Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway The
southeast border of Ichauway, located in Baker County, is formed
by thirteen miles of the Flint River. Ichauway protects some of
the richest species diversity of the southeastern coastal plain,
with resources that include approximately 17,000 acres of mature
longleaf pine woodlands, innumerable depression wetlands, 25
miles of streams, and 5,000 acres of old-field habitat. Woodruff
Foundation officials researched options for the best use of
Ichauway following Woodruff's death in 1985. They developed the
center's future goals after reviewing a comprehensive ecological
inventory of the property. The center was named in honor of
Joseph W. Jones, who was Woodruff's longtime associate, a senior
vice president of the Coca-Cola Company, and chairman emeritus
of the Woodruff Foundation. By 1993 core staff members were
hired in research, forest and wildlife management, and
administrative support. In 1996 the staff moved into a newly
constructed campus, where a