Estuarium / Public Aquarium - An exciting educational facility highlighting the four key habitats of coastal Alabama: the Mobile Tensaw River Delta, Mobile Bay, the Barrier Islands, and the Northern Gulf of Mexico.  The Living Marsh Boardwalk is a primary educational resource.

Izaac Walton League of America - Dedicated to common-sense solutions to protecting our country's natural heritage and improving outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans.

Nature Conservancy, Alabama Chapter - Together with our members and conservation partners, The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 120,000 acres of critical natural lands in Alabama.

NatureServe - Providing the scientific basis for effective conservation, NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the trusted source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.

Outdoor Alabama

Rivers of Alabama - A comprehensive resource to the rivers of Alabama which includes maps, photographs, species diversity, tributaries, history, threats, protection activities, economy and land use, etc.

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands Reserve Program - "... a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA NRCS provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their wetland restoration efforts. The NRCS goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled in the program. This program offers landowners an opportunity to establish long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection."

Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide.  W. Mike Howell and Ronald L. Jenkins. Pearson Education: Boston, MA, 2004.

Dr. Bob Shipp's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.  Robert L. Shipp.  KME Seabooks: Mobile, AL, 1999.

Alabama Wildlife -- in 4 Volumes. University of Alabama Press:
     Vol 1 - A Checklist of Vertebrates and Selected Invertebrates: Aquatic Mollusks, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.  Ralph E. Mirarchi.
     Vol 2 - Imperiled Aquatic Wildlife.  Ralph E. Mirarchi, Jeffrey T. Garner, Maurice F. (Scott) Mettee and Patrick E. O’Neil.
     Vol 3 - Imperiled Terrestrial Wildlife. Ralph E. Mirarchi, Mark A. Bailey, Thomas M. Haggerty and Troy L. Best.
     Vol 4 - Conservation and Management Recommendations for Imperiled Taxa. Ralph E. Mirarchi, Mark A. Bailey, Jeffrey T. Garner, Thomas M. Haggerty, Troy L. Best, Maurice F. Mettee and Patrick E. O’Neil.

Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Environmental Laboratory, Department of the Army, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers: Vicksburg, MS, 1987