▁Research ▁Center ▁( ES W IR C ) ▁to ▁focus ▁greater ▁research ▁on ▁wet land ▁e col ogy ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁students ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁Research ▁goals ▁center ▁on : ▁establish ing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁invent ory ▁of ▁plant , ▁animal ▁and ▁fung al ▁species ; ▁monitoring ▁water ▁quality , ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁stream ▁flow ▁rates ; ▁and ▁future ▁studies ▁of ▁wet land ▁e colog ical ▁processes ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁enc ro achment ▁along ▁the ▁sw amp ▁margin . ▁ ▁Education ▁goals ▁center ▁on ▁raising ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁e colog ic ▁importance ▁of ▁wet lands ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁students , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁providing ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁sound ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁underlying ▁principles ▁of ▁bi ology . ▁ ▁Val lo C ycle : ▁Monte val lo ▁Bi ke - Sh are ▁Program ▁Form ed ▁through ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Monte val lo ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Monte val lo , ▁the ▁Val lo C ycle ▁Bi ke - Sh are ▁Program ▁exists ▁as ▁a ▁city wide ▁initi ative ▁to ▁enh ance ▁overall ▁community ▁walk ability ▁and ▁individual ▁citiz en ▁eng agement ▁with ▁a ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁sust ain able , ▁alternative ▁transport ation . ▁The ▁Val lo C ycle ▁Bi ke - Sh are ▁Program ' s ▁primary ▁means ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁these ▁goals ▁is ▁through ▁its ▁day - to - day ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Val lo