Presents Mote Marine Laboratory, an independent, nonprofit organization located in Sarasota, Florida. Includes a history and overview of the Laboratory, the "Mote News" quarterly newsletter, dolphin and red tide updates, a calendar of events, and geographic and weather information. Describes coastal marine research, physical and chemical studies, and investigations into wetlands and estuarine ecology. Provides access to fact sheets of interest about marine animals and research, Mote Environmental Services, Inc. (MESI), and to the Mote Marine Aquarium home page.

The Lyons Press is proud to present the forty-fifth annual edition of the National Wildlife Federation's "Conservation Directory" of U.S. and international organizations and agencies working to protect the environment -- the most vital resource of its kind. Included are: members of the United States Congress; government agencies; citizens' groups; educational institutions; databases, services, periodicals, and other directories; federally protected conservation areas; indexes; and more. This annual directory is essential for colleges and universities, libraries, environmental activists, students, outdoor writers, science editors, natural-resource agencies, those seeking employment in the field of conservation, researchers, and all individuals interested in wildlife and ecology.

This is a collection of papers representing some of the research done by student participants during the summer program. They were not corrected or edited in any manner. Each project represents between three and five weeks of effect on behalf of the student.