“We want to connect children and adults to nature and foster life-long conservation values,” says founder Dr. Rufus (Dick) M. Holloway. This unique slice of wild Florida has been in the Holloway family since 1952. “The whole idea of the foundation is to balance between the land being used as a natural preserve and for the education of all ages about conservation and preservation of natural resources,” says Dr. Holloway, noting that all planned events are geared towards education.

The next event on the Holloway Foundation calendar is scheduled for December 16. Attendees will be treated to a performance by Jim Sawgrass, a native Floridian of Muscogee Creek (Mvskoke) descent and a living historian of the Southeastern Native American tribes. The Audubon Birds of Prey Center in Maitland will bring some of their birds.