PEAR Association Inc.
PEAR Association Inc is an independent corporation, whose volunteers help restore the Reserve. We work in co-operation with the Lake County Parks & Trails division, but receive no funds from the county. We have received grants from other governmental agencies. We are funded through grants, donations, membership and fund-raisers. We are a Not-For-Profit (501(c)(3) corporation (federal and state tax exempt).
Budget and Finance Committee :
Peg Lindsay, George Wolf, Gary Salzman and Peter Moeller
Committe Chairs
Active County Area - Tom Eicher
Bird Food Plot - Ron Plakke
Bluebird Trail - Bob Putman
Butterfly Garden - Barbara Plakke
Community Gardens - Ed Schlactenhaufen & Gary Salzman
Demonstration Gardens - Peg Urban
Grape Arbor - Ed Schlactenhaufen
Gopher Tortoise - Lynn McGann
Heritage Memorial Grove - Eileen Nichols
Meadows Restoration - Peter Moeller
Tractor Field Work- Hal Urban
Reforestration - Mary Remer
River & Multipurpose Trails - Gene Bouley
Science & Nature Center - Gene Bouley
Scrub Restoration - Ron Plakke & Peg Urban
Wetland Restoration - Mary Remer
Wildflowers - Ron Plakke & Peter Moeller
Xeriscape Gardens - Jean Morse
Board of Directors. - PEAR association Inc.
Mary Remer- President
Jean Morse - Vice President
Linda Ballard -Secretary
Peter Moeller -Treasurer
Gene Bouley
Peg Urban
George Wolf-Membership and Publicity Chair
200 members,
Nominating Committee
Ed Schlachtenhaufen
Duane Hall & Lynn McGann
Grants Recieved
Lake County Water Authority, The Florida Native Plant Society, The United
States Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, The Florida Wildflower Foundation
and the National Tree Trust Grant