As a first step in expanding the use of UNF campus natural resources for teaching and research, the center has begun a Campus Mapping & Natural Assets Inventory. When complete, the inventory will be the foundation for creating materials that will make educational experiences related to nature more accessible to UNF students and the public.

The inventory will also be the first step in a long needed Campus Natural Areas Management Plan. A task force composed of representative of the UNF administration and faculty leads the project.

UNF Campus Plants by Species

On May 24, 2006, UNF President John Delaney signed a legal document designating approximately 383 acres of the UNF campus as the Sawmill Slough Preserve. The preserve will remain in its natural state in perpetuity and will be managed by a Sawmill Slough Preserve Curator.