Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web
Digital Librarian is maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York

Digital Librarian: Florida

Welcome to Florida - 3 minute video of George Packer on Florida’s real-estate woes. See also his New Yorker article - The Ponzi State, in the February 9, 2009 issue. See Also: Outdoors | Travel

Agriculture

Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Citrus
Florida Gift Fruit Shippers Association has a list of members. Honeybells, technically known as minneola tangelos, look like bell-shaped oranges but are actually a cross between a Duncan grapefruit and a Dancy tangerine. Available in January only. Some shippers include
Al's Family Farms - Vero Beach. Indian River Citrus, Honeybells, Gift Baskets, Vidalia Onions, Pecans, Cakes, Tomatoes.
Cushman's Fruit Company - West Palm Beach
Dereus Groves - Lakeland (863-688-8893 or 800-311-7455)
Florida Orange Shop - Citra (800-672-6439)
Hale Groves - Wabasso (800-562-4502)
Lang Sun Country Groves - Lake Alfred (863-956-1460 or 800-535-1199)
Mack's Groves - Pompano Beach and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea (800-327-3525, 954-776-0910 or 954-941-4528)
Nokomis Groves - 800-426-5274 or 941-488-5274
Orange Ring - Haines City (863-422-1938)
Palm Beach Groves - Lantana (800 327-3208)
Spykes Grove - Davie (800 327-9713)

  • Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) - University of Florida. See Is agriculture a dying industry? by Jack Stripling, Gainesville Sun, February 17, 2008. "Farmers, who are an average age of 57, are increasingly tempted to sell valuable land to developers rather than take their chances in the often volatile world of agriculture, experts say."

    University of South Florida Libraries Citrus Oral History Project - Florida Studies Center. Audio files and transcripts relating to the Florida Citrus industry. "In a collaborative project supported by the USF Libraries Oral History Program and the USF Patel Center for Global Solutions, independent oral historian William Mansfield conducted a series of interviews on the impact of globalization on the Florida citrus industry."
    Angle, A. Bayard (1908- ) - Feb. 5, 1998. Interviewed by Judge Morison Buck.
    Austin, George - June 22, 2005. "The interview focuses on the transportation of oranges from field to processor, and discusses the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee and its efforts to influence free trade legislation through lobbying." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Ayala, W. DeHart - March 28, 1997. [Length: 37 min.] Interviewed by Harris Mullen.
    Boius, Frank - April 7, 2005. Interviewed by William Mansfield. "The interview focuses on Boius’ efforts to protect and promote the interest of small growers and form alliances with the fruit and vegetable growers across the country in opposition to NAFTA."
    Carlton, Doyle Elam, Jr. - June 27, 1997. Interviewed by G. Pierce Wood, Jr.
    Davis, Joe, Jr. - June 24, 2005. "The interview focuses on the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee (CTOC); its formation, activities, and strategy. Davis discusses the CTOC position on tariffs, box taxes, imported orange juice, various law suits, environmental issues, and his vision on the future of the Florida citrus industry." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Dunson, Lee - May 24, 2005. Interviewed by William Mansfield. "The interview focuses on Dunson’s role on the Board of Florida Citrus Mutual, and the strategies developed for growers to survive challenging times. Dunson discusses mechanical harvesting, immigrant labor, pricing, and tariffs."
    Edwards, Ron (1948- ) - July 1, 2005. "The interview focuses on Edward’s national view of the citrus industry and the lawsuit against the Department of Florida Citrus. He discusses the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee (CTOC) and CTOC organization, decision making processes, coalition building and lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. with Karl Rove, Ken Melman, and Cabinet Secretaries Anne Veneman and Don Evans and US Trade Representative, Robert Zellick." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Griffin, Ben Hill, III. (1942 - ) - May 9, 2005, Frostproof, Florida. Interviewed by William Mansfield. "The interview focuses on the efforts of the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee (CTOC) and lobbying efforts during the 2004 Presidential election with Bush and Kerry. Griffin discusses the 1980 take over of the sectionizing trade by Israel. Griffin is one of the largest growers in Florida." With transcript (30 pages)
    Griffiths, Jim - April 28, 2005. Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Gunter, Dan L. - April 12, 2005. "The interview focuses the role of the Department of Florida Citrus, Florida citrus and free trade, and the role of Florida Citrus Mutual. Gunter comments on environmental issues, urban sprawl, the Brazilian trade, and land use issues." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Hamel, Ron - June 6, 2005. The interview focuses on the formation of the Gulf Citrus Growers and its public relations and lobbying efforts. Hamel discusses land use issues, water use, canker eradication, mechanical harvesting, and free trade legislation. Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Hartt, Sandford - May 9, 2005. "The interview focuses on Hartt’s view of lobbying efforts, maintaining the tariff, and the lawsuit against the Florida Department of Citrus. Hartt expresses concern about national security, production cost, and immigrant labor." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Kahn, Marvin (1933- ) - April 11, 2005. Interviewed by William Mansfield. "The interview focuses on the historical significance of the Florida citrus industry and the history of the Brazillian orange juice imports. Kahn comments on the variety of marketing arrangements and the lawsuit against the Florida Department of Citrus."
    LaVigne, Andy - May 13, 2005. Interviewed by William Mansfield. "The interview focuses on LaVinge as executive vice president of Florida Citrus Mutual and his work on the state, national, and international level to expand economic and political stability (capitalism) to the countries of Central and South America and reduce the tariff. LaVigne discusses the efforts of NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, GATT, and WTO."
    McKenna, Marty - May 13, 2005. "The interview focuses on McKenna’s political influence in Washington and lobbying methods for the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee (CTOC). McKenna discusses his meetings with various congressmen, and President Bush. He concludes with comments on the lawsuit against the Florida Deptment of Citrus and his vision for the future of the Florida citrus industry." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Mixon, Bill - June 09, 2005. "The interview focuses on the gift fruit business, and opening groves to educate tourists about the citrus industry from ’the groves to processing juice’. Discussion includes topics about Florida Citrus Mutual and canker eradication programs." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Morris, Allen (1952-) - April 4, 2005. "The interview focuses on the processed juice market and the economics of the orange juce industry. Discussion includes comments on the Brazilian juice industry, Florida’s real estate boom, and the future of Florida’s citrus industry." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Muraro, Ron - June 18, 2005. "The interview focuses on the history of citrus cultivation in both Brazil and Florida, the economics of raising citrus, and mechanical harvesting." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Norman, Todd - June 16, 2005. "The interview focuses on the Gulf Citrus Growers and efforts to plan for the future of Florida’s citrus. Discussion includes comments on land use policy, implications of mechanical harvesting, USA dependency on imported foods, and the power relationships in the growers’ associations." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Roka, Fritz Michael (1955-) - June 22, 2005. "The interview focuses on mechanical harvesters and displaced labor caused by mechanical harvesting. Discussion included the importance of Florida’s citrus industry in Florida’s culture and history." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Stuart, Mike - May 10, 2005. "The interview focuses on Stuart as president and CEO for the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. Discussion includes NAFTA and its impact on fruit and vegetable growers in Florida and California, the affect of lobbying and the future of the citrus industry in Florida." Interviewed by William Mansfield.
    Watters, Malcolm - May 4, 2005. "The interview focuses on Watters views as a small citrus grower. Discussion includes operations of citrus farming, Watters’ personal history with growing citrus, hurricanes, real estate market, and the changing market conditions." Interviewed by William Mansfield.

    Aquatic Preserves

    Acquatic Preserves - Managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA). There are 45 sites totaling nearly five million acres of submerged lands. There is a Map of Aquatic Preserves by Region, an Alphabetical List of Aquatic Preserves, a CAMA Map showing all CAMA sites in Florida, Aquatic Preserves At-A-Glance (2006 edition) and Management Plans.

    Apalachicola Bay
    Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve - 14,366 acres in Franklin County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve - 104,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Franklin and Gulf counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR) - Franklin, Gulf, Calhoun and Liberty Counties. See also Apalachicola NERR Information Page.
    St. Joseph Bay Aquatic Preserve - 73,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Gulf County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve - Eastpoint, Gulf County. 5,019 acres acres of upland, tidal marsh, bog and swamp habitats. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Northwest Florida
    Fort Pickens State Park Aquatic Preserve - Escambia County. 34,000 acres of salt marsh, sea grasses and estuaries. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve - 16,435 acres in Santa Rosa County (16,435 acres). With additional information and a pdf map.
    Rocky Bayou State Park Aquatic Preserve - 640 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Okaloosa County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    St. Andrews State Park Aquatic Preserve - 25,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Bay County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Big Bend
    Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve - 4,700 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Leon County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve - 945,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Wakulla, Jefferson, Dixie, Taylor and Levy counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Oklawaha River Aquatic Preserve - 4.600 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Marion County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve - 150 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Marion County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve - 23,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Citrus County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Northeast
    Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve - 40,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands, including over 12,000 acres of state conservation uplands in St. Johns County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve - See also Friends of GTMNERR and National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
    Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes and Fort Clinch Aquatic Preserves - 66,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Nassau and Duval counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve - 500 acres of sovereign submerged lands in St. Johns and Flagler counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Pumpkin Hill Creek State Buffer Preserve - 4, 460 acres in Nassau County. See Land Management Review of Pumpkin Hill Creek State Buffer Preserve.
    Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve - 8,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in in Flagler and Volusia counties, between the towns of Ormond Beach and Flagler Beach. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve - 19,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Orange, Lake, Seminole, and Volusia counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Tampa Bay
    Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve - 30,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Pinellas County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve - 8,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Hillsborough County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Cockroach Bay State Buffer Preserve
    Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve - 26,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Manatee County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Terra Ceia State Buffer Preserve
    Indian River
    Banana River Aquatic Preserve - 30,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Brevard County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach Aquatic Preserve - With additional information and pdf map.
    Indian River - Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce Aquatic Preserve
    Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve
    Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve - 9,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Martin and Palm Beach counties. This river has been designated a Wild and Scenic River by the National Park Service. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve - With additional information pdf map.
    North Fork, St. Lucie Aquatic Preserve - Approximately 10 miles long and encompasses 5,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in in St. Lucie and Martin counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    St. Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve
    Charlotte Harbor
    Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve - 11,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Charlotte County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Charlotte Harbor State Buffer Preserve
    Gasparilla Sound - Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve - 80,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Charlotte and Lee counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve - 8,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Charlotte and Sarasota counties. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve - 12,500 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Lee County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve - 54,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Lee County. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Southwest Florida
    Rookery Bay and Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserves - 110,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Collier County. See also Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and pdf map.
    Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve - 11,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Lee County between Bonita and Ft. Myers Beach. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Estero Bay State Buffer Preserve
    South Florida
    Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve - 67,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. With additional information and a pdf map
    Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve - 4,600 acres of seagrass meadows near Big Pine Key. With additional information and a pdf map.
    Coupon Bight State Buffer Preserve
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - With pdf map. See also Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary which provides monitoring information about the individual reefs, including Eastern Dry Rocks Sanctuary Presevation Area, Sand Key SPA, and Alligator.
    Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve - 7,000 acres of sovereign submerged lands in Monroe County. With additional information and a pdf map.

