The Florida Cabinet recently purchased a conservation easement on nearly 1,900 acres of the Buck Island Ranch in Highlands County, a key property for the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Carlton Ward/Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation

The scrub jay living in Golden Aster Nature Preserve near Gibsonton is believed to be the last one of the endangered birds in Hillsborough County. RussellMav Photography

Christopher Still's piece Kalymnos Diver, part of the Florida's Waterways: Homage to Tarpon Springs exhibition Courtesy of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art

Part of the "Hidden Wild'' trek involves kayaking on natural streams in South Florida. Photo courtesy of Ben Herndon

A newly deployed Litter Gitter device sits in the waters of Archie Creek in Hillsborough County. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Tampa Riverwalk at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Photo by Julie Branaman

The scene along Sarasota Bay within Selby Gardens. Photos by Diane Egner