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Florida Scrub Jay our state bird and find out more about
birds in our world including the threatened Florida Scrub
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The
Scrub Jay
Find out about the Florida Scrub Jay
Scrub
Page of Florida Game and
Fish
Good brief descriptions of bird characteristics,
range/habitat, food, nesting, family life and personality,
legal protection and things being done to track birds.
Where do Scrub Jays
Live?
An interactive map of areas in Florida where scrubs live.
Click on an area and find out more about it.
Scrub
Jay
A page of facts about the Florida scrub jay from the Kennedy
Space Center.
Vegetation
in the Scrub
Vegetation in a scrub region. Photos and information here
are about vegetation at Kennedy Space Center.
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered
Species
Scrub Jay Page from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Pages includes a recovery plan summary,
link to wildlife refuge at Kennedy Space Center, and a link
to a photo from the Photo Gallery of Southeastern Birds.
The
Florida Native Plant Society
pages include a list of the
plants which can be found in the scrub and an article about
the scrub
habitat as well as other
habitats in Florida.
Floridata
provides links to articles and presentations about the
animals, plants and endangered plants of this disappearing
ecosystem.
Florida's Upland
Ecosystem
Information from the University of South Florida about the
Florida scrub, its habitat and protection
measures.
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The
Competitor
The Mockingbird - the current Florida
State Bird
About the
Mockingbird
Mockingbird information from GeoZoo. Use the information
here to begin to compare and contrast the mockingbird and
the scrub jay.
State
Bird
The Florida State Bird - Mockingbird page. Includes photo,
information and a link to hear the bird's song.
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Endangered
Creatures
Learn About Endangered and Threatened
Species
An
Endangered Expedition
American Museum of Natural History presents Why Are Animals
Endangered ? View reasons for endangerment and some of the
animals on the endangered list.
Why
Are Animals Endangered?
Learn some of the things that create problems for different
species.
National
Conservation Training
Center
Slide Show encourages viewers by stressing that "Endangered
means there is still time". Slide graphics will help
students benefit from seeing endangered species in their
natural surroundings, the causes of their problems, and
efforts to protect species in danger. Designers of the site
suggest the program is best suited for educators and
students in grades 4-12. Quiz questions and answers are
included.
Environmental
Education Link (EELink)
Facts about Birds and information about the conditions which
may adversely affect bird populations.
Information
Central List
Lists endangered and threatened wildlife and plants by major
group, region of the U.S. and Foreign species. Includes
state lists.
Birds,
Our Environmental
Indicators
From EELink comes a a curriculum plan which investigates
environmental issues relevant to the Great Lakes region.
Includes teacher preparation materials about birds which may
be useful to all areas.
Endangered
Species List
Endangered and extinct species are listed Internationally
and in the United States by region, group or species.
Fact
Sheets on Endangered
Species
Fact Sheets on Endangered species from US Fish and Wildlife
Service, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Marine
Fisheries Service, SeaWorld/Bush Gardens, World WIldlife
Fund.
Endangered
Species List
Home page of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. Includes kids corner, photo gallery, slide show,
and more.
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Other
Resources
Print out a petition
for collecting student and
community signatures
Link
to Audubon online
petition
Links
to other resources
online.
Links
to other organizations to
check.
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Contacting
Your Legislators
Finding
Your Lawmakers
How to find your Lawmakers in any state. You can locate both
state and federal representatives. Helps you find the
correct name and provides help to compose email through your
browser. Site includes links to protocol and tips for
contacting legislators as well.
Finding
Florida Legislators
National WIldlife Federation Guide for the Florida
Legislature.
Florida
Government
This page permits you to search for legislators in the House
and Senate by name, district, and party. It is also possible
to search by county. Selecting the county search will
provide maps of counties displaying district maps for both
chambers. Instructions for county searching are
provided.
Getting
Your Voice Heard
Tips for effectively communicating your ideas to
legislators.
Citizen's
Guide to the Legislative
Process
An Introduction to the Legislative Process. A link to
http://www.house.state.fl.us/citizen/documents/howlaw.html
which shows a flow chart about "How An Idea Becomes a Law"
in the Florida legislative process.
Action
How-To
Tools and information on taking action in your community to
make a difference and help protect the environment. Includes
link to locate federal and state lawmakers, how to lobby
your lawmaker, arrange a town meeting, tips for writing a
grassroots message, how to write a letter to your lawmaker,
how to organize your community and use the newspapers to
help your efforts.
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February 1999
Carla
Schutte
Technology Specialist, Moton
Elementary
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