Be sure to use the library resources listed in the above box. These are additional resources for the Florida Everglades assignment.
CERP - Comprehensive Everglades Report Plan - www.Evergladesplan.org, "A Partnership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Florida Water Management District and many other federal, state, local and tribal partners." Reports on Water supply planning, Alternative water supply projects, St. Johns River as a drinking water source, Minimum flows and levels priority list/schedule, Water use data management, Groundwater resource assessment, Abandoned artesian well plugging, Water Resource Development Work Program and more!
(SOFIA) South Florida Information Access "... is an interdisciplinary service that provides coherent information access in support of research, decision making, and resource management for the South Florida ecosystem restoration effort." From the US Geological Survey's Priority Ecosystems Science Initiative, this site provides information on historical background, Resource-Management efforts, objectives, and the collaboration of state and federal agencies in the restoration efforts of the Florida Everglades.
Long Term Ecological Report (LTER) for Florida Coastal Everglades "...program was established in May of 2000 in south Florida, where a rapidly growing population of over 6 million people live in close proximity to - and in dependence upon - the Florida Everglades. The program is based at Florida International University and includes 75 senior scientists and 64 students from 29 institutions."
South Florida Ecosystem Project - Provides links to governmental reports. In addition to the Everglades, provides ecosystem information for the Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.
Audubon Society - Florida - This environmental organization provides non-governmental perspective on issues and links to resources.
South Florida Natural History, pre-1492 to present - History of the changes in landscape and vegetation, from the Everglades Digital Library.
St. Johns River, Water Management District - Include information on water supply plans, groundwater flows and assessments.
Map of Florida Water Districts - PDF - From the St. Johns River Water Management District website.
South Florida Water Management District - Information on the history and restoration efforts of the everglades.
Southwest Florida Water Management District - Reports on sustainable water supply, strategic plans, and more. Links to other Florida water districts.
U.S. Department of the Interior - Environmental Impact of the Big Cypress Swamp Jetport
Natural Vegetation Map of Florida - Florida Circular S-178, hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.
1856 Map of Florida - Displays military routes and vegetation as of 1856. Hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.
1943 Vegetation Map of Florida - Hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.