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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)
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.

    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
  • 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
  • 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
    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

    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
  • 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
    Etats-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

    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