Environment and Natural History Publications
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Ocklawaha River Restoration: Benefits for the Florida Environment
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Florida Defenders of the Environment report on the economic benefits of restoring the Ocklawaha River and removing the Rodman Dam. Summary includes coverage of habitat loss, biodiversity, recreational fishing opportunities, aquatic migration patterns, impacts of damming on Florida springs, manatee mortality, floodplains, forest conservation, nutrients, greenways, and finances. Date is approximate.
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Ocklawaha River Restoration: Benefits for the Florida Environment: The Facts About Restoration & How You Can Help
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Florida Defenders of the Environment informational brochure on the Ocklawaha River restoration project and the Rodman Reservoir ecosystem. Topics include site history, citizen environmental advocacy, habitat loss and restoration, manatee conservation, damming, floodplain recovery, water ecology, recreation, and taxpayer information. Date is approximate.
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Ocklawaha River Restoration: Manatees
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Florida Defenders of the Environment fact sheet about the restoration of manatee migratory pathways and decrease in manatee mortality pending the removal of the Rodman Dam in conjunction with the Ocklawaha River restoration project. Date is approximate.
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Florida’s Manatee: An Educator’s Guide, Third Edition
Debbie Fritz-Quincy; Florida Audubon Society; and The Office of Education and Information, Florida Department of Natural Resources
A compilation of educational resources related to the West Indian Manatee in Florida, including scientific vocabulary, suggested reading, classroom and field activities, awareness questionnaire, learning exercises, and games.
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Florida Bird Life
Arthur H. Howell and Francis J. Jaques
"The United States Biological Survey, in pursuance of its program of studying the wild life and mapping the life zones of North America, instituted in 1918 a systematic survey of the birds and mammals of the State of Florida, assigning the work to the direction of Arthur H. Howell, Senior Biologist in the Division of Biological Investigations."
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British Poisonous Plants
Charles Johnson
"The occurence from year to year of cases of accidental poisoning, by substitution of a deleterious for a wholesome vegetable, has led to the idea, that a small work, illustrative of the poisonous plants indigenous to this country, might be useful in rendering the subject one of more general interest than it has previously been; and, by directing attention to the dangerous results of such mistakes, originating in the correspondence of form which some of them present to well-known articles of food or condiment, render such casualties less frequent in future."
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Florida 10 Million: A Scenario of Florida's Future Based on Current Trends
Henry N. Leland
Florida 10 Million will attempt to portray the "most likely" future of Florida at a population of 10,000,000.
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Position Paper, Final Draft: Summary of Issues and Recommendations Concerning Protection of the West Indian Manatee (Trichecus Manatus) in Tampa Bay
Manatee Protection Strategies Task Force, Agency on Bay Management
Final position paper prepared by The Agency on Bay Management’s Manatee Protection Strategies Task Force related to the protection of the West Indian Manatee in Tampa Bay. Report includes overview of task force, recommendations for regulatory and non-regulatory zones, public education initiative, boater education overview, manatee biology summary, population demographics, legal protection status, and conservation plan.
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Position Paper: Summary of Issues and Recommendations Concerning Protection of the West Indian Manatee (Trichecus Manatus) in Tampa Bay
Manatee Protection Strategies Task Force, Agency on Bay Management
Draft position paper prepared by The Agency on Bay Management’s Manatee Protection Strategies Task Force related to the protection of the West Indian Manatee in Tampa Bay. Report includes overview of task force, recommendations for regulatory and non-regulatory zones, public education initiative, boater education overview, manatee biology summary, population demographics, legal protection status, and conservation plan.
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An Essay on Currents at Sea
Joseph Mead
There is reason to apprehend, that the sea is not a fluid in a state of rest, except those motions which are caused by the impulse of winds, and that known by the name of tides…"
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Manatee: The Vanishing Floridian
Office of Education and Information, Florida Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Vi Stewart
Informational booklet about the West Indian Manatee population in Florida, including biology, behavior, habitat, species conservation, legal protections, and ecological significance.
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Diving Regulations in Manatee Areas
Office of Education & Information, Florida Department of Natural Resources
Informational brochure by the Florida Department of Natural Resources concerning regulations for diving in areas inhabited by manatees and penalties for violating statutes. Date is approximate.
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Manatee Monitor, April 1979
Office of Education & Information, Florida Department of Natural Resources
April 1979 issue of the Florida Department of Natural Resources’ publication Manatee Monitor. Topics include boat speed regulations, manatee facts, mortality statistics, and rescue operations.
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Recommendations to Improve Boating Safety and Manatee Protection for Florida Waterways - Draft
State of Florida Department of Natural Resources
State of Florida Department of Natural Resources draft report of recommendations to improve boating safety and manatee protection in Florida waterways. Topics include boating safety education, enforcement, speed limits, public education, manatee protection zones and preserves, manatee mortality and injury summary, and legal action.
