The Pineland Site Complex Project Directors: Karen Walker and William Marquardt Situated on Pine Island’s northwestern shoreline within the Charlotte Harbor-Pine Island Sound region of subtropical, coastal southwest Florida is the Pineland Site Complex, the archaeological remains of one
Onsite facilities include a Visitor’s Center with classroom, gift shop, and restrooms
The Thompson Earth Systems Institute is proud to announce that Distinguished Professors Doug and Pam Soltis have been selected as the recipients of the 2025 TESI Broader Impacts Award, recognizing their outstanding contributions to public engagement and science communication. For decades, the Sol
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This summer, a group of Oak Hammock residents took on a six-week challenge: to turn environmental ideas into actionable projects through the Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE) curriculum. Led by The CLEO Institute in partnership with the Florida Museum’s Thompson Earth Systems Inst
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Surprisingly, McGuire Center Collections Manager George Austin came across the species while curating butterflies in the Florida Museum, which houses one of the world’s largest collections at more than 6 million specimens. An online auction for naming rights to a new owl butterfly species discove
“We are extremely appreciative of this gift which will allow us to continue research
Helpful links for UF faculty, staff, students and other researchers Activities and Visitor Log. The Herbarium maintains an activity and visitor log to document the use of our facilities. This log is used to generate reports for the Florida Museum, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Scienc
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Within North America’s rich Native American history, the Calusa of southwest Florida are remarkable in many ways, including their cultural resilience in the face of Spanish colonization efforts in the 16th century. Beginning in December 2020, a new project will document and preserve those efforts.
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There is always something going on at the Calusa Heritage Trail at the Randell Research Center in Pineland. Admittedly, the pace slows somewhat this time of year as the days heat up and the summer rains begin to increase in frequency. There are fewer school tours, but more day-camp activiti
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“The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.â€� – Joe Podgor What is it? The Everglades is possibly the most important ecosystem in Florida but has faced detrimental consequences from rapid urbanization and anthropogenic development. It was established in 1947 as a Nati
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The University of Florida Algal Collection contains approximately 3,460 specimens. The overwhelming majority are macroalgae from the United States and adjacent international waters. The collection includes specimens accumulated at FLAS over many decades and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservatio
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Destructive Analysis – Policy Statement and Contract Fill out this form for requests for destructive analysis: FLAS Destructive Analysis contract. GENERAL GUIDELINES: The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) maintains its collections for the public good, with the aim of preserving spec
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