Download EcoTeams Water Module Sample Agenda

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 “Florida’s Waters” is a bit outdated (2002), but still provides a very nice history and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.
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