UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
The Center conducts applied research on conservation, land use, and green infrastructure while provi
We're making Florida's 10 Critical Linkages accessible by telling their story through corridor science, digital art, and StoryMap technology.
🔗A Critical Linkage is the unprotected, highest-priority land in the Florida Wildlife Corridor: essential pathways that connect existing protected lands, allowing wildlife to move, ecosystems to thrive, and natural processes that increase resiliency to continue across the state. Conserving these corridors is key to a functionally connected statewide ecological network.
🎨Each StoryMap features a digital mural developed by Kelly Quinn at Canvas of the Wild. Her artwork, inspired by the ecology, species, and culture of each region, helps bring these landscapes to life – showing that maps and data are about real, interconnected systems.
📝 Explore the Critical Linkages to learn about:
🌿 Their role in regional connectivity
🐅 The animals, plants, and ecosystems that define each linkage
🐄 The cultural elements of the landscape
🛣️ Conservation challenges and opportunities
💫 How art and science combine to tell Florida's story
🎁 Three of the 10 Critical Linkage murals and StoryMaps are complete, with 7 more underway. Explore the intersection of art and science in the story of Florida's Critical Linkages by clicking this link: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/f36d42569f7e4cacbb9a659ea030252f
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We're wrapping up the first leg of our new research project, “Curated Landscapes!”🌿
✨This project is a collaboration between the School of Art and Art History and the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning. We are investigating how curated encounters with plant life vary across different public spaces. From the highly orchestrated choreographies of care at Walt Disney World to the raw beauty of Florida State Parks, we’re analyzing how landscape design functions as both entertainment and environmental pedagogy. 🪵🌸
Over the course of this study, our research team will investigate:
🌱 Human wellbeing and nature exposure
🦋 Ecological impacts of high visitation
📚 "Teachable moments" in public spaces
💚 How different environments inspire care in the viewer
Follow our our study here or on Instagram @ourfloridalandscape_UF!
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Our own Sarah Lockhart, Ph.D. Candidate, was interviewed for the "People and Nature" podcast! Check it out!
Hosted by UFAEC graduate student Emma Lauren Poole, this episode features Sarah Lockhart, a conservation social scientist exploring land trusts, landscape connectivity, and the human dimensions of conservation in Florida. Discover how collaboration, policy, and community-driven approaches can help protect biodiversity and shape the future of conservation across the state.
People & Nature Symposium: tbep.org/people-nature-symposium/
Here is the link to the podcast episode : www.buzzsprout.com/1651813/episodes/18984940
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People & Nature with Sarah Lockhart – Streaming Science
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Hosted by UFAEC graduate student Emma Lauren Poole, this episode features Sarah Lockhart, a conservation social scientist exploring land trusts, landscape connectivity, and the human dimensions of con…