• Dr. Tom Hoctor: The Corridor Before It Was the Corridor

  • Aug 15 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Dr. Tom Hoctor: The Corridor Before It Was the Corridor

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  • There are not many folks more central to the idea of a “connected and protected” Florida than Dr. Tom Hoctor. He’s the director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning at the University of Florida and is the co-founder of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, considered one of the most ambitious landscape conservation plans in the country.

    As we’ll learn, the concept of a statewide ecological corridor is not new. Decades of scientific research has led to the understanding that connected landscape-scale conservation is imperative to the survival of many species and among the best methods of preventing habitat loss and fragmentation.

    Before it was called the Florida Wildlife Corridor, this idea of a connected greenspace in the Sunshine state was known as the Florida Ecological Greenways Network,

    More info about Dr. Hoctor and links to topics discussed:

    • Faculty page, University of Florida
    • Florida Wildlife Corridor History
    • University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
    • University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR)


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