Celebrate Pine Rocklands Conservation Week

Miami-Dade County will celebrate Pine Rocklands Conservation Week from Nov. 11 to 15 to highlight the environmental importance of this imperiled native habitat. The community is invited to follow along on social media to enjoy photos and videos and learn compelling information about one of the most unique habitats in the region, on Facebook and Instagram.

Pine rocklands are a globally scarce and threatened habitat. They support a unique and diverse plant community consisting of more than 450 native plant species. Some of these plant species are endemic to the pine rockland ecosystem, to the remaining pine rocklands in South Florida, and are found nowhere else in the world.

The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ Division of Environmental Resources Management (RER-DERM) implements the County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program, which manages more than 84 natural area preserves covering more than 28,000 acres of various native plant communities, including over 1,500 acres of pine rocklands. There are a variety of EEL volunteer workdays revolving around the conservation of these forest areas.