Matt Sexton
Senior Vice President
Southeast Regional Director, Conservation Acquisition
Based in Florida, Matt chairs The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Acquisition committee and serves on the Executive Committee. His passion is conservation and he has led efforts in Florida and the Virgin Islands to protect lands ranging from sea turtle nesting beaches to working agricultural lands (186 projects, 78,000 acres, $525 million value). Regionally, his team has completed over 580 projects totaling over 781,000 acres. Matt joined The Conservation Fund as an intern in 1993 and has grown with the organization, playing many roles over the years. He is the President of the Red Bay Stronghold Foundation, which preserves the ceremonial grounds of the Independent Traditional Seminole Nation.
Matt has contributed to conservation in Costa Rica and has been a contributing author to books on land use and rural economic development.
Matt has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Miami University and a master’s in Public Administration/Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Contact: msexton@conservationfund.org Phone: 561-512-0019 Office: Stuart, Florida
Projects
Conserving the Loxa-Lucie Headwaters—a Mosaic of Florida’s Critical Wetlands
For decades, the State of Florida and its residents in northern Palm Beach County and southern Martin County have...
From Fairway to Forest: Restoring Acacia Country Club to its Natural State
For more than 80 years, the Acacia Country Club, and its Donald Ross-designed golf course, was a fixture in...
Three Sisters Springs In Crystal River
Three Sisters Springs is made up of pristine, naturally occurring springs and is one of Florida’s last remaining urban...
Thousand Islands
We brought our passion for conservation to our work in Florida’s Thousands Islands, a place where, according to Cocoa...
Safeguarding Forestland Along the Suwannee River
In north Florida and across much of the southeast, vast working forests are being cleared and converted to more...
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
The National Wildlife Refuge System is the only network of federal lands specifically dedicated for wildlife conservation. It consists...
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Strategic Conservation for the Loxahatchee River Watershed
For decades, Florida has been experiencing tremendous growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florida is likely to surpass...
Kanapaha Prairie
Kanapaha Prairie, near Gainesville in Alachua County, is part of north-central Florida’s vast system of wet prairies. As a...
Habitat Protection For The Florida Panther
The Florida panther is the only cougar species found east of the Mississippi River. Although you’ll see the Florida...
Florida Keys: Key Tree-Cactus Preserve
Manatee. Florida Panther. Two well-known endangered species. We’ve helped with conservation efforts to save habitat for both these animals;...
Conservation Acquisition
