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ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
MAERC
Florida's Ancient Islands
LWREWG
Ridge Rangers
Discovering Florida
Scrub
| Archbold Biological Station |
| The Station fosters long-term ecological research on native plants and animals of central Florida and also provides environmental education for K-12 children. |
| MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center (MAERC) |
| Central Florida's vast prairies support many cattle ranches. MAERC scientists work to discover the relationships on these ranches between ecological patterns and processes, including wildlife, water quality, and socio-economic decisions. |
| Florida's Ancient Islands: The Lake Wales Ridge |
| Peninsular Florida's oldest terrain shelters a diverse group of rare plants and animals on an ancient dune system. This landscape is now greatly reduced and fragmented by recent development. |
| Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group |
| A consortium of government agencies and private organizations cooperate for regional conservation, land management, and education goals. |
| Volunteers, the Ridge Rangers |
| Citizens help with preserve management, ecosystem inventory, and public education. They are coordinated by The Nature Conservancy's regional office in Lake Wales. |
| Discovering Florida Scrub |
| An environmental education curriculum for grades 3-5. |