Ø      Increase public education, conservation, and awareness of the biodiversity and the unique environment of northwest Florida

and adjacent areas.

§         Lectures and demonstrations

§         summer & day camps

§         presentations to clubs, schools & colleges, civic organizations

§         internships for college & HS students

(Below) Merritt's Mill Pond - Shangri-la Bluff & Spring, Jackson Co., FL.

2) Unique Natural History of the Region

Ø      to stress the native biodiversity, overlooked species, and rare & endangered species of the region including:

§         biodiversity of northwest Florida & the northern Gulf Coast

§         amphibians & reptiles

§         Gopher tortoises

§         bats

§         scorpions

§         dragonflies

§         carnivorous plants 

§         distinctive ecosystems