APPENDIX 5: INTERNET RESOURCES

With its typically frequent updates, the Internet is a valuable tool for Everglades-bound travelers and paddlers.

EVERGLADES INFORMATION

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

Visit nps.gov/ever for a downloadable “Wilderness Trip Planner” and “Florida Bay Map and Guide.” Find paddling information under “Plan Your Visit.”

FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES

Visit everglades.org for a newsletter and activity information from this organization founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (see “Ecology & Environment,”).

AUDUBON OF FLORIDA

Visit fl.audubon.org to track progress on the Everglades Restoration Plan.

PADDLING THE EVERGLADES

EVERGLADES DIARY

Visit evergladesdiary.com for Wilderness Waterway and campsite descriptions and photos.

EVERGLADES EXPLORATION NETWORK

Visit gladesgodeep.ning.com, a network for discussion of hiking, paddling, and biking into the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve.

Florida Paddling Trails Association

Visit floridapaddlingtrails.com to view recent waterway reports on the Everglades and Florida Bay.

NAVIGATIONAL MAPS & CHARTS

NOAA NAUTICAL CHARTS

Visit nauticalcharts.noaa.gov for paper charts for all sections of the Wilderness Waterway.

WATERPROOF CHARTS

Visit waterproofcharts.com for Waterproof Charts for all sections of the Wilderness Waterway.

USGS QUADRANGLES

Visit usgs.gov/pubprod to order 7.5-minute quadrangles. Visit edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/NewEarthExplorer to determine Everglades quadrangles.

WEATHER & TIDE CHARTS

Visit weather.com for current and 10-day forecasts from The Weather Channel.

Visit saltwatertides.com for high- and low-tide times according to location and date.