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Supplemental Resources for the Water Session 1. “Protecting Florida’s Springs.” Condensed version of the hour-long “Water’s Journey: Hidden Rivers of Florida” (6 minutes) Available on-line. Takes viewers on a trip into the subterranean world of the Floridan Aquifer. http://www.protectingourwater.org/florida_water_story/channel/ 2. The Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook. 2009. A guide to the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping. UF/IFAS Extension Service and Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The on-line version is available at: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/materials/FYN_Handbook_vSept09.pdf. 3. Carriker, Roy R. 2008. Florida’s Water Resources. UF/IFAS EDIS fact sheet FRE-40. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wq101 4. You can find out more about our region’s water including proposed plans for future water supply and water quality protection by visiting the website of the Northwest Florida Water Management District (http://nwfwmd.state.fl.us) 5. This website has a set of videos about Florida water quality and quantity, including the one recommended for this week, “Florida’s Water Story.” (7:30 minutes). http://www.protectingourwater.org/florida_water_story/channel/ 6. To find out about your watershed, visit the EPA’s “You’re your Watershed” web pages at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm 7. Visit this site for information about water conservation, water quality and more: http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/ 8. The website for Florida Friendly Landscaping is: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu 9. “Florida’s Waters” is a bit outdated (2002), but still provides a very nice history and timeline of water resources and use in Florida and a fairly comprehensive overview of many of the state’s most important water issues: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/floridawaters/index.html 10. For consideration of how climate change will affect Florida’s water, in turn affecting sectors of our economy, you can visit the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s National and Regional Assessments of the Impacts of Climate Change (available at http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts 11. To find out about the “water footprint” associated with various products, check out: http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home 12. Most Florida seafood has low medium levels of mercury, but fish from some rivers, creeks, ponds, and lakes can contain harmful levels of mercury. You can consult the Fish Consumption Guides produced by the Florida Department of Health to check the status of waters near you: http://doh.state.fl.us/floridafishadvice/Final%202009%20Fish%20Brochure.pdf 13. For information how you can help to protect Florida’s springs, visit: http://www.floridasprings.org/protection/ 14. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a report that discusses potential effects of projected growth upon the state’s fish and wildlife, including concerns about water availability. See: http://myfwc.com/CONSERVATION/fwc2060_index.html 15. “Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101” http://www.albartlett.org/presentations/arithmetic_population_energy.html About the Professor, Dr. Albert Bartlett: http://www.albartlett.org/ View the Lecture (There are 8 parts, about 1 hour total): http://www.albartlett.org/presentations/arithmetic_population_energy_video1.html 16. “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”: http://publicfilm.blogspot.com/2011/06/power-of-community-how-cuba-survived.html About the Producer, The Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions: http://www.communitysolution.org/ View the Film (There are 4 parts, about one hour total): http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePublicFilm#g/c/55A927F2A74577F9 17. “Climate Change Science in a Skeptical Era”: About the Professor, Dr. Chris Field, Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University, and Founding Director of Stanford’s Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology: http://dge.stanford.edu/index.html View the Lecture: http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=62f56b94cd04 4c4e95760ba3526431a01d IMPORTANT! Cue the recording to 42:00 minutes and listen to the lecture, which lasts until 01:24:00 (this lecture – not the full recording! – is thus 42 min in length) Other Resources in Separate Files “Water Use in FL, 2005 and Trends 1950-2005.” US Geological Survey fact sheet. “Home Water Use Quiz.” Adapted from St. Johns Water Mgt. District on-line quiz. “How to Build a Rain Barrel.” UF/IFAS. Florida Yards and Neighborhoods. “Landscape Elements for a Florida Friendly Yard.” Gail Hansen PhD, 2010, University of Florida Environmental Horticulture. 5. “Low-impact development: A new approach to water management.” St. Johns River Water Management District. 6. “Homeowner Septic System Checklist.” UF/IFAS. 1. 2. 3. 4.