The North Florida Land Trust conserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open land for the future of Northeast Florida in seven counties by
- • Developing long term land protection strategies,
- • Promoting private and public funding for land conservation,
- • Acquiring land and conservation easements,
- • Stewardship including the restoration of conservation properties, and
- • Promoting a sense of place and a land ethic through activities, education and outreach.
The North Florida Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, non-profit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners and other public agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners, and foundations. The North Florida Land Trust is a member of the Florida Alliance of Land Trusts and subscribes to the Standards and Practices of the national Land Trust Alliance.
Since 1999, the North Florida Land Trust has protected more than 800 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and around Northeast Florida. In all, 104 acres are owned by the North Florida land Trust and three acres are protected by conservation easements.
Our Mission
The Mission of the North Florida Land Trust is to preserve and protect open space in Northeast Florida. Preservation of open space benefits our community by adding to quality of life values for the residents of our community, preserving precious natural habitats and the rural character of Northeast Florida for future generations.
Best Standards and Practices
Through the adoption of and adherence to the Land Trust Alliance’s Best Standards and Practices, our organization has reached a high level of professionalism. This is essential for the responsible operation of a Land Trust and ensures that a land trust operates legally, ethically and in the public interest. It also establishes a sound program of land transactions and stewardship.
Governance
The North Florida Land Trust is governed by a highly involved Board of Directors and is enthusiastically supported by over 500 members. The day-to day operations of the Land Trust are overseen by Bonnie Barnes, our Executive Director.
P.O. Box 51181
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-1181
Telephone: 904-827-9870
E-mail: nfltoffice@bellsouth.net
www.northfloridalandtrust.org
Member: Land Trust Alliance and Florida Association of Land Trusts
The North Florida Land Trust is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
and all dues and contributions are tax deductible.
We would love to hear from you! If you have questions about the North Florida Land Trust, or you would like to register for an event, learn more about conserving your land or becoming a member, if you'd like to volunteer, or if you would simply like to give us feedback on the work we do, we'll respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.
Email: Bonnie Barnes, Executive Director, nfltoffice@bellsouth.net
All the information you give to us will be kept confidential. We don't share our mailing list or give out email addresses.
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2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report
Bonnie E. Barnes, Executive Director
Bonnie Barnes is the Executive Director of North Florida Land Trust. She is a former business owner in Jacksonville, FL for 14 years in advertising, marketing and public relations, and now uses those talents to help northeast Florida conserve critical undeveloped lands in seven counties.
Bonnie is a graduate of Harvard’s Executive Leadership program and a recent MBA graduate of Jacksonville University. In 2000, she was “Small Business Leader of the Year” for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. She is a Leadership Jacksonville graduate, class of 2007, currently enrolled in the North Florida Regional Leadership Academy and was accepted in the Environmental Leadership Program out of Washington, D.C., which, upon graduation, she will have earned the status of Senior Fellow.
She serves on Theatre Jacksonville Board and is a Co-leader of Senior age girls. Her troop earned their Silver award by designing, engineering, and building a 200 person outdoor amphitheatre for one of the area camps.
For pleasure, Bonnie is an avid scuba diver who has been trained to volunteer monitor offshore reefs in northeast Florida.