Citrus Ridge Replanted
On December 29, 2007, Karen Walker, Bill Marquardt, Mark Chargois, and several friends and neighbors planted 40 citrus trees at … Continue
Bringing Back the Gill House
Work has begun to restore a venerable structure of the Pineland community. Owned by Lee County and leased in 2001 … Continue
Native Plants Transform RRC
Thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, the Randell Research Center will soon have over 900 … Continue
Teaching Pavilion Finished
Our teaching pavilion on Waterfront Drive is finally finished. We broke ground for the pavilion, classroom, and book/gift shop on … Continue
Classroom and Book Shop Take Shape
A few years ago, I was on Sanibel Island to visit my friend José Leal, Director of the Bailey-Matthews Shell … Continue
Randell Center Receives Reforestation Grant
The Randell Research Center has received a grant of $122,700 from the Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Agriculture and … Continue
Your Investment in Pineland
To get a good visual image of how your contributions to the RRC are used, all you have to do … Continue
State Grants Matching Funds for Classroom
The State Legislature has granted matching funds of $148,000 through the Alec Courtelis Capital Facilities Enhancement Challenge Grant Program. The … Continue
The Winds of Change
For well over a year, I have been involved in a survey to locate and catalog the prominent vegetation on … Continue
Life Returns to the Calusa Heritage Trail
Since Hurricane Charley slammed the west coast of Florida (see September, 2004 Friends newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 4-6), … Continue