“WHY WETLANDS MATTER”
RESOURCES
FURTHER READING:
● The Bugle – Triannual newsletter of the International Crane Foundation. Email:
[email protected]
● “The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem,” 4th edition, by Thomas E.
Lodge
● “The Everglades: River of Grass” by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas (1947)
● “The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise” by Michael
Grunwald (2006).
WEBSITES:
● The Everglades Foundation: https://www.Evergladesfoundation.org
● K-12 Everglades Literacy: https://www.evergladesliteracy.org
● International Crane Foundation (information becoming a member, tours, volunteer
opportunities and more: https://savingcranes.org/support-icf/membership
● ICF Crane Tube (You Tube) includes about 50 webinars about cranes and wetland
conservation efforts worldwide.
● Wetlands Management Framework for New York City Natural Areas Conservancy and
NYC Parks. New York, NY. https://www.naturalareasnyc.org/media/pages/wetlands
● EDF Story Map: Natural Infrastructure for thriving coasts and watersheds:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5cce242ca04645438b819addf05cf44f
● Pontchartrain Conservancy: Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy:
https://scienceforourcoast.org/pc-programs/coastal/coastal-projects/multiple-lines-of-d
efense-strategy/
● Coast 360 Video: https://mississippiriverdelta.org/media-resources/360-degrees-coast/
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
● Jamaica Bay Rockaway Park Conservancy: http://www.jbrpc.org/volunteer
● Ridgewood Reservoir: NYCh20 stewards and offers volunteer opportunities for the
reservoir’s 50 acres. The reservoir was designated a Class I freshwater wetland in
2018 by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
https://www.NYCH2O.org.
Matt Maline, Director and Founder.
EVERGLADES TOUR:
“WILD FLORIDA”: 8 days starting at Ft Meyers with stops at Everglades City, Big Cypress
Swamp, Shark Valley, Biscayne Bay, Dry Tortugas National Park, Key West. Off the Beaten
Path: https://www.offthebeatenpath.com. 1-800-445-2995