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AWE Resources

Field guides, how-to handouts and trusted tools for living alongside Southwest Florida wildlife.

Native Plants

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Find Native Plants for Your Yard

Our local SWFL native plant finder, with photo cards and local nurseries, on AWE's Nature Where We Live page.

AWE Native Plant Checklist

Printable checklist of SWFL natives to bring to the nursery.

Find Native Plants & Nurseries (FANN)

Search Florida natives and the nurseries that grow them.

UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping

Science-based guidance for low-water, wildlife-friendly yards.

Native Plant Placement Tool

nolawn's tool for matching native plants to your yard's conditions.

Audubon Native Plants Database

Enter your ZIP to find plants that support birds near you.

Florida-Friendly Plant Guide

UF/IFAS guide to the right plant in the right place.

Birds & ID

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Gull ID Sheet

Tell Laughing, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls apart on SWFL beaches.

Plovers, Sandpipers & Relatives

Quick ID sheet for the small shorebirds working our tidelines.

Terns & Skimmers

Field marks for Least, Royal and Sandwich Terns and Black Skimmers.

Wading Birds

Herons, egrets, ibis and spoonbills at a glance.

Water Birds

Pelicans, cormorants, anhingas and other water birds.

Report a Banded Bird

Saw a banded shorebird? Report it to the Federal Bird Banding Lab.

FWC Wildlife Alert

Report wildlife violations or nest disturbance to FWC.

Owls & Tortoises
 

Owls & Tortoises

Owl Watch

AWE's burrowing owl program on Marco Island: burrows, volunteers and rules.

Gopher Tortoises at AWE

Our gopher tortoise program and how to help a keystone species.

FWC Burrowing Owl Guidance

FWC guidance on burrowing owls for realtors and property owners.

Gopher Tortoise Management Plan

FWC's statewide plan for conserving gopher tortoises.

Living with Burrowing Owls

FWC tips for sharing your yard with burrowing owls.

Tortoise-Friendly Yard Recognition

Get your yard recognized by FWC as gopher tortoise friendly.

Gopher Tortoise Forage Plants

Gopher Tortoise Council list of native plants tortoises eat.

Report a Tortoise Sighting

Log gopher tortoise sightings with FWC.

Living with Wildlife

Living with Wildlife

Audubon Lights Out

Turn off unneeded lights during migration to save birds.

ABC Bird-Friendly Glass

American Bird Conservancy products database for collision-safe windows.

ABC Bird-Friendly Building Design

Design guide for preventing bird-window collisions.

BearWise

Simple habits that keep black bears wild and neighborhoods safe.

Living with Florida Black Bears

FWC guidance for homes in bear country.

Fishing Line Recycling

Find one of FWC's 1,600+ monofilament recycling bins.

Don't Feed Wildlife

Why feeding wild animals harms them, from FWC.

Cats & Birds

American Bird Conservancy on keeping cats and birds safe.

Wildlife-Friendly Lighting

DarkSky's five principles for responsible outdoor lighting.

Water & Everglades

Water & Everglades

Western Everglades at AWE

Our water, wetlands and Everglades restoration work.

Everglades Restoration (DOI)

Official South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force site.

SFWMD Science & Data

South Florida Water Management District data and reports.

Audubon Florida Everglades

Audubon's Everglades policy and science program.

The Water Atlas

Water quality data for Florida lakes, rivers and bays.

Get Involved

Get Involved

Donate to AWE

Support local conservation in the Western Everglades.

Take the Nature Where We Live Pledge

Commit to simple steps that make your yard wildlife-friendly.

Annual Report

AWE's most recent annual report on our programs and impact.

Become a Member

Join AWE and support conservation year-round.

Mailing Address:

12250 Tamiami Trail E.

Suite 310

Naples, FL  34113

Phone: (239) 643-7822

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Research & Monitoring

Collaborative Research

Gopher Tortoise Research

Shorebird Monitoring 

Owl Watch

Banded Shorebird

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