Ribbon-cutting set for new UF nature trails at 'natural laboratory'

October 31, 2008

WHO: University of Florida President Bernie Machen, UF faculty and students.

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting for new nature trails at the UF Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, a 60-acre tract of woods, wetlands and other natural areas used to teach students and the public about ecology, biodiversity and Florida flora and fauna. The short self-guided trails, built over the past two years with $100,000 from Student Government, provide tours of four common Florida habitats: upland hardwood, longleaf pine, old field and wetlands.

WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3

WHERE: The trailhead for the wetlands trail, located in the Natural Area Park across the street from the Entomology/Nematology Building, 970 Natural Area Drive.

CONTACT: Doug Levey, chairman of the NATL advisory committee, 352-392-9169 or dlevey@ufl.edu.