Word: archbold
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...students of Environmental Science and Public Policy (ESPP) 90c, a junior tutorial in ecology and land-use planning taught by Professor of Advanced Environmental Studies in the Field of Landscape Ecology Richard T. Forman, did all that and more during their spring break trip to Highlands County, Florida. At Archbold Biological Station, an ecological research facility in a county located about two hours south of Orlando, the students spent a week learning about the natural resources of the region, researching local culture and integrating spatial principles and ecological objectives into a comprehensive land-use plan for Highlands County...
...small town of Lake Placid, Florida, where Archbold is located, contains 27 lakes, and its main industries are citrus growing, ranching and the production of caladium flowers, a flower almost exclusive to the region. It is a town where art along the local supermarket wall can rivet visiting students' attention. The mural, which depicts a scene of cattle ranching, emits a loud mooing noise accompanied by sounds of stampeding cattle every few minutes...
University of Florida Professor Mark Brenner joined the class for the remainder of the project. An expert on limnology and paleoecology, Brenner has joined ESPP students at Archbold for several years. Brenner writes in an e-mail that the planning exercise "requires students to make a rapid assessment of issues in Highlands County and [to] develop a future land-use plan based on considerations of ecological principles, economic realities, a knowledge of stakeholder interests (e.g. retirees, citrus agriculture, ranchers, etc.) and social issues...
...their final forty-eight hours in Florida, the three teams worked furiously to complete their projects. On Thursday, March 26, the teams presented their plans to a panel, which included two representatives from Archbold Biological Station and the Highlands County Planner, Duane Niederman...
Brenner says, "I think it goes without saying that the Archbold visit is an extraordinary experience for students in ecology and land-use planning...