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Florida's natural treasures - from the Everglades to Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - have come to be as fragile as they are magnificent. Thus far the Fund and its partners have protected more than 100,000 acres in the 'Sunshine State.'

Abacoa Greenway, FL

In partnership with the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, the Fund, collaborating with ecologists, planners and engineers, developed an innovative Greenway Master Plan for the new 2,000-acre town of Abacoa. Read more>

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, FL

The Fund assisted the Richard King Mellon Foundation with its generous gift of a half-mile stretch of beachfront property to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, the most important loggerhead turtle nesting site in the country. Read more>

California Swamp, FL

An impressive mosaic of bald cypress, hickory, and sweet gum, the California Swamp serves as an important filtration system for the Suwannee River and as habitat for the swallow-tailed kite and black bear. Read more>

Everglades, FL

Building on efforts to protect Florida’s Everglades, the Fund continued to collaborate with local communities and Palm Beach County to purchase vital winter crop farmland and nearby lands that buffer the Everglades from development pressures. Read more>

Gulf Coastal Plain Initiative, AL/FL/GA

To conserve the history, unique natural resources, and scenic beauty of the Red Hills region of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation launched the Gulf Coastal Plain Initiative in 2000. Read more>