Katharine Ordway Preserve &
Carl Swisher Memorial Sanctuary
The Katharine Ordway Preserve and the contiguous Carl Swisher Memorial Sanctuary consist
of approximately 9,000 acres located in western Putnam County, 26 miles east
of Gainesville, Florida. It is a year-round biological field station established for the long-term
study and conservation of unique ecosystems through management, research, and education.
It is managed for the University of Florida by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation.
The Florida Museum of Natural History is home to the Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation, a position currently held by Dr. Scott Robinson.
For further information, or to arrange for permission to conduct research on the preserve, please see its official University of Florida web site at: http://www.ordway.ufl.edu/.