelia Island, community volunteers planted 300–400 sea oat plugs at Little NaNa Dune, helping stabilize the dune system and slow erosion. Sea oats are critical to the health of Florida’s coastal dunes, with deep root systems that trap sand, withstand harsh coastal conditions, and strengthen the shoreline over time.

Conservation doesn’t stop when land is protected. It’s ongoing, hands-on work and it only happens because people show up for the places they love. Thank you to every volunteer who helped make these projects possible.

05/06/2026

Tonight! An eight-part Conservation Series at the Jacksonville Public Library kicks off this evening, Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at Pablo Creek Library with NFLT's very own Director of Conservation Acquisitions, Ramesh Buch. Ramesh's talk, "The Aquifer, Bears, Agriculture, Marshes, and Aircraft Carriers," will cover how NFLT uses land acquisition and restoration to protect North Florida's quality of life and irreplaceable lands.