The Coastal Plainer: Fall 2011

Welcome Back Susan

Susan Carr is the new ecological sites information specialist in Florida. She is working out of the MLRA soil survey office in Tavares. Susan is a native Floridian, hailing from Gainesville. After graduating from the University of Florida with a B.S. in botany, Susan worked for the State of Florida. She then worked for the USDA Forest Service for several years before returning to graduate school. Her graduate research involved plant community ecology and resulted in an M.S. from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in wildlife ecology and conservation from UF in 2007. Susan spent many years sampling the native vegetation of Florida’s pinelands as part of her graduate research. She has contributed extensive data to the regional National Vegetation Survey Project based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. When not in graduate school, Susan worked in ecological conservation and research with various agencies, including The Nature Conservancy, the Florida Natural Areas Inventory, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, and the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Susan enjoys the study and observation of Southern landscapes and natural communities and loves the native pinelands of Florida. After spending several years in Colorado, Susan has returned to her native state and is looking forward to resuming her career with the USDA at NRCS.

Susan Carr, ecological sites information specialist.

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