This collection consists of materials related to the Audubon Society’s Florida Coastal Island Sanctuaries, whose mission is the protection of the great colonial waterbird populations of the Florida coast, and the natural systems that support them. Materials in this collection include reports … Continue Reading
Category: Florida’s Land Life
Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program Collection
In 1987, Hillsborough County voters approved a referendum and property tax to implement the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). It was subsequently reauthorized in 1990 and 2008, each time with sizeable majorities. Similar to and often in partnership with state-funded … Continue Reading
Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program Oral History Project
In 1987, Hillsborough County voters approved a referendum and property tax to implement the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). It was subsequently reauthorized in 1990 and 2008, each time with sizeable majorities. Similar to and often in partnership with state-funded … Continue Reading
Florida Citrus Oral History Project
In a collaborative project between University of South Florida (USF) Libraries’ Oral History Program and the USF Patel Center for Global Solutions, oral historian William Mansfield conducted 20 interviews on the impact of globalization on the Florida citrus industry. For more information, … Continue Reading
John C. Briggs Collection of Ichthyology and Natural History
The Briggs Collection’s rare and valuable ichthyology and natural history titles have served as a unique and important resource for students, faculty, and others since the late 1980s. John C. Briggs earned his Ph.D. in biology and natural science from Stanford University … Continue Reading
Lorida Audubon Collection, 1935-2010
This collection is composed of records from Audubon Florida’s station at Lorida near Sebring. These include environmental reports, documents concerning conflicts with neighbors and violators, internal correspondence, and information on the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Direct link to the Online Collection … Continue Reading
Pasco County Sinkhole
University of South Florida Library’s Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections (DHHC) researchers conducted a 3D survey of the Pasco County sinkhole near Saxon Lake. DHHC staff are also working to integrate data with collaboration from the USF School of Geosciences, who were … Continue Reading
Roy Robin Lewis Papers
Roy R. (Robin) Lewis received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Florida in 1966, a master’s degree in biology from the University of South Florida in 1968, and finally he worked on postgraduate work from USF in 1973. Roy’s … Continue Reading
West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project
In a collaborative project between the USF Libraries’ Oral History Program and the USF Patel Center for Global Solutions, oral historian William Mansfield conducted 19 interviews on land use in West Central Florida. This collection emphasizes the many competing interests that influence … Continue Reading