About the Alliance

In 2004, the Alliance of Florida Land Trusts (AFLT) was launched through a collaborative effort to improve the land conservation community`s communications and its capacity for effective advocacy and statewide conservation. In 2025, AFLT formally incorporated into a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity to better serve its member organizations, which include both land trusts and affiliated conservation organizations.

The mission and purpose of AFLT is to serve as a liaison between other not-for-profit entities including land trusts and governmental entities and others to strengthen land trusts’ ability to protect and conserve land and water in Florida by facilitating information exchange and encouraging collaboration among Florida land trusts and land trust partners.

Collectively, we represent the voice of Florida's land conservancies, and are working in unison to conserve land throughout the State of Florida.


Board of Directors

Christine Johnson
Chair

AFLT Member:
Big Waters Land Trust

Erica Hernandez
Board Member

AFLT Member:
Trust for Public Land

Heather Obara
Vice Chair

AFLT Member:
Alachua Conservation Trust

Vance Crain
Affiliate Member

AFLT Member:
Gulf Partnership for Land Conservation

Shane Wellendorf
Treasurer

AFLT Member:
Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy

Traci Deen
Immediate Past President

AFLT Member:
Conservation Florida

Ken Grudens
Secretary

AFLT Member:
Indian River Land Trust