Professions

Herpetologist Zoology entomologist Marine Related  General environmental 
Botanist Ichthyologist ornithologist Hydrologist Conservationist

 

General contacts:

  Susan K. Setterlund Science/Health Science Librarian S.E. Wimberly Library Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33431  
 

E-mail: secyextn@wec.ufl.edu

Gregg Klowden Wildlife Extension Assistant Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida 215 Newins-Ziegler Hall PO Box 110430 Gainesville, FL 32611-0430 Ph: 352-846-0554 Fax: 352-392-6984
http://www.ces.fau.edu   The Florida Center for Environmental Studies       561-691-8554
http://www.broward.org/parks Stephanie Stile, Naturalist Broward County Parks and Recreation 201 Lyons Road South Coconut Creek, FL 33063 954-970-0150  

 

General environmental 

http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_envorgs.html#corporate Research Agencies & Organizations
Florida Department of Environmental Protection press releases covering local environmental news
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, OGC, Rules, Main Page
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida DEP: Office of Greenways and Trails
Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management

Entomologist:

Carlos de la Rosa, Ph.D.

 

 

E-mail: cdelaros@co.pinellas.fl.us

website:

 

 

Brooker Creek Preserve - Environmental Lands Division 1001 Lora Lane Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Tel.: (727) 943-4000 (Preserve Operator) Direct line: (727) 943-4004 Fax: (727) 943-4002 Cell Phone: (727) 580-2573
http://www.pinellascounty.org Pinellas Co. Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.        
Thomas M. Loyless

loylest@doacs.state.fl.us

email: l biological scientist mosquito control State of FL Dept of Entomology
ncriconfinfo@mako.ocean.nova.edu Carol Fretwell  National Coral Reef Institute at Nova Southeastern University (954) 920-1909
Joel Biddle  Educational Coordinator

reef@bellsouth.net

http://www.reefrelief.org

Reef Relief Post Office Box 430 Key West, FL 33041
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!

Herpetologist:

Email Scientists:

 ken_dodd@usgs.gov  Dr. Ken Dodd at the University of Florida.     
donnelly@fiu.edu Dr. Maureen Donnelly at Florida International University       
mccoy@chuma.cas.usf.edu  Earl D. McCoy,  Professor and Associate Chairman Director Center for Urban Ecology, Department of Biology, University of South Florida,     Tampa, FL 33620-5150
cookd@fwc.state.fl.us  David Cook, State of Florida Division of Wildlife Farris Bryant Building   620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
engek@fwc.state.fl.us Kevin Enge, Florida State University    
leejb@cdm.com

 

Jim Lee, P.W.S.

Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.   

2301 Maitland Center Parkway, Suite 300 Maitland, Florida 32751 Phone: 407-660-2552    Fax: 407-875-1161
prosscsg@flmnh.ufl.edu Crocodile Specialist Group
E-mail: sandy_macpherson@fws.gov Sandy MacPherson

National Sea Turtle Coordinator

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6620 Southpoint Drive South

Suite 310

Jacksonville, FL 32216 Phone: 904-232-2580 (ext. 110)

Fax: 904-232-2404

Brian Lockwood - herpetologist Biscayne National Park (305) 230-1144
Robert Rock Everglades National Park (305) 242-7800

 

Herpetologist contacts to snail mail:
Kenney Kyrso - Snake Specialist Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-2035
Crocodile Specialist Group University of Florida PO Box 117800 Gainesville, FL 32611-7800
Florida Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit National Biological Survey - 117 Newins-Ziegler Hall University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0450
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Marine Research Institute 100 8th Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5020
Gopher Tortoise Council c/o Florida Museum of Natural History PO Box 117800  University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800

 

herpetology websites:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/crocs.htm Crocodile Specialist Group
http://cumv.bio.cornell.edu/   Herpetology  website (contributed by Jo-Ann)
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/FL-GUIDE/onlineguide.htm on line tour of Florida SNAKES
http://www.fmri.usf.edu Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission -Florida Marine Research Institute
http://www.fpl.com sea turtles
http://www.floridamarine.org FWC - Florida Marine Research Institute
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
 http://www.turtlehospital.org There is also a turtle hospital in Marathon 

Botanist:

http://www.fnps.org/    Florida Native Plant Society - BOTANISTS!
http://www.botany.org/bsa/www-bot.html  Botany sites
http://www.fau.edu/divdept/biology/links/botany.html  Botany sites
http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/marsh/saltveg.html plants of the saltmarsh
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
http://www.fishindex.com/plants pictures of Aquatic plants
   
EMAIL: http://leet@doacs.fl.us/ Tim Lee (a forester)

 

A botanist to contact:

 

mkoch@fau.edu

Marguerite S. Koch-Rose, Ph.D. Aquatic Plant Ecology Laboratory

Biological Sciences Department

Florida Atlantic University

777 Glades Road

 

 

Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone:(561)297-3325

Fax: (561) 297-2749

 

Mr. Victor Suarez Tree Tops Park   look up address   370-3750

 

Zoology

http://www.careers.co.nz/jobs/6b_lif/j26233a.htm   Zoologist (contributed by Sara)
http://cumv.bio.cornell.edu/ Mammals  (contributed by Jo-Ann)
http://www.tursiops.org/cetus/work/employ.html Marine Mammal Scientists
http://www-marine.stanford.edu/HMSweb/careers.html  Careers & Jobs in Marine Biology & Oceanography
http://www.fau.edu/divdept/biology/links/zoology.html  zoology sites
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!

