U.S. Government Agencies: National Parks Service: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Federal Emergency Management Agency: National Wetlands Inventory: National Resources Conservation Service: U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. Department of Agriculture: www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: U.S. Forest Service: U.S. Geological Survey: Center for Coastal and Wildlife Studies: U.S. Geological Survey: Water Resources of Florida: State of Florida Resources: Online Sunshine- Florida Legislature Website: www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm Florida Dept. of Health and Human Services: State of Florida-Statewide Records Search: www.myfloridacounty.com/services/officialrecords_intro.shtml Florida Electronic Library: DEP Geographic Information System: 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: Miami Metropolitan Guide: http://miami.fiu.edu/index.htm Florida Photographic Collection: http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/ Florida Heritage Collection: Florida Department of State Historic Resources: 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: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: http://www.floridamarine.org/features/category_main.asp?id=1153 Everglades Digital Library: Florida Environments Online: Army Corps of Engineers: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/ Fla. Natural Areas Inventory: 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: 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: 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: Everglades Information Network: 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: 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: 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: Kiwanis Club of Homestead: http://www.homesteadkiwanis.org/ Seminole Theatre: http://www.seminoletheatre.com/ Vision Council: Miami Dade College Homestead Campus: Robert is Here Fruit Stand: Main Street Café: http://www.mainstreetcafe.net/ Coral Castle: http://www.labyrinthina.com/coral.htm Fruity Tropical History Tour Down South: 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: Everglades Alligator Farm: Map of Florida City: http://www.floridacityfl.us/maps.htm History of Florida City: