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The Institute for Regional ConservationConservation of rare plants animals and ecosystems Donate Now Restoring the link between people and nature IRCs Book Rare Plants of South Florida Their History Conservation and Restoration Ecological Restoration Standards Read about cuttingedge international standards for ecological restoration Pine Rockland Initiative Get updates on IRCs initiative to expand the footprint of imperiled pine rocklands NEWS Entry level destruction February 2025 I was a freshman winding down my first year at the University of Colorado in Boulder when I got a message to call my dad. The subsequent phone call changed my life. A few days earlier the Miami Riots of 1980 caused widespread property damage and among the casualties was our family tomato packing house in Perrine. My dad calmly explained that my parents ability to pay for my college education was severely impacted.