Built on Conviction and Conservation
Jason Alan Wiles is an environmental advocate, co-founder, and community builder whose career in environmental compliance became the foundation for a life dedicated to protecting wild places and opening doors for people who need a second chance.
About Jason Alan Wiles
Jason Alan Wiles has spent years working in environmental compliance, a field that gave him a ground-level view of habitat loss that most people only read about. That firsthand experience didn't stay at the office. It shaped the way he thinks about land, about community, and about what we owe the generations coming up behind us.
Alongside his brother, Jason co-founded C47G, Inc., a private foundation focused on wildlife conservation along the Florida wildlife corridor. The organization targets smaller land tracts, filling gaps that larger state and non-profit programs often can't reach. Jason also ties his business directly to the mission, directing a portion of his company's profit share program toward conservation efforts so that the work is funded consistently, not just when it's convenient.
What drives Jason isn't a single dramatic turning point. It's an accumulation: years of studying ecological processes, watching habitats shrink in real time, and asking himself what he could actually do about it. That same instinct shows up in how he runs his companies, where he's made a point of hiring veterans and creating work opportunities for people who deserve a fair shot. He has mentored through Big Brothers Big Sisters, and that one-to-one relationship model informs how he approaches the bigger challenges too. Real change, for Jason, tends to start small and specific.
Jason measures C47G's progress by the number of properties in its conservation portfolio, a concrete metric that keeps the mission honest. Looking ahead, he wants to grow the foundation beyond Florida and shift it from a privately funded model to one supported by public donations. He's also focused on getting people outside, particularly urban youth who may never have had the chance to stand in a wild place and understand why it matters. Trail maintenance, beach cleanups, and hands-on ecology are all part of that plan. For Jason Wiles, conservation and community aren't separate causes. They're the same work.