Mission:  To maintain and restore the pine rockland natural community, associated species, fire and other natural processes upon which they all depend.

 Vision Statement:  The members of the PRWG envision a future in which the pine rocklands of today are all still with us at the turn of the next century, but in better condition, and with a constituency of supporters in South Florida and the Bahamas to help keep them that way into the future.

General description and goals: A collaborative, interdisciplinary, international effort, the PRWG will increase basic understanding of the ecosystem and appropriate management practices by identifying, obtaining support for and communicating the results of new research and coordinated monitoring efforts.  It will build appreciation for the pine rocklands among all sectors of the community in order to gain support for conservation and sustainable management practices and to ensure safe interactions between people and the flammable forest.  And it will forge mutually beneficial relationships between resource managers to help them accomplish their individual goals.