Mission
IDENTIFY, PRESERVE, AND MANAGE LANDS HAVING SIGNIFICANT NATURAL VALUES AND THE FLORA, FAUNA, AND NATURAL FEATURES THEREOF; TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, LAND PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO ENCOURAGE AND IMPLEMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, LAND PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND THE COLLATION OF INFORMATION IN THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH AIMS AND ACTIVITIES.