We need 1,000 signatures ASAP to show the Collier County Planning Commission that we do not want to lose 170 acres of citrus groves to more real estate development. Click here to read the Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation’s open letter to the Collier County Planning Commission.

Florida’s citrus groves are in trouble. Developers are turning once-thriving orange groves into barren landscapes set for new real estate development.

The Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation, Inc., alongside countless Floridians, write to express our profound disappointment, shock, and outrage at your recent recommendation to amend the county’s growth-management plan, paving the way for SWJR Naples I LLC to bulldoze South Naples Citrus Groves and build 423 homes, including affordable townhouses, on 169.19 acres near Picayune Strand State Forest.

This decision, voted on April 17, 2025, with a 4-1 approval—threatens not only a cherished piece of Naples’ agricultural history but also the fragile ecosystem of the Picayune Strand area, an area already scarred by one of Florida’s most infamous real estate scams.

When you sign this petition, we all become one step closer to saving as much of these remaining acres of citrus groves as we can. While we may not be able to stop this development or reduce its scope, these petitions will send a message to the CCPC for future grove demolitions in Collier County.

The Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is the first and only nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the backbone of Florida's citrus legacy, small farmers. Your contribution helps to save small, family-owned citrus groves—with volunteer support, advocacy, and economic grants—from state-sponsored destruction. Because without orange groves, Florida is a lost cause to corruption. Take a stand and donate today to stop the decay. 🍊