Organizations and Resources to help you Take Care of Your Share of Florida

All About Birds - Cornell Universities Lab of Ornithology - Everything you need to know about attracting and housing birds in your habitat, including bird house plans.

American Bird Conservancy, Keep Cats Indoors - American Bird Conservancy's Campaign for Safer Birds & Cats

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants -a comprehensive searchable database of vascular plants in the State of Florida.

Audubon at Home - National Audubon's Society guide to creating a healthy landscape

Audubon of Florida - find your local chapter for the best information about birds near you

Audubon of Florida - We connect people with nature to save birds and protect the places that make Florida special.

Audubon: An Invitation to a Healthy Yard -

Bird Plants -check planting zone for plants suitable for your area

Birdsource, Birding with a purpose -The Great Backyard Bird Count, The Christmas Bird Count and Project FeederWatch are all studies compiled primarily from information provided by individual citizens.

BugGuide.Net - help in identifying insects

Butterflies and moths of North America - Use the site search tool to locate species in your area.

Butterfly Photos

Composting - EPA Website

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide - learn about your favorite species

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: How to Attract Birds

Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen Science Programs - Information about The Great Backyard Bird Count, The Christmas Bird Count, Project FeederWatch and other bird monitoring programs.

enature.com
In conjunction with the National Wildlife Federation, this site offers excellent field guides for all types of plant and animal life. ZipGuides allow you to find plant and animal species for your area by entering your zip code.
Native and invasive plant species

eNature.com Guide: Butterflies

Environment Florida - Environment Florida is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization.

EPA, Backyard Conservation

FDEP Office of Environmental Education - The Office of Environmental Education seeks to cultivate and support environmental citizenship: the awareness, understanding and appreciation of Florida's environment; and the capacity to think critically and participate constructively in its protection.

Featured Creatures - another bug ID site, this one strictly Florida

Florida Bird Monitoring Program - The objective of the Florida Bird Monitoring Program is to maintain a Web site where people can enter and view collected bird survey data.

Florida Bird Sounds

Florida Breeding Bird Atlas - Information on the breeding species of Florida

Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network - The Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network (FBMN) is dedicated to promoting biodiversity by surveying the health of butterfly populations throughout Florida.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection -The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects, conserves and manages Florida's natural resources and enforces the State's environmental laws.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commision, Species Profiles

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Wildlife Viewing

Florida Friendly Landscaping - interactive landscape, plant database and more

Florida Friendly Plant Database -
Identify the Florida-friendly plants that will work in your yard or landscape design.

Florida Green Building Coalition Green Home Standards

Florida Hummingbirds - website created to monitor the species of hummingbirds in Florida

Florida Native Plant Society - The purpose of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.
This site also allows you to create a list of plants for your area.
You may also use this site to locate a chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society in your area.
Some chapters have members that will come to your home to help identify native plants.

Florida Solar Energy Center - The mission of the FSEC is to research and develop energy technologies that enhance Florida's and the nation's economy and environment and to educate the public, students and practitioners on the results of the research.

Florida Solar Energy Center Green Standards

Florida Wildflower Foundation - Increasing public awareness and support for the research and planting of native Florida wildflowers

Florida Wildlife Federation - a private, statewide, non-profit citizens' conservation education organization composed of thousands of concerned Floridians and other citizens from all walks of life who have a common interest in preserving, managing, and improving Florida's fish, wildlife, soil, water, and plant life.

Florida Wildlife Rehabilitator

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods - Florida Yards & Neighborhoods, a University of Florida Extension program, partners with national, state and local agencies to teach Florida-Friendly Landscaping.

Florida's Online Composting Center

Florida's Water. It's Worth Saving

Floridata.com - Great site for information about various plants. Also has plant lists for birds, butterflies and hummingbirds.
Bird Plants
Butterfly Plants
Butterfly Gallery
Hummingbird Plants

Frogwatch USA - A long-term amphibian study, managed by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the United States Geological Survey which gives you the opportunity to be directly involved in gathering information that can ultimately lead to practical and workable ways to help stop the decline of these important species.

How to Naturally Landscape Without Aggravating Neighbors And Village Officials - Hints about creating a wildlife friendly yard without being unfriendly to your neighbors

Hummingbird Plants -Make sure you check planting zone.

Journey North - A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change - Geared primarily towards students from K-12 grade, this organization engages participants to track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes - and other birds and mammals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native plant database. Select the growing characteristics you desire along with your state. The benefits tab will list the plant's benefits for wildlife.

Living Green - Using Water Wisely

MasterComposter.com

Monarch Watch - University of Kansas Entomology Program - Learn about butterflies & participate in counts

MyFlorida Green Building -General information about green building programs in Florida

National Audubon Society - local chapters and general bird information

National Green Building Program

National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat Site - the nation's largest conservation group's famous backyard wildlife habitat program:

National Wildlife Federation Wildlife University - This online educational platform will teach you about wildlife and wild places.

National Wildlife Federation: Create Your Habitat

Nestbox Dimensions for Florida Birds

North American Bird Calls

North American Butterfly Association - A membership-based not-for-profit organization working to increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies. Conducts an annual butterfly count

North American Insects and Spiders

NRCS Nutrient Management

NRDC, Backyard Wetland

NRDC, Wildlife Habitat Incentive Programs

NRDC, Wildlife Habitat

NSIS: Florida Butterflies

Nuisance Wildlife Removal

Operation RubyThroat - Started by South Carolina resident Bill Hilton Jr, this cross-disciplinary international initiative utilizes citizen scientists to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Outwitting squirrels

Pesticide Action Networks Non-Pesticide Advisor

Rabies and Wildlife

Reduce.org - How to Compost

SJRWMD - Irrigation System Installation

SJRWMD - Waterwise Florida Landscapes

SJRWMD Waterwise Landscapes - Mulch

Solving Problems with Squirrels

St. Johns River Water Management District - Water and You

Statewide nuisance alligator program

Take Care of Your Share - a collection of information about how to Take Care of Your Share of the environment.

Threatened and Endangered Species by State (Plants and Animals)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Green Building Council - Information about LEED certification

UCF Stormwater Management - Created to foster successful nonpoint source and stormwater education programs throughout the state by sharing resources, building capacity, and demonstrating successful methods for engaging communities in stormwater management.

UF Solutions for Your Life - SolutionsForYourLife.com is the Web site of University of Florida Extension

University of Florida Florida Landscape Plants

University of Florida Gardening in a Minute - your solution for Florida Friendly Gardening

University of Florida Integrated Pest Management

University of Florida Living Green - advice for inside and outside your home

University of Florida Wildlife Extension - To serve, advise, and develop educational programs for Florida citizens in conjunction with county extension agents and other state, county, and local organizations interested in wildlife issues.

University of Florida, Florida Snake Guide

Waterwise Florida Landscapes - Landscaping to promote water conservation using the principles of Xeriscape™ from Florida's water management districts

Waterwise Florida Landscapes - plant search tool

What's That Bug

Wild Neighbors - natural landscaping advice from the Humane Society of the United States

Wild Ones - Native Plants, Natural Landscapes

Wild Ones - Weed Laws Although natural landscapes are loved by most forms of wildlife, neighbors, HOAs and certain municipalities don't always agree. It is best to decide how you are going to deal with these situations before they arise.

Venomous snakes of Florida

Wildlife Viewing - Find information about 137 wildlife viewing destinations and numerous wildlife and birding festivals around the state, and learn about a selection of Florida's most fascinating wildlife species.