U.S. Government Agencies:
National Parks Service:
www.nps.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
www.noaa.gov/
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
www.fema.gov/
National Wetlands Inventory:
www.fws.gov/nwi/
National Resources Conservation Service:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau:
www.census.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture:
www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
www.epa.gov/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
www.fws.gov/
U.S. Forest Service:
www.fs.fed.us/
U.S. Geological Survey: Center for Coastal and Wildlife Studies:
www.fs.fed.us/
U.S. Geological Survey: Water Resources of Florida:
http://fl.water.usgs.gov/
State of Florida Resources:
Online Sunshine- Florida Legislature Website:
www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm
Florida Dept. of Health and Human Services:
www.doh.state.fl.us/
State of Florida-Statewide Records Search:
www.myfloridacounty.com/services/officialrecords_intro.shtml
Florida Electronic Library:
www.flelibrary.org/
DEP Geographic Information System:
www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/
County Information:
Miami-Dade County Portal:
http://miamidade.gov/wps/portal
Miami Dade County Library System:
http://www.mdpls.org/ask/ask.asp
Miami Dade County Transit:
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/transit/
Miami Dade County Schools:
http://www2.dadeschools.net/index.htm
Florida’s History through its Places: Dade County:
http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/Counties/Dade.cfm
Miami Dade County Maps:
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/county/dade/dade.htm
Historical Resources:
Florida Memory Project:
http://www.floridamemory.com/
Miami Metropolitan Guide:
http://miami.fiu.edu/index.htm
Florida Photographic Collection:
http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/
Florida Heritage Collection:
http://palmm.fcla.edu/fh/
Florida Department of State Historic Resources:
http://www.flheritage.com/
Florida Smart:
http://www.floridasmart.com/commculture/history.htm
Florida History:
http://www.floridahistory.org/
Florida History Timeline:
http://florida.com/history1.htm
Florida Environmental Databases:
http://palmm.fcla.edu/lfnh/related/fbic/FBICdatabases.html
Photos from the Romer Collection:
http://www.mdpls.org/databases/Romer_Site/about_romer.asp
Photos from the Library of Congress:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Wildlife Management:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:
http://myfwc.com/
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute:
http://www.floridamarine.org/features/category_main.asp?id=1153
Everglades Digital Library:
http://everglades.fiu.edu/
Florida Environments Online:
http://palmm.fcla.edu/feol/
Army Corps of Engineers:
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/
Fla. Natural Areas Inventory:
http://www.fnai.org/
Florida’s Conservation Lands Map:
http://data.labins.org/imf2/FREAC/FNAI.jsp?
Summary of Florida’s Conservation Lands:
http://www.fnai.org/PDF/maacres_200603_fcl.pdf
Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida:
http://www.fnai.org/PDF/Natural_Communities_Guide.pdf
Water Management:
South Fla. Water Management district:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=1
Sanjeev Chatterjee Water Project: Center for Modern Media:
http://com.miami.edu/collaborative/
Modern Media Initiatives for a sustainable Future:
http://com.miami.edu/collaborative/articles/evergladesplan.htm
South Dade Watershed Study:
http://www.southmiamidadewatershed.com/
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force:
http://www.sfrestore.org/
1,000 Friends: Water and Ocean Resources:
http://www.1000fof.org/Ocean_Resources/
Environmental Database:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=38
GIS/MAPS:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=40
Water Quality Monitoring Websites:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/ema/envmon/wqm/index.html
Planning and Growth Management:
Florida Department of Community Affairs:
http://www.dca.state.fl.us/
Growth Management Study Commission:
http://www.floridagrowth.org/ Materials from the James Madison Institute: http://jamesmadison.org/article.php/384.html
Audubon on growth management;
http://www.audubonofflorida.org/action/2004actionagenda/growth.htm Public ParksEverglades National Park:
History of the Park:
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ev/history/index.html
Everglades National Park Water Quality Managing Service:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/ema/envmon/wqm/enp/enpmainindex.html
Map of the Everglades (U Texas):
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks/
Info on the Everglades from the SFWMD:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=17
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan:
http://www.evergladesplan.org/
Ask an Everglades Librarian:
http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?SS_COMMAND=CUST_SUP&Category=everglades
Everglades Information Network:
http://everglades.fiu.edu/
Birth of the Park:
http://www.historical-museum.org/history/tacit/tacit.htm
Photographs of Everglades National Park:
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/adventures/
Biscayne National Park:
http://www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm
http://www.biscayne.nationalpark.com/
http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.biscayne.html
Hurricane Andrew:
Hurricane Interviews:
http://digital.library.miami.edu/andrew/
Hurricane Photos:
http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/photo_exhibits/
After the Hurricane:
http://www.ndu.edu/library/ic6/93CS09.pdf
Museums:
Florida Museum of Natural History:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/
Historical Museum of Southern Florida:
http://www.historical-museum.org/
City of Homestead:
City Website:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/index.aspx
City Council:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-city-hall/city-council.aspx
City Departments:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-city-hall/departments.aspx
Current Agendas:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-city-hall/agendas.aspx
Demographic Statistics:
http://www.factmonster.com/us/census/data/florida/homestead/demographic.html
Economic Statistics:
http://www.factmonster.com/us/census/data/florida/homestead/economic.html
Housing Statistics:
http://www.factmonster.com/us/census/data/florida/homestead/housing.html
Social Statistics:
http://www.factmonster.com/us/census/data/florida/homestead/social.html
Listing of Homestead Historic Properties:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/pdf/HistoricSites.pdf\
Fact Sheet link from the US Census Bureau:
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Homestead+city&_cityTown=Homestead+city&_state=04000US12&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010
City of Homestead historic Preservation:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-community/historic-pb.aspx
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.chamberinaction.com/
Baptist Hospital of Homestead:
http://www.baptisthealth.net/bhs/en/frontdoor/0,2196,3150,00.html
Employment Opportunities:
http://ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-city-hall/employment.aspx
Economic Opportunities:
http://ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-business/economic.aspx
Tourism:
Homestead Tourism:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-community/tourism.aspx
Growth Management:
Comprehensive Plan:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/pdf/comp-plan.pdf
Future Land Use Map:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/pdf/flum.pdf
Municipal Code:
http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=11541&sid=9
City Charter:
http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=11541&sid=9
Budget and Financial Reports 2006:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-city-hall/budget-2006.aspx
Southwest Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-community/sw-master-plan.aspx
Community Links/Social Life:
ArtSouth:
http://www.artsouthhomestead.org/
Homestead Main Street:
http://www.homesteadmainstreet.org/
Homestead Miami Speedway:
http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/
Homestead YMCA:
http://www.ymcamiami.org/
Kiwanis Club of Homestead:
http://www.homesteadkiwanis.org/
Seminole Theatre:
http://www.seminoletheatre.com/
Vision Council:
http://www.visioncouncil.com/
Miami Dade College Homestead Campus:
http://www.mdc.edu/homestead/
Robert is Here Fruit Stand:
http://www.robertishere.com/
Main Street Café:
http://www.mainstreetcafe.net/
Coral Castle:
http://www.labyrinthina.com/coral.htm
Fruity Tropical History Tour Down South:
http://www.redlandriot.com/
Leisure Times: Parks and Recreation newsletter:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-recreation/parks-rec-newsletter.aspx
Arts and Entertainment Designated Districts:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/pdf/AE-District.pdf
Biscayne Everglades Greenway:
http://www.ci.homestead.fl.us/portal-recreation/biscayne-everglades.aspx
Homestead Bayfront Park:
http://www.co.miamidade.fl.us/parks/parks/homestead_beach.asp
Community Newspaper for Homestead, Florida City, and its surrounding areas:
http://www.communitynewspapers.com/2006/homestead/
Maps of Homestead:
George A. Smathers Libraries: Maps and Imagery collection:
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/maps/MAPFLORIDA.HTML
State of Florida Interactive Maps:
http://www.funandsun.com/1tocf/maps/flmap.html
Roadside America Maps:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map.html
DEP County Geological Maps:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/gisdatamaps/county_maps.htm
Miami Dade County Maps:
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/county/dade/dade.htm
Historic and detailed maps of Florida from 1500-present:
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/maps.htm
Topographic map of Homestead from Topozone:
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=25.47119&lon=-80.468122&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100&datum=nad83
Satellite Image from Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.47119,-80.468122&spn=0.11,0.18&t=h
Florida City:
City Website:
http://www.floridacityfl.us/
Everglades Alligator Farm:
http://www.everglades.com/
Map of Florida City:
http://www.floridacityfl.us/maps.htm
History of Florida City:
http://www.floridacityfl.us/history.htm
