Ridge Rangers

Join the team to help protect rare wildlife and plants found nowhere else on earth!

Ridge Rangers are a group of dedicated volunteers helping to preserve the last remaining fragments of the Lake Wales Ridge. The Ridge is a highly endangered ecosystem running down the spine of the Florida peninsula. Ridge Rangers are individuals of all different ages, backgrounds and skills, with a common goal - to make a difference.

Photo caption: A Ridge Rangers work group during a scheduled workday at the historic Bok Tower Gardens on the Lake Wales Ridge

Ridge Rangers from all of Florida work on projects from Lakeland to Lake Placid, such as the following:

• Rare Plant Searches
• Land Steward
• Scrub Jay Monitoring
• Nesting Box construction
• Trail Work
• Promotional Activities
• Habitat improvements
• Animal and Rare Plant Monitoring
• Native plant nursery
• Scientific Data entry

PARTNERS

The Ridge Rangers volunteer program is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in partnership and cooperation with the following public and private organizations:

• Archbold Biological Station
• Department of Defense - Avon Park Air Force Range
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Florida Division of Forestry
• Florida State Parks
• Historic Bok Sanctuary
• Polk County Environmental Lands Program
• The Nature Conservancy
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• South Florida Water Management District
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

To learn more about the Ridge Rangers program, please visit: http://myfwc.com/get-involved/volunteer/ridge-rangers/.