SOURCES OF SCRUB INFORMATION--Web Sites
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State and Federal Agencies | Citizen Groups
& other Non-profit Organizations |
Other Web Sites
State and Federal Agencies
Division of Forestry (Department of Agriculture)
865 Geddie Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32304
phone 850-488-1871
web site: www.fl-dof.com/ or
Lake Wales Ridge
State Forest
426 School Bus Road
Frostproof, FL 33843
phone: 863-635-7801
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
For a state or federal list of endangered species see
http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/gfc/pubs/endanger.html
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
To find a list of endangered species select "Endangered Species" from
the home page. You will be transferred to their "Endangered Species Program Home
Page" (http://endangered.fws.gov) where
you should select "Wildlife & Plants" from the navigation box. You have now
reached "Threatened and Endangered Wildlife and Plants" You can choose one
of two paths:
-Select "Species Information by FWS regions," "Index - Southeast Region
(4) Listed Species" to find alphabetical lists of endangered species of the
southeastern U.S., including Florida;
or
-Select "Species Listed in the U.S." and the group of animals or plants of
interest.
From either choice you will be led to species information where you should select
"learn more" and "species accounts" to find detailed
biological information about each species.
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (LWRNWR)
Headquarters: Merritt Island NWR
P.O. Box 6504, Titusville, FL 32782
phone: 407-861-0667.
North Brevard business directory web site: www.nbbd.com.
From their home page select "Ecotourism" from the menus on the left side of the
screen. Next select "Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge", scroll down to
the green box, and click on "Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge".
Citizen Groups and Non-Profit Organizations
Archbold Biological Station
For good links to other scrub information sites start on the ABS Home page, go
to "Regional Ecology and Biota" and select "The Lake Wales Ridge."
Scroll to the end and select "Lake Wales Ridge Bibliography."
Bok Tower Gardens
Florida Audubon Society
Florida Native Plant Society
The Nature Conservancy (Florida Chapter Headquarters)
To find web pages of the Florida Chapter in this complex Web site, begin on
TNC's Home page and select "Site Index," then "State Programs," and
finally select "Florida." At the Florida Chapter page select
"Preserves," and then "Lake Wales Ridge Preserves."
The Nature Conservancy Lake Wales Ridge Regional Office
Sierra Club (Florida Office)
Other Web Sites
FLORIDATA-an electronic publication that includes information on Florida scrub and
other native plants. Select "Florida scrub tour" from their home page.
web site: www.floridata.com/
Revised 18 April 2000 by Fred Lohrer.
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