    Articles about Florida

    Lake Wales Harks Back to Florida's Land Boom of the 1920s - By Kathy Shorr, Boston Globe, February 2, 2006. "''It's typical of any small town in Florida that hasn't been destroyed by developers," said Mimi Reid Hardman, president of the Historic Lake Wales Society and the town's de facto historian for the last 30 years. '

    Beaches

    Books at Amazon.com
    Beach and Coastal Camping in Florida by Johnny Molloy (University Press of Florida, 1999)
    Florida Parks: A Guide to Camping and Nature by Gerald Grow (Longleaf Publications, 2002, 7th edition)
    Florida State Parks by Michal Strutin (Mountaineers Books, 2000)
  • Clean Water Network of Florida - See Newsclips - Clean Beach Reports
  • Florida Healthy Beaches Program - Clickable map provides information for water safety at beaches in 34 counties. See also State Red Tide and HAB Monitoring and the Shellfish Harvesting Area Status
  • Bahia Honda State Park - Big Pine Key
  • Barefoot Beach Preserve County Park - Bonita Springs. See also Barefoot Beach Preserve
  • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park - Key Biscayne. (305-361-5811)
  • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area
  • Blowing Rocks Beach Dubois Park - Jupiter Island. See also Jupiter Beach County Park and Blowing Rocks Preserve.
  • Caladesi Island State Park - See A Pristine Florida Island for the Beachgoing Purist by Cornelia Dean, New York Times, October 3, 2008 "Its three miles of white sand beach are backed by robust dunes fringed by palmettos and sea oats. On its three-mile nature trail visitors encounter armadillos, snakes including rattlesnakes and, if they are lucky, gopher tortoises, giant burrowing creatures rare now because so much of their habitat has been destroyed."
  • Cape Florida State Recreation Area
  • Canaveral National Seashore
  • Captiva Island, Florida
  • Cayo Costa State Park - Boca Grande
  • Clam Pass Beach Park - Naples
  • Clearwater Beach
  • Crescent Beach, Siesta Key
  • Delnor Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area - Naples
  • Fort Desoto Park
  • Grayton Beach State Park - Santa Rosa Beach. With 30 Rental Cabins (see photo)
  • John D. MacArthur Beach State Park - North Palm Beach
  • Lantana Municipal Beach - Public beach. 100 N. Ocean Blvd (561-540-5750)
  • Lido Key Beaches
  • Longboat Key Beaches
  • Lover's Key State Park - Ft. Myers Beach
  • Lowdermilk Beach Park - Naples
  • Naples Municipal Beach & Fishing Pier - Naples
  • Neutrogena Suncare with helioplex - Best sunscreen
  • North Gulfshore Boulevard Beach - Naples
  • Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum - Sanibel, Florida. With images of Sanibel shells.
  • St. Andrews
  • St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
  • Sebastian Inlet State Park - Melbourne Beach
  • Topsail Hill Preserve
  • Vanderbilt Beach - Naples

    Biking

    Books at Amazon.com
    Guide to South Florida Off-Road Bicycling (2002)
    Mountain Bike! Florida: A Guide To The Classic Trails Second Edition by Steve Jones (Menasha Ridge Press)

  • American Trails: Florida
  • Bike Florida
  • Florida Biking Association
  • Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail - With Information on Segments that are currently open and Other Bike Trails.
  • Ocala Mountain Bike Association
  • Rails to Trails Of The Withlacoochee - Inverness. Withlacoochee State Trail is a 46-mile paved stretch of railroad right-of-way for hiking, biking and horse riding.
  • Suwannee River Wilderness Trail

    Birding

    Books at Amazon.com
    Birds of Florida (2006) by Bill Pranty, Kurt Radamaker, and Gregory Kennedy (Lone Pine Publishing, 2006)
    Birder's Guide to Florida by Bill Pranty (American Birding Association, 1996, 4th edition)
    Birds of Florida by Fred J. Alsop, III (Smithsonian Handbooks, 2002)
    Florida's Birds: A Handbook and Reference by Herbert W. II Kale (Pineapple Press, 1990)
    Guide to the Great Florida Birding Trail East Section Edited by Susan Cerulean (University Press of Florida, 2002)
    Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Birds by James A. Rodgers Jr. (University Press of Florida, 1997)
  • American Bird Conservancy
  • Audubon of Florida - Their publications include Florida Naturalist, Audubon Advocate , Restore, Everglades Report and Lake Okeechobee Report
  • Audubon Center for Birds of Prey - Maitland
  • Audubon Society: Important Bird Areas of Florida
  • Audubon Society of the Everglades
  • Bay County Audubon Society - Panama City
  • Big "O" Birding Festival
  • Birdbrains
  • Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Naples
  • Florida Breeding Bird Atlas
  • Florida Ornithological Society
  • Great Florida Birding Trail
  • Hendry Glades Audubon Society - LaBelle [alternate url]
  • Patuxent--Bird Population Studies - Has a Bird Identification Center
  • Pinewoods Bird Festival - Thomasville, GA. Held annually in early April
  • South Florida Birding - Larry Manfredi
  • Tropical Audubon Society - Miami. See their TAS Miami Bird Board of Latest Bird Sightings.
  • Waterbird Colony Locator
  • Wings Over Florida - Birding Certificate Program, Florida Fish and Widlife Conservation Commission

    Botany & Gardens

  • Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants - The Institute for Systematic Botany at the University of South Florida offers this comprehensive searchable database of vascular plants. Has a List of Plants by County and a Browsable List of Plants.
    Books:
    Biology of Trees Native to Tropical Florida - By P. B. Tomlinson
    Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida by Linda G. Chafin, 2000. Developed for Florida Natural Areas Inventory
    Ecosystems of Florida - By Ronald L. Myers, University Press of Florida, 1990.
    Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades, Including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee Swamps - By Roger L. Hammer, Falcon 2002.
    Ferns of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide - By Gil Nelson, Pineapple Press, 2000.
    Flora of Florida: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms (Flora of Florida, Vol 1) - By Richard P. Wunderlin, University Press of Florida, 2003.
    Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants - By C. Ritchie Bell and Bryan J. Taylor, University of North Carolina Press, 2007. You can search inside this book at Amazon.com.
    Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities - By Walter Kingsley Taylor, University of Florida Press, 1999.
    Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida - By Richard P. Wunderlin and R. B. Hansen, University Press of Florida Press, 2003, 2nd edition.
    Native Trees and Shrubs of the Florida Keys - By James Paul Scurlock, Laurel Press, 1987.
    Native Trees of Florida - By E. West & L. E. Arnold, University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 1946.
    Strangers in Paradise: Impact And Management Of Nonindigenous Species In Florida - Island Press, 1997.
    Wild Orchids of Florida: With References to the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain - By Paul Martin Brown, University Press of Florida, 2002.

  • Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants - University of Florida. Has information on 394 Native and Non-Native Species Found in Florida
  • Centres of Plant Diversity: Central Highlands of Florida
  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden - Founded in Coral Gables in 1938 by Robert H. Montgomery (1872-1953) and named in honor of his friend, the plant explorer David Fairchild, it is a "leading center of palm research, horticulture, and conservation". The Library and Archive provides information about the collections. The Virtual Herbarium is a "text and photographic database of the specimens in the Fairchild Tropical Garden Herbarium." Of particular note is the Guide to Palms which has hundreds of high-quality images, including detailed photographs of the fruit. See, for example, Washingtonia robusta, Gastrococos crispa and Areca aff. multifida.
  • Florida-Agriculture
  • Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - They provide a Division of Plant Industry Certified Nursery and Stock Dealer Directory and there's also a pdf file of Nurseries by Name dated June 7, 2005.
  • Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
  • Florida Gardens and Preserves Collaborative - Provides Alphabetical List of Gardens and Parks in Florida
  • Florida Farm Bureau
  • Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
  • Florida Forestry Association - Tree Identification
  • Florida 4-H Forest Ecology
  • Florida Gardening - Has an list of Invasive Plants to Avoid and an archive of Florida Plants of the Year back to 1998.
  • Florida Native Plant Society
  • Florida Natural Areas Inventory
  • Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
  • Florida Plants Online
  • Florida Wildflower Page - Michael Abrams, Journalism, at Florida A&M University
  • Floridata: Encyclopedia of Plants and Nature - Information on the Florida Scrub
  • Forest History Society - Has a searchable bibliography database. A search for Florida retrieves over 300 citations for articles and books.
  • Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC) - Miami
  • Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota. "Open-air and under-glass museum of thousands of orchids and bromeliads."
  • Mckee Botanical Gardens - Vero Beach
  • Mounts Botanical Garden - West Palm Beach
  • Native and Naturalized Plants of Florida - Biological Research Associates.
  • Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration - 141 page document in pdf format by George D. Gann, Keith A. Bradley and Steven W. Woodmansee, Institute for Regional Conservation, 2002. (ISBN: 0970499705)
  • University of Florida Herbarium
  • University of South Florida Botanical Gardens - Tampa
  • Waterwise Florida Landscapes - Landscaping to promote water conservation using the principles of xeriscape.

    Camping

    Books at Amazon.com
    Beach and Coastal Camping in Florida by Johnny Molloy (University Press of Florida, 1999)
    Best in Tent Camping: Florida, A Guide to Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos by Johnny Molloy (Menasha Ridge Press; 3rd edition (August 1, 2004)
    Florida Parks: A Guide to Camping and Nature by Gerald Grow (Longleaf Publications, 2002, 7th edition)
    Florida State Parks by Michal Strutin (Mountaineers Books, 2000)
  • Everglades National Park Backcountry Campsite Chart
  • Florida Campgrounds - Has information on Sweetwater Spring Rental Cabin in Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area, Ocala National Forest, Silver Springs and Lake Dorr Cabin
  • Florida State Parks

    Cities & Towns

  • Coral Gables
  • Cedar Key
  • Deland
  • Fernandina Beach
  • Key West
  • Miami
  • Micanopy

    Ecosystems

    Books at Amazon.com
    30 Eco-Trips in Florida: The Best Nature Excursions by Holly Ambrose (University Press of Florida, 2005)
    Ecosystems of Florida by Ronald L. Myers (University Press of Florida, 1990)
    Everglades: An Environmental History by David McCally (University Press of Florida, 2000)
    Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem by Thomas E. Lodge (CRC Press 2004)
    Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Pineapple Press)
    Liquid Land: A Journey Through the Florida Everglades by Ted Levin (University of Georgia Press, 2003)
    Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden by Archie Carr (Yale University Press, 1996). At the publisher's site you can read a sample chapter - Living with an Alligator. See also David Ehrenfeld's tribute to Archie Carr. (Carr's papers are at the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, Department of Special Collections.) A video about Carr is available from WUFT at the University of Florida.
    Swamp Song: A Natural History of Florida's Swamps by Ron Larson (University Press of Florida, 1995)

  • Deep Trouble: the Gulf in Peril - 15-part series by the Naples Daily News appeared between September 28, 2003 - October 12, 2003. There is also a number of vidoeo clips includeing a 19 minute overview of the State of the Gulf 2003 by documentary filmmaker Gary Burris. Clips include interviews with researchers, biologists, fisherman, and others (Hector Alafita, Jim Beever, Larry Brand, Ralf Brooks, Jim Culter, Oliver Houck, Brain Keller, Gary Kirkpatrick, Brian Lapointe, Tom Lee, Mike Millander, Karen Miller, Richard Moretti, Peter Ortner, Jim Porter, Nancy Rabalais, Randall Rasmussen, Oneal Sevin, Rick Trout, Eugene Turner and Alejandro Yanez).
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Their Division of State Lands "provides oversight for approximately 11 million acres of state lands, including more than 7,000 lakes and 4,510 islands of 10 acres or more in size." See also their Florida State Parks, Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA), Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems Land Management Review Reports by County, Office of Greenways & Trails, Outstanding Florida Waters Fact Sheet, Florida's Springs. Among their online newsletters is The Post, with archives), and OGT Connections.
  • Florida Environments Online - "Contains both digital full text materials and research bibliographies about the ecology and environment of Florida. Digitized materials include more than 200 seminal texts on species and ecosystems selected by scientific experts throughout the state of Florida."
  • Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
  • Florida Natural Areas Inventory
  • Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida - 97 page document (in pdf format) prepared by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Department of Natural Resources, February, 1990. ""Presents the hierarchical classification of 81 Natural Communities that has been developed by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) and identified as collectively constituting the original, natural biological associations of Florida."
  • Tree Islands of the Everglades edited by Fred H. Sklar and Arnold G. van der Valk, 2003.
  • Your Florida Backyard

