Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center is located at 505 Guana River Road in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.It is in the northern component of GTM Research Reserve, ten miles north of St. Augustine on State Road A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, and serves as the administrative, education, research, and stewardship facilities for the northern component of GTM Research Reserve.
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and Elkhorn Slough Foundation provide on-site management, education, and stewardship and offer public access via 5 miles (8.0 km) of trails, as well as a Visitor Center and volunteer opportunities. The nearby Moss Landing Wildlife Area protects 728 acres (295 ha) of salt ponds and salt marsh.
Ponte Vedra Beach is a wealthy unincorporated community and suburb of Jacksonville, Florida in St. Johns County, Florida, United States.Located in the Jacksonville metropolitan area, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles (42 km) north of St. Augustine, it is part of the Jacksonville Beaches area, and is situated on San Pablo Island.
Marsh's insurance brokering and risk management business began in the first decade of the twentieth century, when it was formed by Henry Marsh and Donald McLennan with operations in New York City and Chicago, where McLennan had studied railroad risk and insurance needs by spending 30 days riding the rails. [4]
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys. The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems, and water supply, covering 16 counties in Central and ...
The Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (EMCA) is a 7,089-acre (28.69 km 2) U.S. conservation area administered by the St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida. It is to the east of the Lake Griffin State Park, and covers parts of Lake and Marion counties. In December 1974, it was designated a National Natural Landmark. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The marsh drains to the southeast, with channels parallel to the coast, exiting between Circeo and Terracina. Although settlement on the mountain slopes began much earlier, deforestation by the Volsci began in the sixth century BC. The marsh rapidly acquired the alluvial deposits of the Amaseno Fan over the peat, bringing much of it above water.
Milam Residence is an oceanfront residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States.It was designed by architect Paul Rudolph in the style of Sarasota Modern.The late modernist home has an unusual facade of large geometrical shapes facing the ocean.