    

Email or snail mail zoologist:
David G. Cook E-mail: cookd@fwc.state.fl.us Wildlife Biologist / Wildlife Research Liaison Bureau of Wildlife Diversity Conservation - Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission - 620 South Meridian Street - Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600 850/921-5985 (SUNCOM 291-5985); FAX 850/921-1847

Ichthyologist

http://www.fisheries.org/  Fish Society
http://cumv.bio.cornell.edu/  Ichthyology
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2298/index.html     An informative website on fish and coral reefsIt has some great color photographs of tropical fish, as well as an explanation why the coral reefs are so valuable to the marine environment. Be sure to click on the "links" section where you can find other sources of information on the web.
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/ National Marine Fisheries Service
http://www.fishindex.com/phpinfo/ pictures
   

 

sprandg@fwc.state.fl.us  Gary Sprandel Wildlife Technology Services Section, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 5300 High Bridge Road Quincy, Florida 32351 850-627-9674, Fax 850-875-4897
e-mail address needed.

 

Dr. Jerry Lorenz  National Audubon Society 115 Indian Mound Trail Tavernier, FL 33070 phone 305-852-5092
Scott.Willis@fwc.state.fl.us Scott Willis, Coordinator Education & Information Office

Florida Marine Research Institute

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

100 8th Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-896-8626

Suncom: 523-2058

Fax: 727-823-0166

 

 

 

Attention: Biologist Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission 255 154th Street Vero Beach, FL 32968 561-778-5094
Attention:  Biologist US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges PO Box 430510 Big Pine Key, FL 330510-0510  
Bob Wattendorf

wattenr@gfc.state.fl.us

 

Marketing and Special Projects Coordinator, WebMaster Division of Freshwater Fisheries Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 South Meridian St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600  

Email or snail mail:          

Ornithologist

http://www.audubon.org National Audubon Society 
http://cumv.bio.cornell.edu/ Ornithology  (contributed by Jo-Ann) 
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!

    

email: RPAUL@audubon.org Richard T. Paul Manager Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries - Audubon of Florida - (Tampa)  
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology http://www.Birds.cornell.edu PO Box 223 Etna, NY 13062-7993  
Benjamin R. Arnold, Jr  Conservation Chairman Broward County Audubon Society 6716 NW 62nd Street Tamarac, FL 33321 954-721-5060
Gabriel A. Vargo

vargo@seas.marine.usf.edu

College of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: (727)553-1167

Fax: (727)553-1189

Burce Ackerman

bruce.ackerman@fwc.state.fl.us

St. Petersburg Audubon Society, President Look up street address St Petersburg, FL

(look up zip)

727-896-8626 x1912
 

Attn: Biologist

 

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 300 Tower Road Naples, FL 34113 (941) 417-6310

 

Carrie Barber

carriebarber@yahoo.com

 

Florida Audubon Society

(305) 371-6399

Conservationist

http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
Central Florida Prescribed Fire Council 15019 Broad Street Brooksville, FL 34601 904-754-6777
Eliza Russell  Russell@nwf.org     Volunteer Manager National Wildlife Federation    
http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-01090106/&Userid;  Pollution Control -Head to Minnesota to get information about pollution. Visit the learning page for some facts about pesticides, hazardous waste and water testing. Learn how air becomes dirty. Use the Word Finder to practice words about pollution. Use the Glossary to build your pollution vocabulary. Check out other games and coloring pages. Don't miss the Creature of the Month and the cool frog facts!

Hydrologist

South Florida Water Management District 2379 Broad Street Brooksville, FL 34604-6899 1-800-423-1476 Attn: Mark Rials  Chemistry Laboratory Manager
Heidi Recksiek

Heidi.Recksiek@dca.state.fl.us

Local Programs

Florida Coastal Management Program

2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 (850)414-6564

(850)487-2899 (fax)

 

Shawn P. Sculley, Sr., P.E.

http://www.sfwmd.gov

Director  Coastal Ecosystems  

South Florida Water Management District

P.O. Box 24680

3301 Gun Club Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680 1-800-432-2045
  Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 5600 Old Dixie Hwy Ft. Pierce, FL (look up zip code) 561-465-2400
 http://www.sfwmd.gov/ The Water Management District in your area (South Florida Water Management District) will have information about local water quality issues:
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_oil_pollution.html  Oil spills in the ocean
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/water/oil.slicks.html  Oil spills
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore water habitats
 

 

Division of Law Enforcement, Florida Department of Environmental Protection learn about tar balls and the methods used in dealing with oil spills.
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution.htm Univ. Of Michigan - water pollution
http://www.ukrivers.net/pollution.html Pollution - lots of links!
South Florida Water Management District Welcomes You South Florida Water Management District http://www.sfwmd.gov/
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/water/water.html water pollution
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_oil_pollution.html
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Standards and Source Water Protection Section defines waters to include fresh, brackish, saline, tidal, surface or ground waters

Marine Related

http://www.tursiops.org/cetus/work/employ.html  Marine Mammal Scientists
http://www-marine.stanford.edu/HMSweb/careers.html Careers & Jobs in Marine Biology & Oceanography
Florida Marine Research Institute Bureau Read about coral, fish, and crustaceans
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc Great site!
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/ National Marine Fisheries Service
   

 

Bruce Ackerman - bruce.ackerman@fwc.state.fl.us

 

Marine Mammal Biologist FL  Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission 100 Eighth Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095