ACMF Learning Center
On Tuesday July 19, 2011, a fire at the Austin Cary Memorial Forest completely consumed our SFRC Conference Building and all of its contents. Built in 1986, the Conference Center had been used by SFRC students, faculty, and friends and also by the broader community in Gainesville and North Florida. Every year more than 7,000 people from numerous organizations utilized the building for their special events such as Women's Club, Alachua County Commission, Alachua County Sheriff, Gainesville City Council, Santa Fe College, other community events and private weddings.
The Conference Center served as a place where people could have their event in a serene forest, enjoy the lake and also learn a little about why forests are important in their lives. It connected people from all walks of life with the SFRC, Florida's forests and all of the benefits they provide.
Story as published in the Gainesville Sun.
