Science and Environment

Digital access for researchers to information on state species and ecosystems drawn from museum collections and university databases. Contact information, lesson plans.

Daily radio feature on Florida's environment produced for public radio stations. Links for teachers and listeners, links to business and institutional partners including the Southwest Florida Council for Environment Education.

Group dedicated to preserving and enhancing Florida's visual environment. Includes a library of legal documents, news, opinion, and other material pertaining to defending scenic beauty.

How to make your surroundings more wildlife-friendly. Includes info on native Florida plant life and wild life, gardening with Florida's native plants, butterfly gardening, bird gardening, wildlife gardening plus books and photos.

Non-profit organization founded in 1936. Publishes a quarterly journal called Florida Scientist, sponsors a Junior Academy of Science. Links to other state scientific organizations, annual meeting plans.

Ruben P. Sauleda, an environmental advocate with a Ph.D. in biology from the University of South Florida, offers a history of damage to the Everglades, especially the Big Cypress National Preserve, as a result of government policies and actions. Photo documentation.

Information and regulations on hunting, freshwater and saltwater fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking trails, boating safety, the Florida panther and other endangered and threatened species.

Nonprofit group of environmental health professionals. Details of the annual education meeting, training and job opportunities, awards, scholarship fund, membership, and links.

Lists scheduled events and links to nature preserves in the state, together with maps, directions, hours, fees and activities.

Photographs and information about the state's flowers, trees, reptiles, mammals, spiders, fungi, and other organisms.

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences handbooks and factsheets on production agriculture, natural resources, the environment, forestry, veterinary medicine, rural development, pest control, food safety, lawns, home gardening, and related topics.

Photography and video of South Florida wildlife and habitats by Gill Henry, with sections on alligators, animal tracks, and bird adaptations.

Links to dozens of scientific and university environment databases collected by network of researchers and librarians, include bibliographies, habitats, and agencies.

Site for ambitious program integrating statewide environmental databases to be searchable by keyword or specimen name, and tagged by geographic names and coordinates. Established in 1997, suspended in 2005 awaiting re-design.

Research, education, training, and certification in solar and other renewable energy sources at the Cocoa campus of the University of Central Florida.

The Center for Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations covers solid waste, air and water quality, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and dealing with hazardous materials including lead and asbestos.

Detailed list of official, research, and university resources together with locations, hours, and names and contact numbers.

Lengthy PDF documents offer exhaustive treatment of Biscayne Bay and its history.

Reference materials on the island chain located west of the Florida Keys compiled in 1996 by a marine biologist and a librarian from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Florida Museum of Natural History defines zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, and archaeopedology, with illustrated articles by University of Florida professors on sites such as Lake Monroe and Mayan ruins.

The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research maintains this publicly accessible online database at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

NOAA librarian Rosalie Shaffer collected references to the coastal waters off Panama City and Bay County in the Florida Panhandle.

Organized in sections for consumers, business, educators, and governments, with links to subjects such as air, water, waste, beaches, and land.

The University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Services (IFAS) researches aquatic, wetland and invasive Florida plants such as hydrilla and hygrophila.

An informative look at the science and technology behind the latest environmental headlines ... to Go Green and Save Hundreds. Florida Targets 75% Recycling ...[2008/11/25]

Florida to Make Gas from Trash ... And now, residents in Florida's St. Lucie County are turning that stench to gold. ... energy, environment, graphic ...[2008/11/26]

Florida to Make Gas from Trash ... And now, residents in Florida's St. Lucie County are turning that stench to gold. ... enviro science, tsunamis, weather ...[2008/11/24]

The Florida Environment radio program: Produced for Florida public radio stations at Florida Gulf ... University and funded by the Southwest Florida Council ...[2005/07/07]

Home: Florida: Science and Environment. Agriculture (5) Animal Life (11) Marine (8) ... Group dedicated to preserving and enhancing Florida's visual environment. ...[2008/08/29]

Home > Science > Environment. Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades. ... Geeks and Greens at the Auto Show ... More science stories from ...[2008/11/17]

Florida Environment and Ecology Directory with 1000's of links to Florida's natural resources, environment, ecology, earth studies, geology, plant studies, and more.[2006/12/19]

Hosted by FAMU's Environmental Sciences Student Organization and the FAMU Green ... Florida A&M University's Environmental Sciences Institute (ESI) Environmental ...[2008/11/21]

Yahoo! Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for Earth Science - Florida Edition: Geology, Environment, - Book. Compare products, compare prices, read ...[2008/11/15]

Scientists at the University of Florida and the University of New Mexico have ... Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Thursday, November 6, 2008. ...[2008/11/28]