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Rapid growth is changing Central Florida. Current projections suggest that the population and developed areas may more than double by 2050. Without effective policies to guide the growth and protect the environment, this region will lose much of the nature that makes it so special.

Audubon was founded in Central Florida in March of 1900. More than a century of conservation accomplishments can be credited to Audubon leaders, past and present. Many of the state’s most important environmental laws, and the public support for its landmark environmental land acquisition programs, resulted from Audubon leadership.

Audubon, the state’s oldest and most effective conservation organization, is strengthening its commitment to conserve the best of what is left of this very special place. A key element in Audubon’s statewide effort is the emerging Central Florida Ecosystems Program described here.

For more information, continue on to read the Central Florida Ecosystem Program’s regional policy goals and about the program components to be implemented and utilized to successfully accomplish these goals.

Download a PDF version (2.3 MB) of the Central Florida Ecosystem Program’s goals and components.