{"id":346,"date":"2015-11-19T18:40:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T23:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eckerdstaging.com\/environmental-studies\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2016-04-19T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T17:16:21","slug":"location","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/environmental-studies\/location\/","title":{"rendered":"Location"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Location<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eckerd College is located directly on the water on the southern tip of Pinellas County, Florida. Students have easy access to a variety of habitats:[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>On-campus habitats<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>extensive mangroves abutting Tampa Bay<\/li>\n<li>7 freshwater marshes, ponds<\/li>\n<li>palm hammock (unique coastal forest of mostly palm trees)<\/li>\n<li>pinelands<\/li>\n<li>deciduous mesic forest (comprised of large live-oaks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Nearby marine &amp; coastal habitats<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>300m from the campus is Indian Key, a mangrove island and bird refuge where hundreds of birds nest and rest<\/li>\n<li>&lt;1 km away are several barrier islands where students can camp and conduct research<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico are both easily accessible from the campus boat launch<\/li>\n<li>Several city, county, state and federal parks are within 30 miles of the campus. Classes take frequent field trips to these areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Campus Nature Areas<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eckerd College Campus is home to many natural areas and a native garden in which the ecosystems of Florida&#8217;s west coast can be tracked and studied as well as admired and enjoyed. Some examples include:[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/11\/Alumni-Grove.png\" alt=\"Students at Alumni Grove\" width=\"280\" height=\"247\" \/>The Alumni Grove<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> a small forest of pine trees adjacent to the Forever Wild preserve, was planted by the class of 1967 upon their graduation. Today it holds a canopy of tall pines and several comfortable hammocks from which to enjoy the bird life in the nearby pond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Palm Hammock Nature Area<\/strong> is a five acre coastal hardwood hammock on the western edge of campus. It contains a cabbage palmetto and live oak forest in various stages of succession. Five exotic eucalyptus trees provide snags frequented by hawks, osprey, and other large birds of prey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-399\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/11\/Forever-wild.png\" alt=\"Sign in grassy area that reads &quot;Designated Forever Wild No Cars or Mowers&quot;\" width=\"280\" height=\"247\" \/>Native Plants Garden<\/strong> The Eckerd College Native Garden is planted and maintained by students, faculty and staff to showcase a Florida-friendly landscape that models xeriscaping and is also designed to attract butterflies. In 2005, Eckerd Environmental Studies major, Samantha Symon, received a National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellowship for her work developing an environmental literacy project<br \/>\nrelated to the garden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forever Wild<\/strong> is a strip of campus at the College&#8217;s most eastern edge that has been designated &#8220;wild&#8221; and left in its natural state without human management.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] Location [\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eckerd College is located directly on the water on the southern tip of Pinellas County, Florida. 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