ARI continues education efforts in 2024

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) made many bounds in their educational efforts last year, and they plan to continue throughout 2024. ARI is an organization dedicated to the various anthropological studies, especially regarding the local history that can be found in the Aucilla River, its namesake. They also find and study artifacts from other parts of the North Florida region. In 2023, ARI received $400,000 in state appropriations to help expand their educational outreach program. Those funds were used to work alongside rural North Florida schools in bringing experiences in anthropology to local youth, during which students learn skills in scie