    Environment & Conservation

  • Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - "International collaboration of scientists and mangers aimed at determining the regional condition of reefs in the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico."
  • Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) - Miami. "One of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Facilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)." The Library provides access to library catalog. You can also search AOML publications.
  • Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
  • Conservation Options for Private Landowners in Florida - By Martin B. Main, Annisa Karim, and Mark E. Hostetler. Also available in pdf format.
  • Environmental Law Institute - Florida leads the nation (along with Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey) in the integration of conservation funding with smart growth incentives. See their report Smart Links: Turning Conservation Dollars into Smart Growth Opportunities (2002) by James M. McElfish, Jr. (free download).
  • Fish and Wildlife Research Institute - With list of Participating Organizations, with acronyms.
  • Five Star Restoration Program - EPA
  • Florida Biotic Information Consortium
  • Florida Communities Trust (FCT) - State land acquisition grant program housed at the Florida Department of Community Affairs.
  • Florida Environments Online - "Contains both digital full text materials and research bibliographies about the ecology and environment of Florida. Digitized materials include more than 200 seminal texts on species and ecosystems selected by scientific experts throughout the state of Florida and digitized specifically for the Linking Florida's Natural Heritage project."
  • Florida Forever - Land acquisition program. Signed by Goverernor Jeb Bush on June 7, 1999, it replaced an earlier program known as Preservation 2000. (Projects include CARL 1, CARL 2, CARL 3, CARL 4, CARL 5, Eight New Projects ..., Priority Projects List 2003 and Governor and Cabinet Vote to Protect More of Natural Florida.) See also Florida Communities Trust Florida Forever Program. There is a Florida Forever Advisory Council and an Acquisition and Restoration Council
  • Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC) - Florida State University, Tallahassee
  • Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida - 97 page document (in pdf format) prepared by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Department of Natural Resources, February, 1990. ""Presents the hierarchical classification of 81 Natural Communities that has been developed by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) and identified as collectively constituting the original, natural biological associations of Florida."
  • GulfBase - Resource database for Gulf of Mexico research
  • Institute for Regional Conservation - Provides information on plants of South Florida. See, for example, Sida ciliaris L. Bracted fanpetals, Fringed fanpetals at Bahia Honda State Park .
  • Invasive Species - Gateway to federal and state information.
  • Linking Florida's Natural Heritage - Virtual library of Florida ecological information
    Living Green - University of Florida
    TV Episodes
  • Outstanding Florida Waters - See criteria
  • 2000 Land Acquisition and Management Plan Projects
  • Preservation 2000 - Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) and Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) 1998
  • River of Lakes Heritage Corridor - St. Johns River Country
  • Save Our Rivers - With list of projects.
  • Smithsonian Marine Station - Fort Pierce. "Research center specializing in marine biodiversity and ecosystems of Florida."
  • South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan: The Ecological Communities - Detailed descriptions of Florida ecosystems, with maps, photographs, species lists and literature cited. This is a very valuable resource prepared by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Communities include: High Pine, Florida Scrub/Scrubby Flatwoods/Scrubby High Pine, Beach Dune/Coastal Strand,Maritime Hammock, Mesic Temperate Hammock, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Pine Rocklands, Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Dry Prairie, Cutthroat Grass Communitities, Freshwater Marshes/Wet Prairies, Flowing Water Swamps, Pond Swamps, Seepage Swamps, Mangroves, Coastal Salt Marsh, Seagrasses and Nearshore and Midshelf Reefs
  • Southwest Florida Environmental Documents - "Collection of recent and historical scientific information related to the environment of Southwest Florida, the Caloosahatchee River and its watershed. There are reports, surveys, monographs and other materials. "
  • Tropical Hardwood Hammock -Multi-Species Recovery Plan for South Florida,
  • 2003 List of Invasive Species - Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

    Environmental Organizations

  • Alachua Conservation Trust
  • American Rivers - See Caloosahatchee River Among America's "Most Endangered", Report, April 19, 2006.
  • Apalachee Land Conservancy
  • Association of Southeastern Biologists - Has Book Reviews from 1997 to 2002.
  • Audubon of Florida - With links to chapters and to information on the Everglades Restoration Initiative.
  • Beach to Bay Connection - South Walton Coastal Conservancy. Has information on Parks & Preserves
  • Citizens for a Scenic Florida
  • Clean Water Network of Florida
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • Conservation Trust for Florida
  • Conserve Online - "Online, public library, created and maintained by The Nature Conservancy in partnership with other conservation organizations. Evaluation of Isolated Wetlands Restoration on Pastureland in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed, Final Report
  • CREW Land & Water Trust - Estero
  • Everglades Coalition
  • Florida Defenders of the Environment - Founded by Marjorie Harris Carr in 1969
  • Florida Oceans and Coastal Resources Council
  • Florida Wildlife Federation - Publishes Florida Fish and Wildlife News
  • Friends of the Everglades
  • Green Horizons Land Trust - Polk, Osceola and Citrus counties in Central Florida. Information on preserves
  • Gulf Coast Conservancy
  • Gulf Islands Alliance - "Supports Honeymoon Island, Caladesi Island, and Anclote Key Florida State Parks"
  • Gulf Restoration Network
  • Indian River Land Trust - Vero Beach
  • Land Trust Alliance: Florida
  • Lemon Bay Conservancy - Englewood
  • Marine Mammal Conservancy
  • National Wildlife Federation Southeastern Natural Resource Center
    Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
    Drowning in Corruption - Interview with Carl Hiaasen, Fall 2006.
  • Nature Conservancy - Has a Florida Chapter. Their Online Field Guide profiles their Florida project, including Apalachicola River and Bay
  • North Florida Land Trust
  • 1000 Friends of Florida
  • Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
  • Sierra Club - Florida Chapter. There is also a Northeast Florida Group and Polk Group. There's a Everglades Restoration. See also Sierra Club Trip Search.
  • Trust for Public Land

    Everglades

    Books at Amazon.com
    Everglades National Park Florida: Trails Illustrated - Waterproof and tear-resistant map based on USGS topographic maps and NOAA navigational charts.
    Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades, Including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee Swamps by Roger L. Hammer (Falcon 2002)
    Everglades: An Environmental History by David McCally (University Press of Florida, 2000)
    The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem by Thomas E. Lodge (CRC Press 2004)
    Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Pineapple Press)
    Liquid Land: A Journey Through the Florida Everglades by Ted Levin (University of Georgia Press, 2003)
    The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald (Simon & Schuster, 2006)

  • Canoeing in Everglades National Park
  • Canoeing the Wilderness Waterway
  • Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
  • Everglades Coalition
  • Everglades Digital Library
  • Everglades Foundation
  • Everglades Information Network
    Everglades National Park
    Everglades National Park - Wilderness Camping - See also Campsite Descriptions
    Flamingo Area Canoe Trails
  • Everglades Radio Network - Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Everglades Trail Association
  • Flamingo Lodge - Everglades National Park. There is a lodge and 24 cottages
  • Florida Bay Satellite Imagery - U.S. Geological Survey
  • Florida Everglades
  • Forgotten Father - Marjory Stoneman Douglas' tribute to Ernest Francis Coe which appeared in the 1974 Audubon Magazine.
  • Friends of the Everglades
  • Gulf Coast Area Canoe Routes
  • Map of Flamingo Area Canoe Trails
  • Nature's Theme Park - By Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times, August 31, 2003.
  • Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History - 1884-1934 - Library of Congress American Memory Project.
  • Reclaiming the Everglades - "Nearly 10,000 page images of primary source materials relating to south Florida environmental history are accessible here. This digitized documentary evidence spans the years 1884 to 1934 and covers topics such as the establishment of the Everglades National Park, Native American land rights, agriculture, urban development, endangered species, invasive plants, and the role of women in the modern conservation movement."
  • Robert is Here
  • South Florida Natural Resource Center - Everglades National Park
  • Tamiami Trail - April 2003 special report by Photographer Scott Keeler and Real Florida columnist Jeff Klinkenberg of the St. Petersburg Times.
  • Tides and Inflows in the Mangroves of the Everglades (TIME) - See online Report

    Federal Agencies

  • Recreation.gov - Florida
  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture Southern Research Station - A search for Ocala retrieved over 130 records, many of which are images. Among the texts are: Decay of Fire-Caused snags in Ocala Sand Pine (2000), Recreation Use of the Ocala National Forest in Florida (1965), and Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control (2003). There is a list of All Southern Research Station Publications Online, by title, by date and by author.
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • National Resources Conservation Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - The Jacksonville District has information on recreation and projects
  • USDA Forest Service - Has information on the National Forests in Florida Apalachicola, Ocala and Osceola
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - They have a list of Florida Restoration Projects. See National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution, Charlotte Harbor GPRA 2001 Report Summary by Habitat Category, National Estuary Program Newsletter, Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries Index, Indian River Lagoon GPRA 2001 Report Summary by Habitat Category
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - They have a list of Threatened & Endangered Species: Florida and a Special Events Database. See also Southeast, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Endangered Species list, Region Four - Southeast, FWS Local Office Directory Listing and Panama City Ecological Services & Fisheries Resources Office. South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, Vero Beach; North Florida Field Office, Jacksonville; National Wetlands Inventory; Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. National Weather Service
  • Welaka National Fish Hatchery
  • South Florida Ecological Services Office - Vero Beach
  • North Florida Field Office
  • U.S. Forest Service - Maps & Brochures

    Geology

    Books at Amazon.com
    Geology of Florida by Anthony F. Randazzo (University Press of Florida, 1997)

  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection Data and Maps - Among the resources are County Geologic Maps, State Geologic Map, Sinkholes Database.
  • Florida Geological Survey - Their Publications are searchable and listed by author and title.
  • Thomas Farm - Located near the confluence of the Santa Fe and Suwannee rivers in Gilchrist County (10 miles north of Bell), this is the richest early Miocene site in eastern North America. It has been studied by Harvard University, the Florida Geological Survey and the University of Florida. The property was donated to the University of Florida by Thomas Barbour
  • Love Bone Bed - Located 12 miles west of Gainsvillein Alachua County, this is the richest late Miocene vertebrate site in eatern North America. (See Webb, S. D., MacFadden, B. J., Baskin, J. A. Geology and paleontology of the Love Bone Bed. American Journal of Science. 1981 vol. 281, page 513)
  • Geology Topics - Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Has a Sinkhole database
  • U.S. Geological Survey - Maps. The South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) has a report on Restoring South Florida's Future and a list of publications, many available online. Florida projects are listed by Region, topic, title, author and program. Additional Water Resources of Florida - Orlando Subdistrict. A Summary of Findings of the West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project (USGS Open File Report 01-303)

    Government: State & Local

  • Florida Department of State
  • Florida House of Representatives
  • Florida League of Cities
  • Florida Senate
  • MyFloridaCounty.com - "First fully integrated local government ecommerce website in the nation. The award-winning portal is produced by the Florida Local Government Internet Consortium, which includes the Florida Clerks of Court and Florida Tax Collectors, in partnership with the Florida Association of Court Clerks Services Group."
  • National Association of Counties
  • Alachua County
  • Baker County
  • Bay County
  • Bradford County
  • Brevard County
  • Broward County
  • Calhoun County
  • Charlotte County
  • Citrus County
  • Clay County
  • Collier County
  • Columbia County
  • Desoto County
  • Dixie County
  • Duval County
  • Escambia County
  • Flagler County
  • Franklin County
  • Gadsden County
  • Gilchrist County
  • Glades County
  • Gulf County
  • Hamilton County
  • Hardee County
  • Hendry County
  • Hernando County
  • Highlands County Board of County Commissioners
  • Hillsborough County
  • Holmes County
  • Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Lafayette County
  • Lake County
  • Lee County
  • Leon County
  • Levy County
  • Liberty County
  • Madison County
  • Manatee County
  • Marion County
  • Martin County
  • Miami-Dade County
  • Monroe County
  • Nassau County
  • Okaloosa County
  • Osceola County
  • Palm Beach County
  • Pasco County
  • Pinellas County
  • Polk County Board of County Commissioners
  • Putnam County
  • Santa Rosa County
  • Sarasota County
  • Seminole County
  • St. Johns County
  • St. Lucie County
  • Sumter County
  • Suwannee County
  • Union County
  • Volusia County
  • Wakulla County
  • Walton County
  • Washington County

    Hiking

    Books at Amazon.com
    50 Hikes in Central Florida: Hikes, Walks, and Backpacks in the Heart of the Peninsula by Sandra Friend Countryman Press, 2002)
    50 Hikes in North Florida: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips in the Northern Florida Peninsula by Sandra Friend (Countryman Press, 2003)
    50 Hikes in South Florida: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips in the Southern Florida Peninsula by Sandra Friend (Countryman Press 2003)
    Florida's Fabulous Trail Guide by Tim Ohr (World Wide Publications 2001)
    Florida Hiking Trails: Gfficial Guide to the Florida Trail on Public Land by Nancy B Gildersleeve (Maupin House, 1991)
    Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State (Wild Florida) by M. Timothy O'Keefe (University Press of Florida, 2005)
    Hiking Florida by M. Timothy O'Keefe(Falcon, 1997)
    A Hiking Guide to the Trails of Florida 3rd edition, by Elizabeth F. Carter (Menasha Ridge Press)
    Hiking Trails of Florida's National Forests, Parks, and Preserves by Johnny Molloy

