Helpful Numbers & Links

Helpful Links

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Florida & Charlotte County - Scrub-Jay Information Websites

• Charlotte County Government
  - Scrub Jay Territory Search
  Cautionary note: This database is information currently available and is subject to change.

• Department of the Interior
  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Current Issues and information on Florida Scrub-jays, a federally-listed endangered species.

• Florida Scrub Jay
  - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  - The Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It has little fear of humans.

• USFWS Scrubjay Information

• Ecology Group Consultants

• Charlotte County Scrubjay Website

• Charlotte County Scrubjay Review

Florida Yards and Florida Gardening:

• Florida-Friendly Yards: Grow Smart
  Florida-friendly landscaping is a set of nine guiding principles which help protect natural resources and preserve Florida's unique beauty.

• Florida Friendly Landscaping, Florida Plants, Florida Gardening, Lawn Care
  Learn about Florida Friendly landscaping and gardening, Florida native plants and lawn care.

• Florida Plants Online Guide to Florida Plant Life
  Reliable information about the plants and plant habitats of Florida.

  • Xeriscape, Florida-friendly Yards, and Water Conservation

• Florida Gardener -- Gardening in Florida, Temperate, Tropical and Sub-tropical
  Florida Gardener, Your Source for Gardening in the Sunshine State! The largest collection of gardening quotes on the web.

• Florida Gardening
  This informational garden and plant site includes details about landscape designers, garden centers, Florida Plants of the Year, Scholarships, Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, growers, FNGA Certified Professionals, Horticulture, Florida nurseries, and educational programs like Arbor Day.

General Local Information

• Charlotte County Red Dot Program
  Emergency medical Program by the Charlotte County Fire & EMS, Charlotte County Sheriff's Department, Punta Gorda Fire/Police Departments and Englewood Area Fire Control District. Three area hospitals, Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Fawcett Memorial Hospital and Peace River Regional Medical Center provide funding for the Red Dot Medical Information Program and participate in this program.

• Charlotte County Website

• Charlotte County Code Compliance

• Deep Creek Civic Association

• Charlotte County Park Facility Guide (pdf)

• Charlotte County (Sidewalk Info)

• NextDoor - Connect with other Deep Creek Residents

Hurricanes and Hurricane Awareness:

• FloridaDisaster.org
  Florida Division of Emergency Management

• National Hurricane Awareness Week - NOAA
  History teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters. By knowing your vulnerability and what actions you should take, you can reduce the effects of a hurricane disaster. This year Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 20-26, 2007.

• National Hurricane Center - NOAA
  The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is a component of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. The NHC mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts and analyses of hazardous tropical weather, and by increasing understanding of these hazards.

• Charlotte County Office of Emergency Management
  Wayne P. Sallade, Director

  • Office of Emergency Management - Hurricanes

  • Know your Zone

  • Emergency Website

  • Hurricane Shopping List - pdf download

  • Hurricane Tracking Map - pdf download

• Hurricane Hunters Association
  It's true! We fly airplanes right into the eye of the hurricane. This is the place to see unique photos inside the hurricanes. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve, is one-of-a-kind: the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes--since 1944.

• Intellicast.com  Current Loop Radar; Wide area coverage - Key West, FL

• Tropical Weather  Weather Underground