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There are numerous links on this page to organizations and resources that provide information on nature and environmental topics. Above at the top of this page are quick links to the various sections on this page. Feel free to browse, or click on one of these links to go directly to the section of interest.

If you know of a site that you think would be of interest to our members and others, please click here to send us an email and let us know about it! We will consider adding it to our list. Thank you.

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Pete Harris - Songs From The Hammock

Pete Harris was a local singer, song writer and musician who performed in our area - Sebastian's "Jimmy Buffett". He acknowledges the Friends of St. Sebastian River in his albums and supports our efforts to preserve the habitat and beauty of the St. Sebastian River. He has even recorded a song about the St. Sebastian River on his "Songs From The Hammock" album, pictured at left!

Pete passed away in April 2007 from brain cancer. We thank him for his long-time support of the St. Sebastian River and offer our best to his wife and family.






Action Alerts/Take Action/Advocacy Organizations

The following organizations have advocacy sections on their websites that keep you informed of actions you can take on important issues. Many provide the ability to contact specific representatives of an issue, directly from their website. Most of these organizations also have electronic newsletters that you can subscribe to, to keep updated on these issues as well.

Action Network Hub - An Environmental Activism Community
Audubon of Florida

Sign up with Audubon of Florida's Internet Advocacy Center
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Login to your Personalized Audubon of Florida Advocacy Web Page

Defenders of Wildlife Electronic Network Action Center
Environmental Defense Action Network
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Florida Public Interest Research Group
National Audubon Society "Capitol Connect"
National Parks and Conservation Association - Take Action
National Resources Defense Council Earth Action Center
NRDC's BioGems - Save Endangered Wild Places
Population Connection Action Alerts
Save Our Environment Action Center
Save the Manatee Club - Take Action!
The Wilderness Society - Take Action
Union of Concerned Scientists Action Center
Vote Hemp - for an Industrial Hemp free market
World Resources Institute - SafeClimate
World Wildlife Fund Conservation Action Network

Kid's Stuff - for both big and small!

Audubon - education and resources
Biomes of the World
Defenders of Wildlife - Kid's Planet
Education Resources - Evergaldes National Park
Endangered Animals of the World
Explore the Fantastic Forest @ nationalgeographic.com
Fisheries kid's package
Journey North - species migration
Kid'sGardening! Gardening Resources, Gardening for Families, Teacher's Garden...
Kid's Re-generation Resource Network
Living Things
National Arbor Day - Carly's Kid's Corner
National Park Foundation - Kid's Programs
NRDC's Greensquad - Kids taking action for greener, healthier schools
Owls of the World - The Owl Pages
OwlCam
Population Connection's "Population Education"
Project Dragonfly
Rainforest Action Network: Kid's Corner
Ranger Rick's Kid's Zone - National Wildlife Federation
Save the Manatee Club - Action Kids!
Shorebird Sister Schools - USFWS
The Great Plant Escape
The Wilderness Society - Kid's Corner
ThinkQuest
Trees
U.S. EPA - Water for Kids
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Educating for Conservation
WhaleNet - Boston, Massachusetts
World Wildlife Fund - Kid's Stuff

Local Interest

Archbold Biological Station, Lake Wales
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Audubon - Center for Birds of Prey, Maitland
Brevard County's Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
Brevard Nature Alliance
Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
Canaveral National Seashore
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Immokalee
Council for Sustainable Florida
Earth Day Foundation, Vero Beach
EcoFlorida: Your Guide to Exploring Natural Florida
Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary, Titusville
Environmental Learning Center, Wabasso
"Environmental Education" - Sebastian Elementary & Sebastian River High Schools
Erna Nixon Park and Nature Center, Melbourne
Everglades National Park
Expedition Florida - Wild Tracks
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach
FMEL - Mosquito Information Page
Habitats of Indian River County
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Ft. Pierce
HBOI - @ Sea - Ocean Science Adventures
HBOI - Bioluminescence
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute
Indian River Audubon Society, Brevard County
Indian River Blood Bank - Please give!
Indian River County Extension Service - UFL/IFAS
Indian River Lagoon - EPA's National Estuary Program
Indian River Lagoon - Spoil Island Project
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Manatee Observation and Education Center, Ft. Pierce
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota
Marine Resources Council of East Florida
McKee Botanical Gardens
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota
Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
  "Defenders" magazine article on the NWR system Centennial Celebration
  "National Wildlife" magazine article on the NWR system Centennial Celebration
Pelican Island Audubon Society
Pelican Island Preservation Society
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Sebastian Adventure Charters (boat)
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft.Pierce
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Turtle Coast Sierra Club
Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Palm Bay
University of FL - County Extension Service, Indian River
Vero Beach Reefs

Science

Global Warming - It just ain't cool.
Best Sites in Science
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Earth as Art - NASA
Earth from Space - NASA

Plants/Landscaping

Association of Florida Native Nurseries
Audubon's "Audubon at Home" Program
DEP - Florida Invasive Plant Management
note: this is a graphics intensive site and helps to have a "broadband" Internet connection
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Florida Native Plant Society
Florida Wildflowers Page
Florida Yards & Neighborhood Program - this page includes a link to a downloadable version of "A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping" handbook
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods/UFL - A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping (online version)
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods/UFL - The Florida Yardstick Workbook
Help Protect Florida's Natural Areas from Non-native Invasive Plants
Invasive Plants - Changing the Landscape of America: Fact Book
Mangrove Restoration
Maple Street Natives Nursery, Melbourne, FL
National Wildlife Federation - Backyard Wildlife Habitat® Program
The Natural Garden, Fellsmere, FL