  • American Trails: Florida
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways & Trails
    Florida Trail Database - "Compilation of recreational trails data provided by federal, state, local and non-profit organizations throughout Florida."
    Prioritized Recreational Trails Network and the Prioritized Ecological Network - Interactive maps of recreation trails in Florida.
    Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) Connections - Online newsletter is published quarterly.
  • Florida Division of Forestry - Has a Trailwalker Program for State Forests, information on State Forests in Florida including a clickable map as well as a Trail List by State Forest and a District Directory Map (Field Operations).
  • Florida Trail Association - Information on Trail Conditions and Notice to Hikers. There is a clickable map of trails including Pott's Preserve, Green Swamp West / Westloam, Tiger Creek Preserve Trail and Hopkin's Prairie. There are also chapter sites, including Suncoast Chapter
  • Florida National Scenic Trail - Description of the trail in Ocala National Forest
  • Florida Trail Association
  • Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest - Sixty mile trail is "certified as Florida National Scenic Trail, and has been called the "crown jewel" of the Florida Trail system. The entire length of the trail in the National Forest is also designated as part of the Florida Statewide Greenways and Trails System. The trail traverses a range of natural communities including extensive stands of longleaf pines, and scattered communities of sand pines, other short leaf pines, and hardwoods. The trail also skirts open prairies and ponds that are excellent for viewing wildlife."
  • Florida Trails - By Susan Cerulean Ann Morrow.
  • Florida's Highest Names Summits - Links to Topozone map. See for example Sand Mountain
  • Goethe Trail
  • Johnny Molloy, Outdoorsman
  • Lee County Greenways Master Plan - Summer 2005
  • National Trails System
  • National Recreational Trails Program - Consists of over 800 trails in 50 states. See the National Recreation Trails Database. See New NRT Designations for 2003 and 2002. There is also a National Forest NRTs for 2003. NRTs in Florida include: Apalachicola Bluffs, Suncoast Trail, General James A. Van Fleet Trail State Park, Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, Peghorn Nature Park and Trails, Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, Hell's Bay Canoe, Wilderness Way Canoe Trail (Everglades National Park).
  • Recreational Trails Program - RTP provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail uses.
  • Seminole County Trails and Greenways - Cross Seminole Trail, Flagler Trail,
  • Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
  • WFTV Central Florida hiking trails - Canaveral Seashore, Chuluota/Lake Jessup, Lower Wekiva, Orlando Wetlands, Rock Springs, St. Francis, Tosohatchee
  • Wilderness Trekkers
  • February is Florida Hiking Trails Month
  • Blackwater Heritage State Trail Tallahassee -St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail Torreya State Trails
  • Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail - Stretching from Gainesville's Boulware Springs Park to the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area. La Chua trail in Paynes Prairie features bison, wild horses and sandhill cranes. See also Friends of the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail which has a good collection of links Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway - 110-mile corridor from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Johns River. Nature Coast State Trail - Built along abandoned rail lines, connecting Cross City, Trenton, Fanning Springs and Chiefland, with a trestle crossing the Suwannee River. Cross Seminole Trail Lake Minneola Scenic Trail/Clermont Trail Gasparilla Island/Boca Grande Trail **Withlacoochee State Forest/Croom Hiking Trails - Named one of the "10 Coolest Places in North America" by the World Wildlife Fund. Highlands Hammock State Trails Jonathan Dickinson State Trails

    Higher Education

  • Community Colleges in Florida - Florida Department of Education
  • Florida's Independent Colleges and Universities
  • Florida's Public Colleges

    History

    Books at Amazon.com
    New History of Florida by Michael Gannon (University Press of Florida, 2003)
    Some Kind of Paradise: A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida by Mark Derr (University Press of Florida, 1998)
    Travels of William Bartram: Naturalist's Edition (University of Georgia Press, Revised edition, 1998)

    Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles - From the Search Page you can view the full-text of Outing from 1883 to 1899. A sampling of articles related to Florida:
    A Naturalist in Florida by E. P. Larkin, Outing, June, 1884, No. 3, p. 216-221
    Our Florida Canoe Cruise, Outing, March, 1887, No. 6, p. 545-546 [Anclote & Kootie Rivers]
    St. John's Region in Florida by John Ransom, Outing, February, 1884, No. 5, p. 321-327
    A Winter's Cruise in a Cat-Boat by J. H. S., Outing, November, 1884, No. 2, p. 108-121 [Boston to Florida]
    Three Weeks of Savage Life by Maurice Thompson, Outing, May, 1886, No. 2, p. 205-210 [San Lucie Sound]
    Trailing the Sea-Bat by Charles Frederick Holder, Outing, April, 1900, No. 1, p. 22-31 [Florida Keys]
    Winter Golf in Southern Sunshine by John Duncan Dunn, Outing, February, 1900, No. 5, p. 486-497
    A Northern Girl's 'Huntin' of a 'Gaitah' by Marion Pryde Quay, Outing, February, 1900, No. 5, p. 447-451; Fish and Fishing in Florida Waters by William C. Harris, Outing, January, 1900, No. 4, p. 391-394
    Jupiter Inlet, Florida by St. George Rathbone, Outing, January, 1891, No. 4, p. 265-271
    Alligator Shooting in Florida by John Mortimer Murphy, Outing, December, 1889, No. 3, p. 213-219
    Alligator Shooting in Florida (continued) by John Mortimer Murphy, Outing, January, 1890, No. 4, p. 299-303;
    Sport in Florida by James A. Henshall, Outing, April, 1886, No. 1, p. 57-61 [Indian River]
    Florida Razorbacks by J. M. Murphy, Outing, November, 1891, No. 2, p. 117-120
    Turtling in Florida by J.M. Murphy, Outing, November, 1890, No. 2, p. 97-103
    Three Dynasties on Tiger-Tail by Leonora Beck Ellis, Outing, March, 1900, No. 6, p. 697-701
    Striking a Tarpon by John Dent Peabody, Outing, 1897, No. 5, pg.418, 469-471
    Cruising on the Gulf by H. B. C., Outing, February, 1896, No. 5, p. 378-382.

    American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement - This is a valuable resource for schools and universities. Funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services and by private donors, American Journeys is a collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day. Examples of texts include:
    Account of Florida, 1566-1568 by Juan Pardo
    History of the First Attempt of the French (The Huguenots) to Colonize the Newly Discovered Country of Florida by René Goulaine de Laudonnière
    Letter of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay to the Justice and Board of Magistrates in Santiago de Cuba

    American Memory - Libray of Congress
    Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker at Pensacola, Florida, for Aiding Slaves to Escape from Bondage with an Appendix, Containing a Sketch of His Life. Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. ( Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860.)

    American Philosophical Society - Philadelphia. See
    William Bartram
    William Stork
    Bernard Romans
    Mark Catesby
    George Gauld
    Thomas Hutchins
    Barton-Delafield Botanical Illustrations
    Titian Ramsay Peale Sketches
    Titian Ramsay Peale Sketches - Subject Index
    George Ord Collection
    Southern Nature Scientific Views of the Colonial American South
    William Stanton Guide to American Scientific Exploration, 1803-1860.

  • Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture - University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The e-facsimile portion of the site provides access to locally produced digitized volumes of primary source materials significant to the decorative arts and material culture. All titles appear in their entirety." One of the titles is The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants by Mark Catesby (1683-1749). See also Volume 2. Among the drawings are Anguis Viridis: The Green Snake, Cassena vera Floridanorum, Arbuscula baccifera Alaternifacie, foliis alternatim sitis, tetrapyrene, pp. T 57-57; Lacertus omnium maximus, Crocodilus: The Alligator Candela Americana, foliis Laurinis, flore tetrapetalo luteo, fructu angustiore: The Mangrove Tree, pp. T 63-63; and Testudo marina Caouanna: The Loggerhead Turtle Testudo arcuata: The Trunk Turtle, pp. 40-T 40.
  • Canoemates: a Story of Florida Reef and Everglades by Kirk Munroe (Harper & Bros., 1892). Munroe was a reporter for the New York Sun. See Munroe's biography. Similarly, in 1882, C. A. Neide of Schuylersville, New York, and S. D. Kendall set out from Lake George in a Rushton canoe and sailed to Florida by way of the Erie Canal, the Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf. They arrived in Pensacola in the winter of 1882/83. The adventure is recounted in The Cruise of the Aurora.
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Library of Congress site allows you to "search and read newspaper pages from 1897-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present." Currently viewable in full-text are newspapers from California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, and Virginia. There is a list of available newspapers. Among the Florida titles are: the Arcadia Champion, the Deland News, the Deland Weekly News, the De Soto County News, the Florida Agriculturist, Fort Pierce News, Gainesville Daily Sun, Gainesville Star, Gulf Coast Breeze (Crawfordville), the New Enterprise (Madison), the Pensacola Journal, the Punta Gorda Herald and the St. Lucie County Tribune.

    E-History - Ohio State University Department of History. Digitized historical texts relating to Florida include
    The 14th Colony: British West Florida, 1763-1781 - Not available 3/16/07
    Pensacola: A Brief History of the First City - Not available 3/16/07

    Early Canadiana Online - Digital texts relating to Florida include
    Excursions in North America: described in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in England (1810) by Priscilla Wakefield
    Letters from the United States, Cuba and Canada (1856) by Amelia Murray
    Journal of a tour in the United States, Canada and Mexico (1897)
    Letters to the Dutchess of Lesdiguieres: giving an account of a voyage to Canada, and travels through that vast country, and Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico: undertaken by order of the present King of France (1763) by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix

  • Edison & Ford Winter Estates - On the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers
  • Flagler Museum - Palm Beach
  • 1817 Florida Expedition - First major collecting expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. William Maclure, Thomas Say, George Ord and eighteen year old Titian Ramsay Peale, son of the artist Charles Willson Peale, undertook an expedition to Florida in the winter of 1817-1818. They explored East Florida and the St. John's River. Their findings were published in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences. For more information on this expedition see Bennett, Thomas Peter, The 1817 Florida Expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 152:1-21, 14 October 2002. The Ewell Sale Stewart Library has an online catalog. Among their digital collections is American Natural Science in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century.
  • Florida Anthropological Society
  • Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research
  • Florida Division of Historical Resources - Publishes Florida History & Arts. See also Florida Master Site File "a paper file archive and computer data base of all known historical structures and archaeological sites in Florida."
  • Florida Ephemera Collection
  • Florida Heritage Collection - "Ongoing cooperative project of the State University System (SUS) of Florida to digitize and provide online access to materials broadly representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences." Digitized titles include: American Siberia: or, Fourteen years' experience in a southern convict camp (1891) by John C. Powell
  • Florida Herp Bibliography - Also covers Florida History
  • Florida Historical Contexts - "Florida Historical Contexts is a multimedia presentation on the history of aboriginal Florida. From the Paleoindian Period until the Caloosahatchee Region, the Florida Division of Historical Resources hopes to give you a glimpse of what Early Florida was like."
  • Florida Historical Quarterly - Over 300 issues, from April, 1908 to Spring 2003, are available online. You can search the full-text.
  • Florida History Society
  • Florida Newspaper Project
  • Florida Photographic Collection - Online access to over 100,000 photograph, many depicting a Florida that has been long lost. A search for fishing camp, for example, retrieves 35 images including Long Key Fishing Camp Lodge and Cottage and Zane Grey and his brother R. C. Grey with fishing catch. A search for Winter Park retrieves over 200 results, including Judge Welbourne home (1886) and Hugh MacCollum residence. Other gems include Land auction for Brickell Hammock townsite (1923), Bauknight family home, Micanopy (ca. 1890) and Gateway entrance to Dr. Lucius Montgomery home, Micanopy.
  • Florida's Forgotten Coast: Life on the Apalachicola Bay - University of Mississippi oral history project "pays homage to the men and women who have long worked the water, tonging for oysters, casting nets for shrimp and fish, and cultivating soft-shell crabs."
  • Florida's Historic Places

    Gallica - Digital text project at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.has a number of full-text resources relating to Florida history. For example, a search (recherche) for books by Audubon (auteur) with keyword florida (recherche libre) retrieves four records.
    Ornithological biography, or An account of the habits of the birds (Volume II), has extensive description of Florida (p. 236 - The Live Oakers; p. 291 - The Saint John's River; p. 312 - The Florida Keys; p. 370 - The Turtlers - Dry Tortugas).
    Vol. III has a chapter on The Wreckers of Florida, p. 158.
    Les aventures de Floride (1592) by François Béroalde de Verville
    L'histoire notable de la Floride située en Indes occidentales: contenant les trois voyages faits en icelle par certains capitaines et pilotes françois, descrits par le capitaine Laudonnière qui y a commandé l'espace d'un an trois moys par Martin Basanier. This work includes the letters of Rene de Laudonniere, the French commandant in Florida in 1564-65
    Voyages dans l'intérieur de la Louisiane, de la Floride occidentale, et dans les isles de la Martinique et de Saint-Domingue, pendant les années 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806 (Vol 1 of 3 vols) par par C. C. Robin; (Vol. II and Vol. III
    Ralph le Rouge: Aventures d'un Parisien en Floride (1895) (2 vols., Vol. II) par Jules Lermina
    Fresh-water shell mounds of the St. John's River, Florida (1875) by Jeffries Wyman
    Société de l'histoire du protestantisme français (1903-1933 (see p. 364 on Nicolas Le Challeux and Les Massacres de la Floride
    La France coloniale: histoire, géographie, commerce (1888) by Alfred Rambaud
    États-unis d'Amérique (1839) by M. Roux de Rochelle
    La nouvelle-France (1896-1898) [Volume 1] par Eugène Guénin

    Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrums - Digital Library at the Lower Saxony State and University Library, Göttingen, consists of over 2800 volumes, including a good collection of early travel books. You can search or browse. Among the Florida-related titles are:
    Description of East Florida (1769) by John Bartram
    Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida (1791) by William Bartram
    The Great South: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West (1875) by Edward King;
    Historical account of discoveries and travels in North America (1829) 2 vols, by Hugh Murray. (Volume 1, Chapter II - Spanish Expeditions into Florida; Chapter III - French Expeditions into Florida)
    A geographical description of the United States (1823) by John Melish (pp. 397-404)
    Histoire de la conquête de la Floride (1731) - 2 vols. par Ferdinand de Soto
    La Florida de l'Inca (1722) by Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), also known as "El Inca" because he was half-Incan (on de Soto and the Indians of Florida).

