Environmental Studies: Government Websites

The official compilation of the administrative rules and regulations of state agencies.

Official website of the Florida governmental agency that "protects, conserves and manages Florida's natural resources and enforces the State's environmental laws." Includes information about many government programs.

Official website. The FWC issues hunting and fishing licenses within the state of Florida, and they have an abundance of information on wildlife all throughout the state as well as related regulations.

Not all inclusive. Covers various muncipalities in the U.S.

Data from the U.S. Geological Survey on water use in Florida.

District of USACE responsible for their activity in Florida.

Operated out of Jacksonville. Part of the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Operated out of Panama City, FL. Part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Serves Northwest Florida (the Panhandle).

Operated out of Vero Beach. Part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The southwestern portion of Orange County, including parts of Orlando, is in this district.

The city of Tampa is in this district.

Most of Orange County (including the city of Winter Park) is in this district.

Website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Search a variety of databases containing physical reference data on elements and chemical compounds.

Official website of NOAA.

Also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat.

The NOAA Photo Library was created to capture the work, observations, and studies carried on by NOAA personnel and to attempt to capture NOAA's scientific heritage. To date, over 32,000 images have been digitized and reside in the online NOAA Photo Library. Most of these photos are in the public domain and can be freely reused.

Earth & Environment news from the National Science Foundation.

From the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, the PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.

Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.

One of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. Part of the Department of Defense.

USFWS works to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. Part of the Department of the Interior.

The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. You can find and search many government agencies and documents from here.