Florida Keys

everyday life to Nature Coast aka “The Original Florida,” where a world of historic and natural wonders are plentiful, from numerous parks, preserves, beautiful, crystal-clear springs, rivers and estuaries, spectacular, freshwater lakes, wildlife refuges, and over 25 nature-based recreational sites. Once regarded as "the lonesome leg" of Florida, this 980,000 acres (4,000 km2) area, stretching along the Big Bend area from Apalachee Bay to Anclote Key, is the ideal definition of off-the-beaten…

Once seen throughout the southeastern United States, fewer than 100 Florida panthers are estimated to live in south Florida today. The current range is less than five percent of their original range across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Today, the main threats are habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation (National Park Service, n.d.). We need to recognize the signs and figure out how the stop the extinctions of today’s…

physical assistance are given by FEMA, to respond to an emergency to the states and local governments (FEMA, n.d). Additional resources that were given by FEMA and the Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) are the U.S Coast Guard and the Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams to respond to Hurricane Wilma in the State of Florida (FEMA, n.d). The quickest phase in the emergency management cycle is the response phase, therefore; the actions that were taken by the local, state, and federal…

Market Analysis Introduction The College of Central Florida was established in 1957 with a vision to improve the educational opportunities in the counties of Marion, Citrus and Levy. The campus is located between downtown Ocala, Florida and Interstate 75. The college has grown and has multiple satellite campuses serving communities throughout Citrus and Levy counties. The college provides a wide variety of Associate, Baccalaureate and certificate programs to meet the needs of any prospective…

include soil, air, water and all living things. It is from this system that humans are able to obtain as well as make possible a wide variety of services. The emergence of this concept in recent decades reflects the fact that environmental systems are key in determining a country 's economic output and social well-being. Natural capital has several categories from which we benefit from such as renewable, nonrenewable, cultivated and human. It is for this reason that we will explore the types,…

anywhere from the tip of Maine to the Florida Keys. This is time to rewind, relax, and enjoy ourselves. It would be a great bonding experience for the 32 of us, and we’d grow closer as a class and Cornerstone family. So, why not Key West? Many resorts dot the tropical island of Key West. One in specific, The Marker Waterfront Resort. Poised on the pristine waterfront of Key West's historic seaport, The Marker is more than a gleaming new addition to the Florida islands…

Empire Corsa Club: An exotic and ultra-luxury auto leasing club in Florida. Public Profile Empire Corsa Club – For the Car Enthusiast 3-5 sentence “quick pitch” outlining key takeaways that will be explored in more depth within the body of the profile. Empire Corsa Club is South Florida’s most prestigious exotic and ultra-luxury auto leasing club. Our members-only car leasing club allows clients to enjoy ultra-luxury brands, such as Rolls Royce and Bentley, and exotic varieties, such as…

explorers of his time pursued. He heard of men discovering Florida and was intrigued by the resources that the south eastern region of North America obtained. De Soto made it to Florida, traveled north to Georgia, then to Alabama before coming upon the mouth of the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto and his men became the first Europeans to travel along the river due to going on this voyage. Juan Ponce de León is the man who gave the state of Florida its name. Ponce de León originally started…

“standardizing” education, our nation’s public schools are rife with politics, and politics has no place in the classroom. Indeed, reigning in our “standardized” public education system will benefit both students and teachers within the state of Florida. Florida is one of the nation’s largest states that supports standardized testing, which was used more regularly after the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2002. The NCLB Act mandated annual…

explore the complexities involved in effectively communicating research articles to peers and in a professional setting. The following article was examined and briefly summarised for discussion. Research Article Manincor et al.. (2015). Establishing key components of yoga interventions for reducing depression and anxiety, and improving well-being: a Delphi method study. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 15(85), Retrieved 20 March, 2016, from…