We’ll be working in small teams to walk through a section of the Red Hill area at Archbold surveying for rare plants (Eriogonum Floridanum) as well as two invasive plants .

You’ll be trained in how to identify the plants and record the information on provided GPS units.

This is a great way to see the amazing view from Archbold's Red Hill!!

Eriogonum Floridanum

Please wear long pants, long sleeves, a hat, and a hiker's water bottle or similar to carry drinking water. We'll have cold drinking water and everything else needed,

Meeting Location:

We'll be meeting in the main parking area at Archbold, and moving to the survey area in work vehicles.

Driving Directions:

From the intersection of US 27 and SR 70 south of Lake Placid, turn west on SR 70.  Go one mile to CR 17/Old SR 8 and turn left (south) on Old SR 8.  Go 1.8 miles to Archbold Biological Station.

About Archbold Biological Station

Archbold Biological Station (5,193 acres) and the Archbold Reserve (3,648 acres) together comprise a 8,840-acre globally-significant preserve, located in the Florida scrub, one of the most distinctive natural habitats in the United States. Archbold provides secure access to study areas and organisms on land that is managed for scientific purposes. The Station is a series of relict sandy dunes, including xeromorphic scrubs, flatwoods and the 90-acre Lake Annie. Agricultural and natural lands lie to the west on the Archbold Reserve. Neighboring state-owned lands and private conservation easements mean that the Station lies within a protected area network totaling 16,200 acres. Fire is the prevalent ecosystem process in scrub. The Station provides experimental manipulation, through large and small-scale prescribed burning, to test hypotheses about ecological responses to fire. This region supports many of the rarest species in North America. Archbold is host to 19 federally-listed species and is regarded as critical for the long-term global viability of numerous endemic scrub species. The Archbold Collection with over 230,000 biological specimens of plant, arthropod, bird, mammal, herptile and fish is an important regional collection emphasizing species from the scrub habitats of the Station and the Lake Wales Ridge.

Learn more about Archbold at http://www.archbold-station.org/html/aboutus/about.html