Glen E. Woolfenden, 23^rd January 1930 - 19^th June 2007

Glen Everett Woolfenden, renowned ornithologist and evolutionary biologist, died on Tuesday, June 19^th, 2007, in Sebring, Florida, of complications following abdominal surgery. Woolfenden, 77, was internationally known as the world’s expert on Florida Scrub-Jays. read more....

David E. Maehr, 18^th September 1955 - 20^th June 2008

David Steffen Maehr, renowed wildlife ecologist and conservation biologist, died on Friday June 20^th, 2008, in a tragic single-engine plane accident southwest of Lake Placid, Florida. read more....

Ann R. Malatesta, died July 13^th, 2009

At forty Anne Malatesta went back to college. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. While winding up her degree, she served her internship with The Nature Conservancy monitoring the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow at three sites in central Florida.  It was there that Anne developed her deep love for “natural Florida” and for fire. read more....

Mason Smoak, died 20^th June 2008

Mason’s loss, in addition to being a tragedy of countless dimensions for family and community, also represents a huge loss for ecological research and conservation in this county. read more (pdf file)....