In January 2022, Justin Bright will be the first to attempt a 1,000-mile skateboard journey spanning the entire state of Florida to provide a glimpse of what it is like for Florida wildlife to navigate between the diminishing habitats they call home. On his journey from the Alabama/Florida border to Key West, he will see every critical Florida ecosystem...and every obstacle wildlife face as they fight to find wild lands that are connected and protected.

As Florida’s population booms, new roads, housing developments, and shopping centers fragment natural ecosystems and cut off movement. Protecting land and corridors preserves wildlife habitat and gives wide-ranging animals like the Florida black bear and panther the territory they need to survive and thrive. We call it “room to roam.” 

It will be extremely difficult for Justin to make it safely from the Alabama/Florida border to Key West on a skateboard, so imagine how difficult it must be for animals making a similar journey. This trip will take Justin from the Panhandle to the Florida Keys through the areas Conservation Florida is diligently working to connect and protect to form a statewide network of natural corridors called the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

With the support of our members and partners, Conservation Florida is leading the charge to protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Justin is telling the story of the black bear, the panther, and our future. He is highlighting the importance of conserving Florida land in a unique and extraordinary way. Join us today. Cheer Justin on today. And give like the future of Florida depends on it...because it does.