2025 Florida Ranches Calendar on Sale Now – A Perfect Holiday Gift Celebrating 20 Years of Tradition and Environmental Stewardship

Palm City, Fla. – Just in time for the holiday season, the highly anticipated 2025 Florida Ranches Calendar is now available for purchase as the perfect holiday gift for anyone who appreciates the natural beauty of authentic “Old Florida.”

 

“We are delighted to be celebrating 20 years of the Florida Ranches Calendar! This legacy edition brings together captivating images and compelling stories that offer a glimpse into the lives and landscapes of Florida's ranchers,” explains Stacy Weller Ranieri, President and Founder of the Firefly Group, the marketing and public relations firm that publishes the calendar.

 

The calendar was first introduced in 2005 to be used as an educational tool to raise public awareness about the critical importance of ranching to the state’s economy and the role ranching families play as Florida’s oldest environmental stewards. It was a collaboration between the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and Carlton Ward Jr. 

 

Carlton Ward Jr., an eighth-generation Floridian and National Geographic Explorer, is founder of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Campaign and Wildpath and uses photojournalism to create stories and campaigns to inspire conservation of Florida’s nature lands.

 

The first calendar featured photographs from Carlton as well as Florida ranch icon Alto “Bud” Adams, Jr. who passed in 2017.  Carlton then served as the primary photographer for the next 15 years. An annual photography contest was launched several years ago to include photos from multiple perspectives. Recently, members of Carlton’s team at Wildpath have been capturing many of the images featured in the calendar.

 

Through it all, the Firefly Group has served as the quarterback and publisher of the calendar.

 

The importance of cattle ranches for conserving Florida could not be clearer than in the 2025 calendar. Most of the ranches featured are newly protected by conservation easements funded by the State of Florida with investment resulting from the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act of 2021.

 

“After twenty years focusing on Florida ranches, I am more inspired than ever and forever grateful to all the ranching families who are keeping wild Florida alive and who allow me and fellow photographers the privilege of sharing their stories,” shared Carlton Ward, Jr.

 

Celebrate 20 Years with the 2025 Legacy Edition – Available Now

 

The calendar has become a favorite holiday gift for businesses and individuals throughout Florida and frequently sells out.

Order your copy of the 2025 Florida Ranches Calendar at floridaranchescalendar.com and share a piece of Florida’s ranching legacy with family and friends. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy this year’s special edition – a gift that resonates with beauty, history, and purpose.

For more information, visit floridaranchescalendar.com, follow the calendar on Facebook and Instagram at facebook.com/FloridaRanchesCalendar and instagram.com/floridaranchescalendar.

 

Over its 20-year history, the Florida Ranches Calendar has been made possible by the support of nearly 150 different sponsors, including ranches, environmental organizations, state agencies, and consulting firms, making this milestone edition a true celebration of the partnerships that have sustained it. 

 

This year’s sponsors include: Heritage Sponsor, Live Wildly; Gone Country Sponsors, Deseret Ranches, Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services - Fresh From Florida, Florida Crystals, Palm Beach Aggregates, Phillips/4G Ranch, Roggen Clyne Development; Frontier Sponsors, Adams Ranch, Ashley Capital, Balmoral Group, Florida Cattlemen Association, Florida Cattlemen Foundation, FPL, Lykes Bros, Southport Ranch; and Saddle Sponsors, Arcadia Stockyard, Blackbeard Ranch, Bonnie Landry & Associates, Dean Mead, Flatwoods Consulting, Florida Conservation Group, Florida Cracker Trails Association, Florida Mineral & Salt, Fraiser Family Farm, Kitson & Partners, Lucido & Associates, National Wild Turkey Federation - NWTF,  Strickland Ranch; and our Production Partners; Carlton Ward Photography, Family Lands Remembered, the Firefly Group and Wildpath.