Archbold Expeditions, Inc.

Archbold Biological Station, Established in 1941, Is a Not for Profit Biological Field Station in South Centralflorida Dedicated to Long Term Ecological Research, Education, and Conservation Archbold Owns and Manages A5,193 Acre Globally Significant Scrub Preserve Station and Adjacent 3,648 Acre Restoration Site Hereafter, Thereserve , as Well as Buck Island Ranch Hereafter, the Ranch , a 10,500 Acre Working Cattle Ranch Ecosystem This Project Consists of Two Parts the First Part Is Habitat Improvement at Archbold Biological Station Forlisted Plant Species, for Which 75 Acres of Rosemary Scrub Habitat on Archbold S Reserve Will Be Improved Viamechanical Methods, Prescribed Fire, Invasive Species Control, and Seeding of Listed Species Snakeroot Andscrub Blazing Star Success of the Habitat Improvements Will Be Evaluated Based on Recruitment and Establishmentof the Listed Plant Species the Second Part Is Monitoring for the Florida Perforate Cladonia Lichen at Two Newsites at Little Manatee River South Fork and at Duette Preserve the Data Will Be Used to Evaluate the Abundanceof the Two New Populations