This past spring, the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) and the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Randell Research Center … Continue
RRC and Calusa Heritage Trail to temporarily close for renovation project
The Calusa Heritage Trail is open to the public! We are thrilled to announce that the Calusa Heritage Trail is … Continue
Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District Supports Calusa Heritage Trail Restoration
In 2015, with generous support from the Calusa Land Trust and Sear Family Foundation, Smith Mound was added to the … Continue
In Chuck Blanchard’s mind, if you want to know the Calusa, you’ve got to be like the Calusa. So, Blanchard, … Continue
As a way to honor Karen Walker after she retired last year, we asked her former colleagues to share their … Continue
Jennifer Green joins the Florida Museum as new archaeology collections manager
Randell Research Center staff and volunteers are excited to welcome our new Collections Manager for the South Florida Archaeology and … Continue
It is impossible to express the myriad of deep feelings enveloping me as I write this column. My reasons for … Continue
As we celebrate our anniversary year, we are welcoming Annisa Karim as RRC Coordinator, Charlie Cobb as Director and Michelle … Continue
UF’s Moonshot Project “Scientist in Every Florida School” Kicks off at RRC
Readers of a certain age remember well the first lunar landing and the audacity necessary of the scientists, engineers, and … Continue
A look back, a look forward, and farewell This is the last article I will write for the Friends of … Continue