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Welcome to the ever growing, Mangrove Library, where you have free access to Mangrove and Wetland related information:


• Mangrove Regulations The Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") implements statutes that regulate the alteration and trimming...

• Types of Mangroves The Red Mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle) - also known as the “Walking Tree”... The Black Mangrove (Avicennia Germinans) - larger and taller than the Red and White Mangroves because of their age... White Mangroves (Laguncularia Racemosa) - usually found at higher elevations...

• The Mangrove Forests of South Florida

• Indian River Lagoon Statement of J. Walter Milon Professor, Food and Resource Economics Department - University of Florida, Gainesville

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands, Oceans and Watershed website

• Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore How Plants Cope in the Mangrove by Peter K. L. Ng and N. Sivasothi

• Paynes Prairie Preserve in Florida Comprehensive Plan: 2001-2020 Data and Analysis

• Landscape Design Useful guides that implement a new garden concept instituted to maintain and to preserve the mangroves and their eco-system.

• Articles Interesting articles related to preserving mangroves and the wetland environment.

• Educational programs and information available through: The Environmental Learning Center of Vero Beach, FL McKee Botanical Garden Vero Beach, FL

• Local Update on The Indian River Lagoon

• Wetland Updates from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)