The 19th Century Perspective...
In wilderness is the preservation of the world
– Henry David Thoreau
Upcoming Events and Announcements
We've Hired!
The Tampa Bay Conservancy has contracted with an independent consultant to assist us in fundraising and outreach. The consultant is Vanguard Public Affairs LLC; specifically their managing partner, John T. Fox. He has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Florida and fifteen years of experience raising large dollar donations. He has worked in non-profit and for-profit, public and private, and political fundraising for over fifteen years.
A Florida native, he knows Florida’s conservation and development landscape and has many personal connections in the Tampa Bay area. TBC is thrilled to have him on board.
Thank you, MOSAIC!
A HUGE THANK YOU to Mosaic Company for its $150,000 grant to the Tampa Bay Conservancy. They presented TBC with the “check” at our annual Conservation Celebration fundraiser on March 13, 2025. This money will be used to lift TBC to the next level. A fundraising and marketing consultant will be hired to bump us up financially along with an outreach specialist to search for appropriate properties and engage with the community. Follow us on Facebook at TheTampaBayConservancy.
Thank you to our Supporters!
On March 13, 2025, the TBC held its annual Conservation Celebration at the New World Tampa music hall. About 50 people showed up to help us celebrate with food, music, a silent auction, a door prize – and of course our big news – the Mosaic grant. The event netted TBC $12,300 and the $150,000 grant. Thank you to our sponsors: Alliant Partners, Carlton Fields, the Gibbons Family, Mosaic Company, Mustard Seed of Raymond James, Sunshine City Law, and TECO.
New Conservation Easement
On December 30, 2024, Laura Starkey donated a conservation easement on approximately 27 acres of the Heartwood Conservation Cemetery to the Conservancy. A conservation easement leaves the ownership in private hands, but with reduced or retired development rights. This acreage is now in preservation in perpetuity under the watchful eyes of the Conservancy. Thank you to Laura Starkey for this generous donation.
Accredited
The Land Trust Alliance Accreditation Commission confirms the Tampa Bay Conservancy’s quality standards and commitment to professional excellence, lasting stewardship and earning the public's trust in our work.
Lands Protected
The TBC has worked on land protection throughout Tampa Bay, recently expanding north to Citrus County and east to Polk County.
Donate today
We invite you to make a donation to The Tampa Bay Conservancy, Inc. a non-profit land conservation organization dedicated to preserving the Bay Area's natural, agricultural and scenic heritage.
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We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
– Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac