Homeschooled students enjoy an ecological day on the Wacissa River

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  On June 30, a group of Jefferson County homeschoolers gathered at a private Wacissa River landing for a new type of outreach event hosted by the Aucilla Research Institute (ARI), an ecological day for the students to get hands-on learning experiences in ecology and history.  The day began with a tour of the river. Airboats operated by Tanner Schwab and Corky Williams brought the students to multiple sites of interest, including Cedar Island, seve