Meet near 4201 Pioneer Trail, New Smyrna Beach. The address will take you about a quarter-mile east of the meeting location. Signs will mark the way. Take a ride through the uplands of Longleaf Pine Preserve, as you learn about the importance of the Florida scrub habitat and a keystone species, the gopher tortoise. The group will travel from scrub to wet flatwoods and compare the biodiversity during the transition. Free. Registration is required; call 386-736-5927.