  • Historical Museum of Southern Florida - Miami. Publisher of Tequesta, a scholarly journal of regional history.
  • Historical Text Archive - The first eight chapters of Pioneers of France in the New World by Francis Parkman cover early exploration and settlement of Florida. Also available in Project Gutenberg. See also the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Index to the East Florida Papers
  • Internet Library of Early Journals - A digital library of 18th and 19th Century journals. Contents: Annual Register (1758-78), Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1843-63), Gentleman's Magazine (1731-50), Notes and Queries (1849-69), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1757-77), The Builder (1843-52). A search for Florida retrieves the following:
    "Thirty vessels have lately been lost on the coast of Florida, within 60 leagues of St. Augustine: among them the Dolphin, Stevens, from Carolina for Antiqua; the Elizabeth, Hutchins, and the Sea Flower, which two last were flags of truce, of and from Carolina for Cape Francois; also the Seymour, on her return with English prisoners; and the Fewer, a flag of truce, from Carolina to St. Augustine." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 18, June 1748, p. 283);
    Toney Proctor, a free coloured man, died at Tallahasse, Florida, on the 16th of June last, aged 112. He was at the battle of Quebec, as the servant of an English officer, in 1759, which is ninety-six years ago. He was also at the beginning of the revolutionary war in the vicinity of Boston, at the time the tea was thrown overboard, and afterwards present at the battle of Lexington. Proctor went to Florida when it was a Spanish settlement, and settled in St. Augustine, where he purchased his freedom, married, and reared a large family. W. W." (Notes and Queries, Vol. 12, no. 306, Sept 8, 1855, p. 195);
    "Charles Town, in Carolina, Feb. 12. General Oglethrope has taken the Spanish Forts of Picolah and St Francis de la Padia, the first he burnt to the Ground, and imprisoned 11 Spaniards and one Negro who remained in the latter Garrison. The Council and Assembly of this Province have granted 120,000 Currancy for raising a Troop of Horse and 400 Pioneers to assist the General in his intended Enterprize against St. Augustine." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 10, Apr 1740, p. 203); "The Castle is built of Soft Stone, with 4 Bastions, the Curtain 60 Yards in length, the Parapet 9 Feet thick, the Rampart 20 Feet high, Casemated underneath for Lodgings, arched over, and newly made Bomb-Proof; and they have been for sometime working on a cover'd Way, which is near finished. This Fort has 50 Pieces of Cannon mounted on it, 16 of which are Brass and some 24 Pounders...About 7 Leagues below Fort St. Augustine are two Forts, the one on the North and the other on the South Side of a large Lake; General Oglethorpe, in a late Expedition, has destroyed the last, and taken Possession of the first, which held some pieces of Cannon and was defended only by one Sergeant and 10 private Men, who surrendered upon the second firing. This Fort is called Manchicolis, surrounded with strong Palisadoes above 8 foot high, with Loopholes about 7 foot high from the Surface of the Ground without; within there is a Parapet near 3 foot high which makes the Loopholes about breast high. The General ordered a Ditch to be made round it, leaving 30 Men and a Boat well mann'd to guard it, with a Design to straiten the Spaniards in St. Augustine, who some time before had made an Excursion and surprized some of our People. But it is to be feared that Fort is strong enought to baffle all his Attempts." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 10, May 1740, p. 242). Great Britain declared war against Spain in October, 1739. For additional information on Oglethorpe in Florida, see chapter 15, starting on page 190, in History of Florida from its discovery by Ponce de Leon, in 1512, to the close of the Florida war, in 1842 ....
  • John Muir - A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
  • Land Document Search - Data and millions of electronic images for active and historical documents maintained by the Division of State Lands collected by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of State Lands, Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund Land Document System.

    Making of America (Michigan) - "Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction." Relevant titles include
    A winter from home (1852) by Charles A. Clinton
    A winter in Florida; or, Observations on the soil, climate, and products of our semi-tropical state (1869) by Ledyard Bill;
    Camp life in Florida; a handbook for sportsmen and settlers (1876) by Charles Hallock (see Table of Contents)
    Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement (1869) by B.F. French
    The history and antiquities of the city of St. Augustine, Florida, founded 1565 by George Rainsford Fairbanks (1820-1906), New York: C. B. Norton, 1858.
    History of Florida from its discovery by Ponce de Leon, in 1512, to the close of the Florida war, in 1842 (1871) by George Rainsford Fairbanks;
    Notes on the Floridian peninsula, its literary history, Indian tribes and antiquities (1859) by Daniel Garrison Brinton;
    Palmetto-leaves (1873) by Harriet Beecher Stowe,
    Florida: its scenery, climate, and history. With an account of Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, and Aiken; a chapter for consumptives; various papers on fruit-culture; and a complete hand-book and guide (1876) by Sidney Lanier.

    Making of America (Cornell)). You can browse periodical titles, including Harper's New Monthly Magazine from 1850 to 1899. Florida-related articles include:
    The Oklawaha by Constance Fenimore Woolson, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 52, Issue 308, January 1876, pp. 161-179
    First Colonists In Florida by J. T. Headley. Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 20, Issue 118, March 1860, pp. 503-513
    Florida, Her Crime and Punishment by J. S. C. Abbott, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 33, Issue 198, November 1866, pp. 704-719
    The Dry Tortugas by J. B. Holden, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 37, Issue 218, July 1868, pp. 260-267
    Six Weeks in Florida by George Ward Nichols, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 41, Issue 245, October 1879, pp. 655-667
    Along the Florida Reef [Series ran from February to July 1871] by Dr. J. B. Holder, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 42, Issue 251, April 1871, pp. 706-719
    The Cruise Of the "Wallowy" by Barnet Phillips, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 70, Issue 416, January 1885, pp. 216-230
    Mr. Wegg's Party On the Kissimmee by Henri Dauge, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 72, Issue 429, February 1886, pp. 418-429.

    Cornell also has The Atlantic Monthly from 1857 to 1901

    The Fleur-de-Lis at Port Royal by F. Parkman, Atlantic monthly, Volume 12, Issue 69, July 1863, pp. 30-35
    The Fleur-de-Lis in Florida by F. Parkman, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, Issue 70, August 1863, pp. 225-241
    The Freedmen at Port Royal by Edward L. Pierce, Atlantic monthly, Volume 12, Issue 71, September 1863, pp. 291-315
    The Spaniard and the Heretic by F. Parkman, Atlantic monthly. / Volume 12, Issue 72, November 1863, pp. 537-556
    Up the St. John's River by T. W. Higginson, Atlantic monthly, Volume 16, Issue 95, September 1865, pp. 311-325;
    Our Florida Plantation by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Atlantic monthly, Volume 43, Issue 259, May 1879, pp. 641-650
    On the Upper St. John's by Bradford Torrey, Atlantic monthly, Volume 73, Issue 437, March 1894, pp. 324-332
    In the Flat-Woods by Bradford Torrey, Atlantic monthly, Volume 72, Issue 434, December 1893, pp. 779-789
    On the St. Augustine Road by Bradford Torrey, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 72, Issue 431, September 1893, pp. 365-373
    Along the Hillsborough by Bradford Torrey, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 72, Issue 433, November 1893, pp. 597-607
    On the Beach at Daytona by Bradford Torrey, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 74, Issue 441, July, 1894, pp. 66-74
    Out on the Reef by John Wilder, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 22, Issue 130, August 1868, pp. 176-189
    A Dredging Excursion in the Gulf Stream, I by Mrs. E. C. Agassiz, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 24, Issue 144, October 1869, pp. 507-516
    A Dredging Excursion in the Gulf Stream, II by Mrs. E. C. Agassiz, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 24, Issue 145, November 1869, pp. 571-578
    A Florida Farm by F. Whitmore, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 81, Issue 486, April, 1898; pp. 498-509
    An Archer's Soujourn in the Okefinokee by Maurice Thompson, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 77, Issue 462, April 1896, pp. 486-492
    Historic Points at Fort George Island by S. G. W. Benjamin, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 60, Issue 361, November 1887, pp. 699-705
    The Exiles of Florida: or the crimes committed by our government against the Maroons, who fled from South Carolina and other slave states seeking protection under Spanish laws by Joshua R. Giddings [Book Review] Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 11, September, 1858, pp. 509-512.
    Sponge And Spongers Of The Florida Reef by Kirk Munroe, Scribner's magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5, November 1892, pp. 639-650
    Subtropical Florida by Charles Richards Dodge, Scribner's magazine. / Volume 15, Issue 3, March 1894, pp. 345-363. Appletons' journal

    Miami Design Preservation League
    National Park Service
    Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Florida Lighthouses
    National Park Service Southeast Archeological Center
  • National Register of Historic Places - In Along the Georgia Florida Coast you'll find a map and information on many historical sites including Fort Clinch Preble, George Henry (1816-1885). The Diary of a Canoe Expedition into the Everglades and Interior of Southern Florida in 1842. Matthews: Travel diary Rodgers' canoe expedition across the Everglades of Florida, around Lake Okeechobee, and up and down the connecting rivers and lakes stages, topography, natural history, some personal adventures and comments supplements Rodgers' official report
  • Original Florida
  • Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History - 1884-1934 - Library of Congress American Memory Project
  • Samuel Proctor Oral History Program - See Speaking historically by Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times, August 18, 2005.
  • Society for Historical Archaeology
  • South Florida Museum - Bradenton
  • Southwest Florida Archaeological Society Newsletter - Full-text back to January 2005
  • Spain, the United States, and The American Frontier: Historias Paralelas - "Examines the history of Spanish expansion into North America from Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas across the continent through Louisiana and Texas to the Southwest, California, and as far as Alaska." A digital collaboration of the National Library of Spain, the Biblioteca Columbina y Capitular of Seville and the Library of Congress, the Digital Collections include texts, maps, manuscripts, photographs and prints.
  • Top 50 Most Important Floridians of the 20th Century - Compiled by the Lakeland Ledger
    Useppa: A Passage in Time - Paintings by John Seerey-Lester. See also A Passage in Time
  • Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875 - Collection of 19th century American fiction, as listed in Lyle Wright's bibliography which attempts to include every novel published in the United States from 1851 to 1875. Florida-related works include Washington Irving's Wolfert's Roost, and Other Papers, there is a chapter on the Seminoles (pp. 289-297) and Historical Sketch of the Third Annual Conquest of Florida (1864) by Captain Le Diable.
  • P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History - University of Florida

    Housing

  • Alys Beach
  • Celebration
    Centerville Florida A Conservation Community - Tallahassee
    Conservation Subdivisions Coming to the Panhandle - Neil Fleckenstein, Red Hills Planning Coordinator
  • Haile Plantation - Gainesville
    New Urbanism
    Congress for New Urbanism Florida Chapter
    In Florida, A New Emphasis on Design
  • Florida Sustainable Communities Center
  • New Urbanism: The Universal Operating System for Smart Growth - Listen to the presentations on RealAudio.
  • Rivercamps
  • Rosemary Beach
  • St. Joe Company
  • Seaside