Florida State Government Sites

Department of Community Affairs - Division of Community Planning
Florida Springs: Protecting Nature's Gems
Florida State Parks ...the Real Florida!
St. Johns River Water Management District
  SJRWMD - Indian River Lagoon Program
South Florida Water Management District
  SFWMD - Indian River Lagoon Program

Endangered Species

Manatee Protection Rules - FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Miami Blue Butterfly Fund

Travel

Better World Club - Roadside Assistance, Insurance and Travel
National Scenic Byways Online
Rolf Pott's Vagabonding
Trails.com - Find Your Trail

Conservation Organizations

Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation
Citizens for a Scenic Florida
Global Warming - The Cooler Heads Coalition
H2ouse Water Saver Home
ReefGuardian International
Sierra Club - Florida Chapter
The Wilderness Society
TWS - WildfireCentral.org
Trust for Public Land - Florida Chapter
Union of Concerned Scientists
  UCS - Clean Car Campaign

Critters

Animals of the Rainforest
Bat Conservation International
Bat houses and more - Organization for Bat Conservation
Birding Hotspots Around the World
Birdzilla! The Internet Birding Site
Everglades National Park Manatees
FlyByNight, Inc. - Bat Education, Research and Rescue
Insects on the Web - Iowa State University Dept. of Entomology
Ken Gioeli, St. Lucie Cuonty Extension Agent - Bats and More!
Kingsnake.com - the information portal for reptile and amphibian hobbyists
NatureSound Studio - featuring sounds of birds, frogs, insects and mammals
PetReptiles.com - Pet Reptile Information
Venomous Spiders in Florida
WetWebMedia - Aquariums, Fish and Aquatic Information

Recreation

A Day Away Kayaking Tours, Titusville
Adventure Times Kayaks - Kayak sales, rentals, and tours in Palm Beach County, Florida
Boater's Guide to the Indian River Lagoon
Canoes 'R Us.com
Florida RV Parks Campgrounds - Florida State Parks Reservations
LandSeaSky - Local Knowledge Nature Tours
Tropical Kayak Tours

Parks/Refuges/Preserves, outside Florida

America's National Wildlife Refuge System

Federal Government Sites

EPA's Green Vehicle Guide

Publications and Video

Many of the publications on the web pages listed below are in the Adobe "Acrobat" (PDF) format and require the free Acrobat "Reader" program in order to view them. If you need to download the program, please click on the image below to link to the page of the Adobe website with access to download the program.



Report Highlights Conservation to Protect Water Quality

June 4, 2004

Protecting the Source
This all-new report from the Trust for Public Land and the American Water Works Association explains why watershed conservation is one of the best ways to protect water quality and details on-the-ground strategies for watershed conservation. The report is intended for local governments, water suppliers and agencies, and community drinking water advocates. The 56-page report is available for free download--or can be purchased in paper for $15--on TPL's Web site. Additional information on watershed conservation--including case studies, tools, and resources--can be found on the Land&Water section of TPL's Web site.

Click the applicable link below for a copy of this report.
Download the report (1.5MB)
Puchase a hard copy of the report
TPL website - Land & Water section

The 5 Sea Turtle Species of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States - NOAA and the US Fish & Wildlife Service

American Rivers - annual "River Budget"

American Rivers - Citizens' Agenda for Rivers

County Land Conservation Programs - Trust for Public Land

EPA - Wasterwater Management - info and online guides

Florida Aquatic Preserves Coloring Book

Florida Aquatic Preserves flyers - including "Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach"

Florida DEP Coastal Management Program - "Coastal Currents" newsletter

Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute - Brochures, flyers and videos - includes kids activity sheets and coloring books, boating and angling guides, fishing and hunting regulations, "Florida's Environment" brochures and flyers with information on species of FWRI research

Florida Insect Coloring Book

Florida's Environment At Risk: The Local Impacts of the Bush Administration’s Environmental Policies - Florida Public Interest Research Group, April 2004

"Help Protect Florida's Natural Areas from Non-native Invasive Plants" - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science

Florida Sea Grant - Seagrass facts and information

Indian River County Growth Task Force - Final Report, July 6, 2004

"Indian River Lagoon - An overview of the North Feasibility Study" - St. Johns River Water Management District

"Indian River Lagoon - The health and future of this Estuary of National Significance" - St. Johns River Water Management District

IR County Extension CED/Environmental Horticulture Agent - Master Gardener's White Paper

"Local Greenprinting for Growth" - Trust for Public Land

Manatee News Quarterly - FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

"Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble" - Earth Policy Institute

"Protecting Florida's Springs", and other publications of 1000 Friends of Florida

"Protecting Water Resources with Smart Growth" - EPA

"Reckless Abandon: How the Bush Administration is Exposing America's Water to Harm" - Earthjustice, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club

"Silent Invasion" - Invasive species taking over our nation's wildlife refuges - NWRA

The Nature Conservancy - The Indian River Lagoon - Saving Florida's Last Great Places (pdf - 1.16MB)

The Nature Conservancy's "Invasive Plant List" wallet card

The Real Florida Passport - Adventures into Florida's Award-Winning State Parks! - A travel aid designed to help visitors discover Florida's natural wonders and cultural heritage.

"What's An Estuary?" - this is a video sponsored by the EPA, et.al. that you can download and watch. It is a very large file and therefore helps to have a broadband connection.

Wildlife "Fun Facts" sheets - Southeast Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Wildlife viewing publications - FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission