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Ridge Rangers: Volunteering to Conserve Florida’s Ancient Islands!

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Join the team to help protect rare wildlife and plants found nowhere else on earth!

Volunteers at Broussard Catfish Creek State Preserve
Ridge Rangers after a successful trash pick up at Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek State Preserve

Ridge Rangers are a group of dedicated volunteers helping to preserve the last remaining fragments of the Lake Wales Ridge. The Ridge is a highly endangered ecosystem running down the spine of the Florida peninsula.  Ridge Rangers are individuals of all different ages, backgrounds and skills, with a common goal - to make a difference.

Ridge Rangers from all of Florida work on projects from Lakeland to Lake Placid, such as the following:

bulletRare Plant Searches
bulletScrub Jay Monitoring
bulletTrail Work
bulletExotic Species Removal
bulletFence Repair & Removal
bulletTrash Removal
bulletLand Steward
bulletClerical Work
bulletPromotional Activities
bulletAnimal & Rare Plant Monitoring
bulletScientific Data entry

PARTNERS

The Ridge Rangers volunteer program is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in partnership and cooperation with the following public and private organizations:

bullet 183  Archbold Biological Station
bullet 183  Department of Defense - Avon Park Air Force Range
bullet 183  Florida Department of Environmental Protection
bullet 183  Florida Division of Forestry
bullet 183  Florida State Parks
bullet 183  Historic Bok Sanctuary
bullet 183  Polk County Environmental Lands Program
bullet 183  The Nature Conservancy
bullet 183  Southwest Florida Water Management District
bullet 183  South Florida Water Management District
bullet 183 
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service