Weedon Island
Tampa Bay, Florida

Funded by:
Tampa Bay National Estuary Program

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Florida Marine Research Institute

US Geological Survey
Part of the USGS Gulf of Mexico
Integrated Science Program: Tampa Bay Study

WETMAAP Development Team

Catherine M. Lockwood Lawrence R. Handley
Co-coordinator Co-coordinator
Chadron State College USGS National Wetlands Research Center
Nathan S. Handley Jean May-Brett
Technical Consultant Education Specialist Louisiana Public Broadcasting

Information and materials contributors:

Elizabeth Anderson, University of Louisiana in Lafayette: website, maps and photography reproduction
Jason Dugas, Johnson Controls World Service Inc.: National Wetlands Research Center: photointerpretation
Kelly Mouton, Johnson Controls World Service Inc., National Wetlands Research Center: cartography and photo reproduction
Kathryn Smith, USGS National Wetlands Research Center: ARC-IMS and Digital Data Library
Becky Stanley, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory: NWI maps and photos
Brandy Winch, Johnson Controls World Service Inc., National Wetlands Research Center: photo reproduction

Other contributors:

Crystal Ekberg, Chadron State College
James Hix, Chadron State College
Philip Lockwood, Jr., Chadron State College
Sarah Lockwood, Chadron State College
Thomas Ryan, Chadron State College
Amy Wallhermfechtel, Chadron State College
Sharon Waters, Chadron State College

Special Contributors:

Nanette Holland, Tampa Bay National Estuary Program
James B. Johnston, USGS National Wetlands Research Center
Kevin Madley, Florida Marine Research Institute
Jesscia Pawelkop, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Frank Sargent, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Dave Tomasko, Southwest Florida Water Management District

Sources of Data Information

Aerial Photography

1951 Black and White, Weedon Island, FL, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1979 Black and White, Weedon Island, FL, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1991 Natural Color, Weedon Island, FL, Florida Marine Research Institute
2002 Natural Color, Weedon Island, FL, Southwest Florida Water Management District
2002 Natural Color, Tampa, FL, Southwest Florida Water Management District

Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) Satellite Image

2003 Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Images: Tampa Bay: Eros Data Center

Maps

Portions of the following maps were used for site identification, skills and exercises, and wetland analysis:
1:250,000 scale, St. Petersburg, FL, Topographic Quadrangle 1988, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:100,000 scale, St. Petersburg, Fl, Topographic Quadrangle 1981, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, Safety Harbor/Gandy Bridge/Saint Petersburg, FL 1998; Port Tampa, FL, 1956/81 Topographic Quadrangles, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, Tampa, FL, Topographic Quadrangle 1995, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island Habitat Map 1951, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island Habitat Map 1979, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island Habitat Map 1991, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island Habitat Map 2002, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island 1951 Land Cover, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island 1979 Land Cover, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island 1991 Land Cover, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Weedon Island 2002 Land Cover, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Sources of Data Information

Weedon Island Background:Compiled by Catherine Lockwood and Sarah Lockwood
Skills and Techniques: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team
Photo Essay: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team