    Image Collections

    Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America - Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955. Library of Congress collection "is comprised of over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida." A search for Palm Beach, for example, retrieves 846 images (including the residences of Prince & Princess Alex Zalstam Zalesky, Marion Sims Wyeth, E.F. Hutton, Herbert Pulitzer, Robert D. Huntington, C. H. Buhl, Albert Mills, Harry Doehla, Clarence Mack, Mrs. H. Mercer Walker, Mrs. Benjamin Rogers, Mrs. Edward Garratt, Sidney-Vere Smith, Louis Jacques Balsan, , Samuel A. Peck, Bennett Chapple, Charles Harrington Chadwick, Charles S. Davis, Mrs. Byron S. Ramsing, Mrs. V.C. Spaulding, S. Briggs Cunningham, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice, Edward B. McLean, Rufus W. Scott, George Moore, Commodore Louis Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. Don Kelley, A. E. Worswick, Hubert J. Jenkins, J. M. Carr, A. E. Worswick, Mrs. Vadim S. Makaroff, and Kenneth G. Smith and others.)
    American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936: Images from the University of Chicago Library - Library of Congress. Examples:
    Hammock with Mahogany and Mangrove - Flamingo
    Oyster beds at low tide - St. Augustine
    Orange [crates on a dock] - Manatee River
    Child holding a baby alligator - Oklawaha River
    Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) - Library of Congress collection of measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Search by keyword or browse by subject or geographic location. Here you'll find photographs of:
    Captain John Bartlum House - 730 Eaton St., Key West
    Boathouse, Ralph M. Munroe House - Coconut Grove. "A jolly place to loaf."
    William & Hector Bruce House - Quincy, Gadsden County
    House in the North Hill vicinity - 123 West Lloyd Street, Pensacola, Escambia County (There are 93 images of houses in Pensacola)
    Hooded Fireplace in Spanish Room - Mar-a-Lago, 1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach. This is one of 108 photographs (most taken by Jack E. Boucher in April 1967) of Mar-a-Lago, described in the notes as being "one of the most lavish of the mansions built in Florida in the early 20th century". Currently occupied by Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago, completed in January 1927, was designed for Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post (then Mrs. Edward F. Hutton) by the architect Marion Sims Wyeth. There are 37 pages of notes (data pages) containing many interesting details about the mansion's construction, furnishing and landscaping. We read, for example, on p. 7 that "the house contains various bedroom suites, each named for its interior design and decor; many of these suites have a panoramic view of the gardens. The Dutch Room is a memorial to Mrs. Post's mother who particularly liked the Dutch Delft tiles from which the room takes its name." (See Dutch Room from south, showing Delft tile decoration on fireplace and sconces.) Also on p. 7: "Perhaps the single most striking piece of furniture in the house is the inlaid marble table in the dining room. The room itself was adapted from one in the Chigi Palace in Rome. Joseph Urban designed the table using motifs from antique tables in the Pitti and Uffizi galleries in Florence. It was constructed by the School of the Medici in that city, the same school which had constructed the original tables. Approximately fifteen artists, under the direction of Professor Montelatici, worked for over a year to inlay the 4,000 pound table with multicolored, semi-precious stones." (See Detail of the west wall of dining room.)
    Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)

    Libraries, Bookstores, Publishers, Writers

  • Anhinga Press - Tallahassee
  • Archbold Biological Station Library - Serials Holdings, New Books, Regional Bibliographies
  • Bill Belleville
  • College Center for Library Automation - Has links to Community College Libraries
  • Council of State University Libraries - With links to Members
  • E. B. White - Spent many winters at Fiddler Bayou, on Siesta Key
  • Florida Center for Library Automation
  • Florida Government Information Locator - "Virtual card catalog of government information available on the Internet and beyond." Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
  • Florida Libraries
  • Florida National Guard Bibliography
  • Key West Literary Seminar - Held annually in January at the San Carolos Institute, 516 Duval Street (888-293-9291)
  • Libraries on the Web - Has links to Academic Libraries and Public Libraries in Florida.
  • National Geographic Traveler Index: F - See also online archive (1996-2005)
  • Open WorldCat
  • Palin's Travels: Hemingway Adventure - Key West
  • Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)
  • Red Hills Writers Project
  • State Library of Florida
  • University Press of Florida

    Library of Congress Subject Headings Relating to Florida

    Amphibia -- Florida.
    Biotic communities -- Florida.
    Birds -- Florida -- Identification.
    Birds -- Florida.
    Canoes and canoeing -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Conservation of natural resources -- Florida.
    Ecology -- Florida.
    Ecology -- Florida -- Everglades.
    Endangered plants -- Florida.
    Endangered species -- Florida.
    Environmental policy -- Florida.
    Environmental protection -- Florida -- Everglades National Park.
    Everglades National Park (Fla.) -- Environmental aspects.
    Fishes -- Florida.
    Florida -- Beaches -- Guidebooks.
    Florida -- Canoes and canoeing.
    Florida -- Climate.
    Florida -- Description and travel.
    Florida -- Environmental conditions.
    Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Florida -- Historic sites -- Guidebooks.
    Florida -- National parks and reserves -- Guidebooks.
    Florida -- Parks -- Guidebooks.
    Florida Trail (Fla.) -- Guidebooks.
    Florida -- Wildlife refuges -- Guidebooks.
    Gardens -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Herons -- Florida -- Florida Keys.
    Hiking -- Florida -- Florida Trail -- Guidebooks.
    Human ecology--Florida--History.
    Island animals -- Ecology -- Florida -- Florida Keys.
    Island animals -- Florida -- Florida Keys -- Identification.
    Kayaking -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Landscape changes--Florida--History.
    Mammals -- Florida.
    Mika
    suki Indians
    National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Natural areas -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Natural history -- Florida.
    Natural history -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Natural history -- Florida -- Everglades.
    Natural history -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Nature conservation -- Florida -- Everglades.
    Nature conservation -- Florida -- Florida Keys.
    Nature--Effect of human beings on--Florida.
    Orchids -- Florida -- Identification.
    Orchids -- Florida -- Pictorial works.
    Outdoor recreation -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Parks -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Rare animals -- Florida.
    Rare plants -- Florida.
    Reptiles -- Florida.
    Rivers -- Florida -- Recreational use -- Guidebooks.
    Seminole Indians.
    Tourism -- Florida.
    Trees -- Ecology -- Florida.
    Trees -- Florida -- Identification.
    White-tailed deer -- Florida -- Florida Keys.
    Wildlife refuges -- Florida -- Florida Keys.
    Wildlife refuges -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Wildlife viewing sites -- Florida -- Guidebooks.
    Wildlife watching -- Florida -- Guidebooks.

    Lodging

  • Absolutely Florida
  • Chalet Suzanne - Lake Wales
  • Cove Inn - Naples. (239-262-7161) See Affordable Lodgings - With a Bay View by Linda Haase, Palm Beach Post, August 26, 2007. "...Guests who signed the book gushed about the accommodations, the restaurants, the location, the views and the pool. We agree. With two adjacent waterfront eateries, a poolside chickee bar and an award-winning coffee shop in the lobby, there are plenty of divine places to dine."
  • Crown Hotel - Inverness
  • CyberRentals: Florida
  • Flamingo Lodge - Everglades National Park. There is a lodge and 24 cottages
  • FLAUSA - State of Florida's Official Travel Planning Web Site
  • Florida Green Lodging Program
  • Florida State Parks - Cabins
  • Herlong Mansion - Micanopy. (For more on Micanopy see Old Stuff is the Best Stuff by Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times, November 6, 2001; Charm is Historic Micanopy's Stock in Trade, by Jan Godown, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 26, 2003; In Our Little Town by Karen Haymon Long, Tampa Tribune, November 16, 2003; Mosey to Micanopy for Antiques by karen Haymon Long, Tampa Tribune, November 16, 2003; Make time for Micanopy by Katherine Walker, Sarasota Herald Tribune, December 1, 2002.) and Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival
  • Key West Innkeeper's Association
  • Middleton's Fish Camp - Blue Cypress Lake
  • Oak Haven River Retreat - On the Hillsborough River, just outside Tampa. (813-988-4580) Has rental cottages.
  • Ocala National Forest - Has rental cabins in Sweetwater Spring and in Lake Dorr
  • River Park Inn - Green Cove Springs
  • Rod & Gun Club Lodge - P.O. Box 190, 200 Riverside Drive, Everglades City, Florida 34139 (941-695-2101). Also in Everglades City: River Wilderness Waterfront Villas (239-695-4499) and Ivey House Bed & Breakfast (239-695-3299).
  • Shady Oak - Micanopy
  • Steinhatchee Landing Resort - With 29 Victorian and Florida Cracker cottages
  • Suwannee River Cabin
  • Turtle Beach Inn - Indian Pass. Featured by Outside Magazine in the 2003 Family Travel Guide
  • 'Tween Waters Inn - Captiva Island. (800-223-5865 and 239-472-5161). "Lloyd Wright's haven for fishermen and bird watchers, where fish crows come to the balconies for a handout, chuck-will's-widows call at night, pileated woodpeckers fly between the palm trees, and brown pelicans vie with a big orange tabbycat when the boats come in." Roger Tory Peterson, All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures, p. 75, Houghton, Mifflin, 2006.

    Maps & Charts

    Books at Amazon.com
    Florida Atlas and Gazetteer - DeLorme

  • Aerial photography Florida - University of Florida Map & Digital Imagery Library collection of aerial photographs taken between 1930 and 2000.
  • American Geographical Society Library - Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Resources include Current Geographical Publications and GeoBib (1985 to 2005), a searchable online geographical bibliography.
    American Memory: Map Collections - A search for Florida retreives over 150 records. A few titles are listed below:
    Plano de la ciudad y puerto de San Agustin de la Florida, 1783
    Bird's eye view of Key West, 1884
    Map of West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, and Palm Beach, Florida, 1907
    Green Cove Springs, county seat of Clay County, Florida, 1885.
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection Data and Maps - Among the resources are County Geologic Maps, State Geologic Map, Sinkholes Database.
  • Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
  • Multi-hazard maps and information
  • Florida Historical Map Collection - Part of the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, it contains more than 2300 images of Florida dating from the early 1500s to 1926.
  • Florida Legislative Maps
  • Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - U.S. Geological Survey
  • Land Boundary Information System (LABINS)
  • Maptech
  • National Geodetic Survey
  • National Geographic Trails Illustrated - Everglades National Park Florida: Trails Illustrated
  • Saltwater Tides
  • Sanborn Fire Insurance Company Maps of Florida - University of Florida, Gainesville
  • TerraServer
  • Tides Online - NOAA
  • Topozone: Florida
  • U.S. Geological Survey: Maps
  • Waterproof Charts: Florida

    Multimedia

  • LyngSat Address TV: Florida
  • Deep Trouble: the Gulf in Peril - 15-part series by the Naples Daily News appeared between September 28, 2003 - October 12, 2003.
  • Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections - Library of Congres audio collection "documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida."
  • Florida Humanities Council - Audio archives of programs dating back to July 2000. February 2004, January 2004, December 2003, November 2004, October 2003, Septermber 2003, August 2003, July 2003, June 2003, May 2003, April 2003, March 2003, February 2003, January 2003, December 2002, November 2002, October 2002, September 2002, October 2002, July 2002, June 2002, May 2002, April 2002, March 2002, February 2002, January 2002, December 2001, December 2001, October 2001, September 2001, August 2001, July 2001, June 2001, May 2001, April 2001, March 2001, February 2001, January 2001, December 2000, November 2000, October 2000, September 2000, July 2000, July 2000. Some examples: Sunshine Noir, a piece on Florida's crime fiction, discusses John D. MacDonald, Miami Vice, Tim Dorsey
  • Florida Environment Radio - There are programs on Florida's Master Naturalists
  • Tamiami Trail - April 2003 special report by Photographer Scott Keeler and Real Florida columnist Jeff Klinkenberg of the St. Petersburg Times.
  • Water's Journey: the hidden rivers of Florida
  • Who Owns the Everglades: The Politics of Water in Florida - Water Wars, A conference held at Boston University on November 14-15, 2003 in connection with the New England Aquarium
  • Wild Florida - Series hosted by Hunter Reno

    National Forests

    Administered by the USDA Forest Service

  • National Forests in Florida - USDA Forest Service. Provides a variety of maps.
  • Apalachicola National Forest
  • Ocala National Forest
  • Osceola National Forest

    National Parks

    Administered by the National Park Service

  • Big Cypress National Preserve - Ochopee
  • Biscayne National Park - Key Biscayne & Homestead
  • Canaveral National Seashore - Between Daytona Beach and Melbourne. There are NPS Maps
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - St. Augustine
  • De Soto National Memorial - Bradenton
  • Dry Tortugas National Park - 70 miles west of Key West.
  • Everglades National Park
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument - St. Augustine
  • Gulf Islands National Seashore - Gulf Breeze
  • Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial - Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort - Jacksonville

    National Wildlife Refuges

    Administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. There is a Florida Office Directory, an Office Directory search page and a list of Publications for the Southeast Region.

  • Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge - "Our Nation's Most Important Sea Turtle Refuge ." 900 acres consisting of a twenty mile section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach.
  • Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 40 acres adjacent to interstate 75 on the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County within the city of Ft. Myers.
  • Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge - 800 acres with 13 off-shore islands in the Gulf of Mexico, Levy County. With Fact Sheet, General Brochure, Tear Sheet and Bird List.
  • Chasshowitzka National Wildlife Refuge - 31,000 acres of saltwater bays, estuaries and brackish marshes located in Citrus and Hernando counties. Assessible only by boat. With factsheet, General Brochure, Bird List and Tear Sheet.
  • Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge - 6,606 acres of tropical hardwood hammock, mangrove forests and open water on Key Largo in Monroe County. With Fact Sheet and General Brochere
  • Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge - 80 acres, assessible only by boat, in Citrus County. With Fact Sheet and General Brochure.
  • Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - 5,223 acres located on Sanibel Island in Lee County. With Amphibian and Reptile List, Fact Sheet, General Brochure and Map.
  • Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge - 350 acres in Hillsborough County. Accessible only by boat. With Fact Sheet.
  • Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge - 26,400 acres located in 20 miles east of Naples in the upper segment of Fakahatchee Strand of the Big Cypress Swamp in Collier County. With Amphibian and Reptile Lista and Fact Sheet.
  • Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge - Consists of unpopulated islands, on the north side of the lower Florida Keys bordering the Gulf of Mexico, in an area called "the Backcountry. With Fact Sheet, General Brochure and Bird List.
  • Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge - 10,020 acres in Martin County. With Fact Sheet
  • Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge - 20 acres located in the Cape Haze area of Charlotte Harbor, southwest of Punta Gorda. Assessible only by boat. With Fact Sheet.
  • Key West National Wildlife Refuge - Fact Sheet, General Brochure and Bird List
  • Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge - 1,194 acres of scrub preserve, located in Polk and Highlands Counties. Consists of four tracts: Lake McLeod, Snell Creek, Carter Creek and Flamingo Villas. With Fact Sheet.
  • Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge - 21, 552 acres located in DeLeon Springs in Volusia and Lake Counties. With Fact Sheet and General Brochure.
  • Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - 52,935 acres of land in Dixie and Levy counties. With Bird List, Fact Sheet, Tear Sheet, General Brochure, Dixie Mainline Trail Guide, and Canoe Kayak Guide and Map.
  • Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 147,392 acres in Palm Beach County. There is a General Brochure, a Fact List, a Bird List and a Tear Sheet with map, rules and special events.
  • Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge - 512 acres in 8 miles Northwest of Fort Myers in Lee County. With Fact Sheet.
  • Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - (140,000 acres) With Fact Sheet, General Brochure, Maps.
  • National Key Deer Refuge - With Fact Sheet, Facts on Key Deer, National Wildlife Reguges of the Florida Keys and Bird List.
  • Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge - Manatee County (30 acres)With Fact Sheet
  • Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - 5,413 acres in Indian River County. With Fact Sheet, General Brochure, Honoring a Legacy
  • Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge - Sanibel (548 acres). With Fact Sheet.
  • Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge - Crystal River. With Fact Sheet.
  • St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge - With Fact Sheet, Bird List, Fact Sheet, Young People's Check List and Primitive Walking Trails.
  • St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge - 68,000 acres. With General Brochure and Amphibian and Reptile List.
  • St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge - Franklin and Gulf Counties ( 12,490 acres). With Fact Sheet and General Brochure.
  • Southwest Florida Gulf Coastal Refuges
  • Tampa Bay Refuges
  • Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - 35,000 acres in Collier County. With Fact Sheet and Amphibian and Reptile List
  • Weleka National Fish Hatchery

    Native Americans

  • Aucilla River Prehistory Project
    Florida State Archives Photographic Collection - The Peithmann Collection consists of 573 photographs, taken by Irvin M. Peithmann in the 1950s, documenting the daily lives of the Seminoles on Brighton and Big Cypress Reservations in south Florida. (Go to the bottom of the search page for information and access to the collection.)
  • Introductory Bibliography of Florida Archaeology (1995)
  • Miccosukee Tribe
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida - Reservations in Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
  • Living in the Everglades: The Native Americans - By Susan D. Jewell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Paleoindian Period - Florida Division of Historical Resources
  • Tiger Tiger - Miccosukee Indian Rock Band

    Newspapers

    Look by articles by the following journalists: Carl Hiaasen, Lucy Morgan, Scott Streater, Julie Hauserman, Rick Bragg and Jeff Klinkenberg
    Books at Amazon.com
    Orange Journalism: Voices from Florida Newspapers (The Florida History and Culture Series) by Julian M. Pleasants (University Press of Florida 2003)

  • NewsLink: Florida Newspapers
  • Florida Press Association - Has a list of Members
  • Alligator Online - With Archives
  • Boca Beacon
  • Bradenton Herald
  • Broward-Palm Beach New Times
  • Charlotte County Sun Herald
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Library of Congress site allows you to "search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present." Currently viewable in full-text are newspapers from California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, and Virginia. Among the Florida titles are: the Arcadia Champion, the Deland News, the Deland Weekly News, the De Soto County News, the Florida Agriculturist, Fort Pierce News, Gainesville Daily Sun, Gainesville Star, Gulf Coast Breeze (Crawfordville), the New Enterprise (Madison), the Pensacola Journal, the Punta Gorda Herald and the St. Lucie County Tribune.
  • Daytona Beach News-Journal
  • Deland-Deltona Beacon
  • Florida Keys Keynoter - 3015 Overseas Highway, Marathon (305-743-5551)
  • Fort Myers News Press
  • Gainesville Sun
  • Jacksonville Business Journal
  • Jacksonville Florida Times-Union
  • Lakeland Ledger
  • Leesburg Daily Commercial
  • Miami Herald
  • Miami New Times

    New York Times
    Going to Fort Lauderdale by Charles Passy, New York Times, October 2, 2005.
    Sunshine States; Paddling the Everglades Solo by John R. Alden, New York Times, January 18, 1998. "I decided on a six-night trip in mid-January of last year and called to arrange for a boat."
    Havens: Palmetto, Florida: How a Backwater Becomes a Destination by Paul Schneider, New York Times, March 17, 2006. "Other than the magnificent water views, protected boat moorings and the locally renowned Palmetto Meat Shop, Palmetto's primary advantage is price, compared with prices in surrounding cities and towns."
    Footsteps: Peter Matthiessen’s Florida: Tracking a Tale of Violence Into the Everglades by Paul Schneider, New York Times, December 24, 2006. "Today, the few blocks that constitute the historic section of Arcadia still have an Old West look and feel, but the saloons and whorehouses have been replaced by dozens of antiques stores."

  • Ocala Star Banner - See also their Ocala Life Magazine. Lucy Tobias writes the Great Walks with Lucy column.
  • Orlando Sentinel
  • Palm Beach Post - Has a Storm section.
  • Palm Beach Times
  • Pensacola News Journal
  • St. Petersburg Times - A great resource with searchable archives. A search for articles by Jeff Klinkenberg retrieves over 50 articles from his Real Florida series. There is also a list of all of Jeff Klinkenberg's articles. The paper has won several Pulitzers.
  • Sarasota Herald Tribune - See In Depth: Babcock Ranch
  • South Florida Sun Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale
  • Southwest Florida News Press
  • Sun-Sentinel - Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade. Has an Outdoors section, a South Florida Beach Guide and a Guide to the Everglades
  • Tallahassee Democrat
  • Tampa Bay Online
  • Tampa Tribune
  • Upper Keys Reporter
  • Venice Gondolier

    Paddling: Canoeing & Kayaking

    Books at Amazon.com
    Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida by Johnny Molloy (Menasha Ridge Press, 2005)
    Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida: Volume II: Central and South Peninsula by Lou Glaros (Menasha Ridge Press, 1985)
    Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida: Volume I: North Central Peninsula and Panhandle - By Elizabeth F. Carter, Menasha Ridge Press, 1985.
    Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida: Volume II: Central and South Peninsula - By Lou Glaros and Doug Sphar, Menasha Ridge Press, 1985.
    Day Paddling Florida's 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress Swamp by Jeff Ripple (Countryman Press, 2004)
    From the Swamp to the Keys: A Paddle Through Florida History by Johnny Molloy (University Press of Florida, 2003)
    Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southern Florida: the Best Day Trips and Tours from St. Petersburg to the Florida Keys by Nigel Foster (Globe Pequot Press, 1999)
    Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida: Volume I North Central Peninsula by Elizabeth Carter
    Kayaking the Keys: 50 Great Paddling Adventures in Florida's Southernmost Archipelago by Kathleen Patton (University Press of Florida, 2002)
    Paddler's Guide to Everglades National Park by Johnny Molloy (University Press of Florida, 2000)
    Paddler's Guide to the Sunshine State by Sandy Huff (University Press of Florida, 2001)
    Sea Kayaking Florida & the Georgia Sea Islands by James Bannon (Out There Press, 1998)
    Sea kayaking in the Florida Keys by Bruce Wachob (Pineapple Press, 1997)

  • Adventure Outpost - High Springs (386-454-0611). "Based in the heart of North Florida's famous "Spring Country," the Adventure Outpost outfits and guides kayak and canoe tours on over 40 waterways throughout the region." Has a River Locator Map.
  • Alexander Springs
  • American Canoe Adventures - White Springs. Canoe outfitters on the upper Suwannee River
  • American Canoe Association - Has a Water Trails Database, organized by state.
  • American Whitewater Association
    Apalachicola River
    Apalachicola River - The Apalachicola Paddling Trail System in Franklin County has been named as one of the 2006 ACA-Recommended Water Trails by the American Canoe Association.
  • Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail
  • Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
  • Canoe Trails of the Western Florida Panhandle - Wild Florida Online
  • Canoeing in Everglades National Park by Willie Howard, Palm Beach Post, March 8, 2007.
  • Club Kayak - With Trips
  • Dragonfly Water Sports - Dunellon (352-465-2100)
  • Everglades Adventures - Everglades City. Everglades Rentals & Eco Adventures
  • Everglades Moment - National Geographic
  • Everglades National Park Backcountry Campsite Chart
  • Everglades National Park Backcountry Campsite Map

    Fisheating Creek - One of the best canoeing and kayaking rivers in Florida. You can rent canoes at Fisheating Creek Resort in Palmdale, a few miles west of Lake Okeechobee, and there's a shuttle to Burnt Bridge seven miles upstream. (See photograph taken by Margaret Vail Anderson on January 16, 2006. And yes, there are alligators.) It is described by Jeff Duncan of the National Park Service as a "remote, meandering canoe stream; botanically rich." Lorraine Margeson of the St. Petersburg Audubon Society said "The FECWMA [Fish Eating Creek Wildlife Management Area] contains the luminous and only undisturbed ever, free-running tributary left in the State of Florida and is a hotbed of life and exemplary natural Florida. It has been seen by only a few people, other than locals and part of the goal of this first inaugural count is to change that situation."
    It's remote and one of the last untouched parts of Florida by Pallavi Agarwal, Highlands Today, January 24, 2010. "Venus ranchers and landowners were not the only ones who fought the project. Environmentalists and conservationists threw their support to preserve what Karlson called "the last frontier of Florida."
    Unique Glades/Hendry County bird species, by Nancy Dale, Special to the Glades County Democrat, Sep 27, 2006.)
    Palmdale -- Listen up, Henry David Thoreau. Walden Pond's got nothing..." - Miami Herald, July 6, 2008. "...Gorgeous scenery -- towering bald cypress with feathery, green leaves and dark, knobby knees that look like a gaggle of trolls lining the shore. Overhead, angel-white ibis and egret crossed the treetops. A pileated woodpecker the size of a chicken bashed a dead tree trunk into submission with his trip-hammer beak. Hawks shrieked; a barred owl hooted. Frogs and insects filled the momentary lapses with croaks and hums."
    Recent rains make canoe trips possible - By Willie Howard, Palm Beach Post, July 12, 2007.
    Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area - "Stretches for 40 miles along the course of the only free-flowing tributary to Lake Okeechobee. Framed by bald cypress swamps and hardwood hammocks, Fisheating Creek has long been valued for its scenic quality unmarred by houses and other human intrusions."
    Fisheating Creek - By Barbara Oehlbeck, Charlotte Sun Herald, September 18, 2007. " Variously, little runs and creeks seem to reach out and take off on their own, creating and framing picturesque patches of space -- little rooms -- that just wait for an artist's skill and admiration. Hammocks bordering the creek seem to swell or shrink overnight, according to the creek's fluctuating elevations. Native ferns frame the coming and going banks, receding and reclaiming through all the endless water levels of the year, while resplendent orchids, brilliant bromeliads, lichens, miles of trailing moss and twining vines hang in tropical profusion all about."
    Get Outdoors! - Account of their February 2004 trip by Kim and Dennis Gonzalez.
    Fisheating Creek Delights Visitors' Eyes, Ears and Minds - By Tom Palmer, Lakeland Ledger, February 15, 2004.
    Fisheating Creek - By Dan Zinn
    Full Moon on Fisheating Creek - By Terry Gibson
    Fisheating Creek - By Niki Butcher.
    Florida Memory Project - Has a Photographic Collection. A search in it for Fisheating Creek finds Francis P. Johnson's October, 1969 photograph: A fisherman makes ready for fishing from the bank of Fisheating Creek: Glades County, Florida.
    University of South Florida Libraries Digital Collections - A search for "fisheating creek" retrieves Pioneers in Palmdale, Glades County by Ralph Wadlow as told to Carroll Wadlow, with an introduction by Beryl Bowden which appeared in Tampa Bay History 4/2 (Fall/Winter 1982). The Wadlow family had arrived in Palmdale from the Indiana-Missouri area in 1932, seeking a climate that would improve Mrs. Wadlow's health."The postmaster's son-in-law offered to help us find Grandpa's land so we could set up camp. He led us to a spot so ethereally beautiful that we were speechless. Great live oaks and towering palmettos were interspersed with many exotic trees, shrubs, and plants entirely new to us. Spanish moss festooned the limbs and swung rhythmically in the breeze. The tree trunks were dotted with small, tender, green plants and blossoms. Fish plopped on the surface of the creek and turtles scuttled off of logs at our approach. Rabbits and cat squirrels darted here and there. A great rookery surrounded us with egrets, herons and curlews circling and chattering in every direction. Birds echoed through the trees."
    Water Quality Status Report: Kissimmee River and Fisheating Creek - 337 page document by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, South and Central Districts, Group 4 Basin, 2004. The Ecological Summary begins on p. 78 and provides information on the Butler Chain of Lakes, Reedy Creek, Shingle Creek, the Kissimmee River, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Placid, and Lake Wales Ridge. The discussion of the Fisheating Creek Planning Unit begins on p. 106.

  • Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail - "Florida’s Longest and Most Ambitious Sea Kayaking Trail."
  • Florida Greenways and Trails System: Canoe Liveries and Outfitters Directory (September 2004) - Florida Department of Environmental Protection (850-245-2052)
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection Searchable Bureau Audits and Reports
  • Florida Greenways & Trails
  • Florida Professional Paddlsport Association - With searchable Member Directory. "The Member Directory enables a complete search of our membership database. You can search by outfitter's name, activity or by location. The
  • Florida Sea Kayaking Association
  • Florida State Parks Canoeing Trails
  • Florida's Pure Water Wilderness - Dixie-Gilchrist-Levy Tourist Development Board
  • Gazetteer of Florida Streams (1966) - Florida State Board of Conservation, Division of Water Resources and Conservation, Tallahassee. It contains data on 1711 natural streams and 46 major canals. 88 pp.
  • Ghenoe - Harley Gheen designed this canoe-like boat with an angled chine where the hull meets the gunwale to increase stability. It has a squared off stern for an outboard. Prices range from $699 for the 13-footer to $3,500 for the 16 foot Super. The 15'6 Classic, the most popular model, lists for $1,500.
  • Gulf Coast Kayak - Matlacha (239-283-1125)
  • Hillsborough County Water Resources Atlas
  • Johnny Molloy, Outdoorsman
  • KayakGuide - Has many route descriptions for Florida
  • Mangrove Maze: Paddling the Saltwater Fringe of the Everglades - By Johnny Molloy, Sea-Kayaker Magazine, October 2000.
  • Ichetucknee
  • Juniper Springs

    Ocala National Forest: Canoeing - Canoes need to be rented before 11am. Arrangements may be made for rehaul service (shuttles).
    Alexander Springs Creek Canoe Trail - Canoe Rentals (352-669-3522)
    Clearwater Lake - Canoe Rentals (352-669-0078)
    Juniper Creek Canoe Trail - Canoe Rentals (352-625-2808). See Get back to nature on the Juniper canoe run by Rick Allen, Ocala Star-Banner, April 14, 2006. "The Juniper Run is considered an advanced run, not suitable for beginners. It's a one-way trip through deep forest and Florida savannah taking between 3 and 5 hours. Part of the rental fee includes a shuttle back to the park. The last shuttle return is at 4:30 p.m.; after that overtime charges kick in." [Note: see photographs taken in January 2008 by Margaret Vail Anderson]
    Lower Ocklawaha River Canoe Trail - Put in at the Rodman Dam Landing and take out at the Highway 19 Landing.
    Upper Ocklawaha River Canoe Trail
    Salt Springs Run Canoe Trail - Canoe Rentals, Salt Springs Marina (352-685-2255)
    Silver Glen Springs - Canoe Rentals (352-685-2799)

    Ocklawaha River
    Ocklawaha Canoe Outpost and Resort - Fort McCoy (866-236-4606). See Gliding along on an Ocklawaha odyssey by Willie Howard, Palm Beach Post, June 12, 2005. "Dangers we faced included alligators in breeding season, "strainers" or fallen trees that bob in the current and critters such as bears, snakes, otters, wild boars and rhesus monkeys, which, like the alligators, should pose no real danger if we left them alone. The monkeys, descended from those brought in by tour promoters in the 1920s, occasionally show themselves to paddlers..." See also Restoring the Ocklawaha River Ecosystem

  • Outstanding Florida Waters - Include 41 of Florida's 1700 rivers, several lakes and lake chains, several estuarine areas, and Aquatic Preserves. See List. There is also a complete list of aquatic preserves.
  • Paddling.Net - Has some outstanding photographs from all over the world inlcuding Florida: Everglades National Park - Pearl Bay Chickee, Big Pine Key, Port St. Lucie, St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Dunedin Causeway, Halls River and North Withlacoochee River
  • Paddling the Panhandle: Florida's Apalachicola Bay - by G.Michael Harmon, Sea-Kayaker Magazine, April 2003.
  • Peace River
  • Plant Management in Florida Waters: Florida Rivers
  • Rivers & Trails: Florida Segments - Rivers, Trails & Conservation Program, Nationwide Rivers Inventory (NRI), National Center for Recreation & Conservation,
  • Rock Springs Run - Wekiva River, Orange County. Contact King’s Landing Canoe Rental in Apopka (407-886-0859)
  • Salt River
  • Santa Fe River
  • Sea Kayak Florida Keys - Hank McComas' account of 13 days of kayaking in the Florida Keys in March 2004. He also kayaked in the Everglades
  • Sherpa Guides: Florida
  • Silver Glen

    Silver River - You can put in canoes and kayaks at Ray Wayside Park on Route 40. Be sure to pay the parking fee of $5.00 even if the booth is closed and park in the correct area or you will get a ticket. There are clean restrooms and picnic tables. For additional information contact Marion County Parks and Recreation Department (352-671-8560).
    Florida River Offers Clear Water, Canoe Trips and Monkeys? - by Dianne Whitacre, Charlotte Observer, June 29, 2000. "...Silver River is an amazing treat. On a six-hour canoe trip in early April, we saw river otters, alligators, snakes, gar, great blue herons, ibises, egrets, gallinules, anhingas, wood ducks and noisy limpkins. One of my favorite sightings was a trio of plate-sized turtles on a long, with the underside of their hind flippers arched up to catch the warming sun."
    Silver River Offers Sliver for Monkeys and Canoes - Miami Herald, July 27, 1997. "Paddling down the Silver River, you feel like you're on a tour of the set for Tarzan. Towering oaks fit for a tree house. Plenty of vines to swing from. Bands of monkeys clustered on the river's edge."
    Paddlers, monkeys, gators share Silver River - By Jack Horan, Journal Constitution, February 1, 2006. "Waving eel grass and white sand bottoms enhanced the river's semi-tropical beauty. The paddle to the headwaters at Silver Springs took three hours, including a lunch stop."
    Sliding Down Silver Springs - By Benjamin Holtzclaw, Gainesville Sun, June 29, 2005. "I was enchanted with the beauty of the Silver River....Onshore wildlife was abundant, including birds, turtles and alligators. Through the crystal-clear water we saw garfish, schools of mullet and huge snapping turtles."
    Pollution threatens Florida landmark Silver Springs by Michael Browning, Palm Beach Post, April 15, 2006. Has audio slideshow on the plight of Silver Springs. "In a few decades of heated development, Silver Springs has been drawn into the orbit of burgeoning Ocala and now the springs are overcharged with nitrates...Coral Gables-based developer, Avatar Properties Inc., wants to build 10,000 new homes for 22,000 people on 5,000 acres of land it bought in the 1970s about a mile north of Silver Springs. Avatar was far-sighted enough to realize that even the boondocks around Ocala would be very desirable real estate..." See Current Water Levels
    Silver Springs Basin Working Group Coordination: August 2005 - June 2006 - Prepared by Pandion Systems, Inc. Gainesville, Florida
    Ocala Star-Banner

    Steinhatchee River

    Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
    Paddle Florida - Eight-day trip covering 123 miles of the Suwannee River.
    Promoting North Fla. eco-tourism - By Nathan Crabbe, Gainesville Sun, February 15, 2008. "The Suwannee River Wilderness Trail provides paddlers with stops along the river about every 10 miles between White Springs and the Gulf of Mexico....The wilderness trail isn't a trail in the traditional sense. It's a way for paddlers to travel down the Suwannee and be assured they have places to sleep, cook and take a shower or use bathroom facilities along the waterway." River camps have been constructed with "screened sleeping platforms with fans and electric outlets. Three built river camps had at least 3,900 visitors last year and another two river camps are being constructed, including the Adams Tract camp near Mayo that should be open in the next few weeks. Visitors must reserve platforms, but currently don't have to pay fees."
    Suwannee River Water Management District

  • 38 Top Florida Canoe Trails - Paddler Magazine, Jan/Feb 2001. Perdido River, Coldwater Creek, Sweetwater/Juniper Creeks, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Shoal River, Holmes Creek, Econfina Creek, Chipola River, Ochlockonee River (North), Ochlockonee River (Lower), Sopchoppy River, Wakulla River, Wacissa River, Aucilla River, Historic Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail, Withlacoochee River (North), Suwannee River (Upper), Suwannee River (Lower), St. Marys River, Santa Fe River, Pellicer Creek, Bulow Creek, Tomoka River, Spruce Creek, Wekiva River/Rock Springs Run, Econlockhatchee River, Withlacoochee River (South), Pithlachascotee River, Hillsborough River, Alafia River, Little Manatee River, Manatee River (Upper, Peace River, Loxahatchee River, Hickey Creek, Estero River, Blackwater River/Royal Palm Hammock.

    Turner River
    Turner River: Maze of mangroves - By Willie Howard, Palm Beach Post, February 8, 2008. "During one of the free Heart of the Swamp canoe trips offered during the winter months, Big Cypress ranger Isobel Kalafarski led our group on a five-hour journey last week along the upper parts of the Turner River, where cypresses and willows of the freshwater swamp fade into salt-tolerant mangroves as the river snakes toward the Ten Thousand Islands."
    Winter Kayaking In The Everglades - By William Kronholm (AP Story), Tampa Bay Online, December 16, 2007. "But soon we were kayaking on the Turner River, paddling against imperceptible current to explore the freshwater cypress community of the preserve. As we paddled north, the river narrowed and gently wound its way toward two small ponds. Anhingas, a diving and swimming bird that feeds on small fish, perched in trees, their wings spread to dry in the morning sun. Snowy egrets and great blue heron stalked the shallows."

  • Waterfront News - "South Florida's Nautical Newspaper". In the archives is Crossing Florida's River of Grass
  • West Florida Canoe Club
  • WFTV Canoeing Guide - Upper Oklawaha River, Juniper Creek Run, Rock Springs Run, Big Econ, Lower Wekiva River, Alexander Springs
  • What they Said - Twelve articles about canoeing on Tampa's Hillsborough River from various newspapers. Collected by Canoe Escape. Paddle Into Paradise by Betsa Marsh, Cincinnati Enquirer, October 11, 1998; A peaceable kingdom awaits those who step into a canoe by Linda McKenzie-Stewart, Boston Sunday Globe, November 19, 1995
  • WFTV Canoeing Guide - Upper Oklawaha River, Juniper Creek Run, Rock Springs Run, Big Econ, Lower Wekiva River, Alexander Springs
  • Withlacoochee River
  • Wild Florida Adventures - Kayak outfitter in Williston owned by Brack Barker ( (352-528-3984). "We conduct our tours through the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast. Our primary location is the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), near Cedar Key, about an hour's drive from Gainesville."
  • Florida Greenways and Trails Guide - Provides maps, as well as information on mileage, skill level, difficulty, current, habitat, wildlife, notes and precations, access points. (See also Florida's Office of Greenways and Trails). Listed below are the canoe trails officially designated as part of Florida's Statewide System of Greenways and Trails:
    3 February 2010
    Copyright © 1996-2010. Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web. All rights reserved. May not be copied or mirrored without written permission.
    http://www.digital-librarian.com