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To learn more about:
To learn more about The Ridge:
Historic Bok Sanctuary

1151 Tower Boulevard
Lake Wales, FL 33853
(863) 676-1408

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

P.O. Box 6504
Titusville, FL 32780
(407) 861-0667

Lake Region Audubon Society

Street Nature Center
115 Lameraux Road
Winter Haven, FL 33884
(863) 324-7304

Ridge Audubon Society

Babson Park Audubon Center
200 N. Crooked Lake Drive
Babson Park, FL 33827
(863) 638-1355

Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Park Service

District 3 Administration, Biologist
1800 Wekiwa Circle
Apopka, FL 32712
(407) 884-2600

District 4 Administration, Biologist
1843 Tamiami Trail
Osprey, FL 34229
(941) 483-5945
South Florida Water Management District

P.O. Box 24680
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
1-800-432-2045

Dept. Environmental Protection
Southwest District Office (Polk Co.)
3804 Coconut Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 744-6100

South District Office (Highlands Co.)
2295 Victoria Ave., Suite 364
P.O. Box 2549
Ft. Myers, FL 33902-2549
(239) 332-6975
Southwest Florida Water Management District

Bartow Service Office
170 Century Blvd.
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 534-1448

Headquarters
2379 Broad Street
Brooksville, FL 34609
1-800-423-1476
To learn more about Citizen Action initiatives:
The Nature Conservancy, Florida Chapter

222 S. Westmonte Dr., Suite 300
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 682-3664

Audubon of Florida
Florida State Office
444 Brickell Ave., Suite 850
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 371-6399

 

To learn more about Native Plants:
Florida Native Plant Society

Highlands County:
Dicerandra Chapter

 Polk County:
Heartland Chapter
Keely J. Pesch
595 South Orange Avenue
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 533-1737

To Join a Conservation Organization active on the Ridge:
Audubon of Florida
Florida State Office
444 Brickell Ave., Suite 850
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 371-6399
Green Horizon Land Trust

P.O. Box 2445
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 678-1237

Friends of
Florida State Parks, Inc.

P.O. Box 6633
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6633
(941) 488-8243

Friends of
Highlands Hammock State Park

5931 Hammock Road
Sebring, FL 33872
(863) 386-6094

Sierra Club

Florida Regional Field Office
475 Central Ave Suite M1
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 824-8813
The Nature Conservancy

Florida Chapter office:
222 S. Westmonte Dr., Suite 300
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 682-3664

 

To learn more about Recreational Opportunities on the Ridge:
Archbold Biological Station

P.O. Box 2057
Lake Placid, FL 33862
(863) 465-2571

Historic Bok Sanctuary

Pine Ridge Nature Preserve
1151 Tower Boulevard
Lake Wales, FL 33853
(863) 676-1408

Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Park Service

Highlands Hammock State Park
5931 Hammock Road
Sebring, FL 33872
(863) 386-6094

Lake Kissimmee State Park
14248 Camp Mack Road
Lake Wales, FL 33853
(863) 696-1112
Avon Park Air Force Range

OLA, DET 1, 347 0G/CEVN
29 South Blvd.
Avon Park Air Force Range, FL
33825-5700
(863) 452-4254

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs- Division of Forestry

Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
452 School Bus Road
Frostproof, FL 33843
(863) 635-7801

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811-1299
(863) 648-3203   OR

1630 Virginia Avenue
Lake Placid, FL 33852
(863) 699-3730

To Volunteer:
Archbold Biological Station

P. O. Box 2057
Lake Placid, FL 33862
(863) 465-2571

Ridge Rangers

at The Nature Conservancy's Lake Wales Ridge Program
155 Pfundstein Road - P.O. Box 630
Babson Park, FL 33827
(863) 635-7506