- Audubon of Florida:: Florida Keys Environmental Restoration Trust Fund
Restoration and enhancement of disturbed natural communities. Includes summaries of completed projects, with photographs.
- Clean Florida Keys
Organization dedicated to the preservation and beautification of the Florida Keys. Information on Adopt-A-Shore, Adopt-A-Highway programs, Overseas Heritage Trail news, and news on local conservation issues.
- CNN: Monkeys Raised for Research Wreak Havoc in Florida Keys
Report by Natalie Pawelski about the damage caused by the free-range monkeys raised by a Bausch and Lomb subsidiary for laboratory use. Includes video.
- Defenders of Wildlife: Key Deer
Information about the endangered species, highway mortality, and roadside feeding. Includes contact information for local organizations and links.
- Florida Key Deer Research Project
Texas A&M research replicating a study done 30 years ago to compare Florida Key deer population dynamics. Includes species fact sheet, diseases, recovery plan, relocation program, use of radio transmitters, the effects of Hurricane Georges, and a dissertation on the deer [PDF].
- Florida Keys Friendly Landscaping Principles
Gardening practices that will help protect the environment.
- Florida Keys Invasive Exotic Task Force
The formation of the GreenSweep Initiative to remove non-native plants from the Keys. Includes photographs and a list of task force member organizations.
- SFWMD: Florida Keys Service Center
Water management programs and services to local governments, citizens and special interest groups. Includes events and meetings schedule, FAQ, information about the Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan, permitting, maps, and links to projects.
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