What is the Center for Cedar Glade Studies

Mission

1. Create a clearinghouse to provide information to citizens, governmental agencies, news outlets, educators, and researchers.
2. Provide resources through the use of technology to communicate concepts concerning glades.
3. Offer opportunities for scholarly studies as part of a research program on the ecology of glades.
4. Prepare K-12 and college students with an understanding of the methods of science through basic and applied research.
5. Through professional development, increase in-service educator awareness and knowledge, and provide skills necessary to educate K-12 students.Foster greater appreciation and knowledge of our natural environment enabling citizens of all ages to make informed decisions with regard to ecosystems and the plants and animals that depend on them.