Government
Compliance
Assistance
Information
Resources,
EPA
Protocol and
procedural
information
for compliance
with environmental
regulations--includes
industry-sector
notebooks.
Department
of the Interior (DOI)
Comprised of
a number of
bureaus and
offices--including
the Bureau
of Indian Affairs,
the Bureau
of Land Management,
the Bureau
of Reclamation,
the Fish and
Wildlife Service,
the US Geological
Survey, the
Minerals Management
Service, the
National Park
Service, the
Office of Surface
Mining, the
Office of Insular
Affairs, and
the Office
of the Secretary.
Environmental
Protection
Agency WWW
Server
Laws and Regulations
link contains
the Federal
Register Environmental
Subset. Some
full-text for
selected documents--including
CFR Title 40:
Protection
of the Environment.
See also EPA
Libraries for
additional
information/resources.
Green
Lane Environment Canada
Environment
Canada's Web
site covering
environmental
issues in Canada.
Site includes
Canadian and
Provincial
government
documents and
reports, organizations'
newsletters,
current environmental
news and links
to international
agencies and
organizations.
National
Water
and
Climate
Center,
NRCS,
USDA
Office charged
with the development
and transfer
of water and
climate information
and technology
to support
natural resource
conservation.
Natural
Resources Conservation
Service,
USDA
Access to information,
partners and
projects in
conservation.
Office
of Surface
Mining,
US Department
of the Interior
Bureau charged
with protecting
citizens and
the environment
during mining
and reclamation.
Also seeks
to reclaim
mines abandoned
before 1977.
US
Fish & Wildlife
Service
Links to endangered
species information.
Climate Change
Center for Climatic Research, UW-Madison, Nelson Institute
Conducts disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on past and present state of global climate and its impact upon ecosystems.
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, UW-Madison, Nelson Institute
Conducts interdisciplinary research on the changing and complex relationships between global environmental systems and human activity.
Climate, World Health Organization
Links to fact sheets and publications about the human-health impacts of global climate change.
Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency
Site supplies links to information regarding the 'state of knowledge', health and environmental effects, United States climate policy, and practical, personal action.
Climate Program Office, NOAA
Site supplies links to climate data (archived and outlook), interactive analysis tools, and reports and publications regarding global climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
In addition to the tab, "global warming", site supplies information--news and publications--about clean energy, invasive species, food quality and sustainability, and security-related issues.
Invasive Species Management
Center
for Invasive
Plant Management,
Montana
State University
Comprehensive
site linking
to information
regarding invasive
plant species,
various national
and regional
(Western United
States) concerns
and contacts.
Invasive Species ,
Bureau of Endangered
Resources,
Wisconsin DNR
Information
regarding native
and non-native
plants and
animals. Links
to DNR Technical
Bulletins and
on-line publications.
Invasive
Plants Association
of Wisconsin
Association
devoted to
promoting responsible
stewardship
of natural
resources by
understanding
and managing
invasive plant
species.
Invasives
on the Web--TNC Wildland Invasive
Species Team
Site links
to a management
library of
ESAs (Element
Stewardship
Abstracts)
and a downloadable Weed
Control Methods
Handbook.
Image Collections
ARS
Image
Gallery (Agricultural
Research
Service)
USDA,
News & Information
High quality
digital
photographs
made available
by the
Agricultural
Research
Service
staff.
National
Image
Library,
US
Fish & Wildlife
Service
Searchable
collection
of public-domain,
photographic
images
of wildlife,
plants,
National
Wildlife
Refuges
and wildlife
management
work.
On-line
Photography
Center,
USDA
High quality
digital
photographs
made available
(public
domain)
by the
USDA Photography
Center.
Nice historical
collection--mostly
agricultural.
Wisconsin
Land
Economic
Inventory,
The
Bordner
Survey,
Land
Cover
Maps
Maps show
the land
cover and
land use
of Wisconsin
survey
townships
from the
dates of
the survey,
1927-1947.
Internet / Web Resources
EnviroInfo:
Environmental
Information
Resources
Links to
Internet
resources
in ecology,
environmental
biotechnology
and chemistry,
air, soil
and water
quality/pollution
and toxicology,
hazardous
wastes,
and environmental
impact
assessment.
EnviroLink
Library
Links to
organizational,
government,
educational,
and research
sites addressing
broad environmental
categories--earth,
air, fire
(energy)
water,
flora and
fauna.
Includes
a quick
search
feature.
EnvironmentalChemistry.com
Links to
chemistry,
environmental
and hazardous
materials
educational
sites.
On-line
reference
tools include
a periodic
table of
elements
and a geologic
timeline.
Environmental
Sites on the Internet, Royal
Institute of Technology,
Stockholm
Links to
a variety
of directories
including
a conference
directory,
and to
environmental
organizations,
electronic
journals,
and Web
sites.
http://forests.org/
Huge source
for forestry-related
topics. Emphasis
placed on conservation.
Great
Lakes
Information
Network
(GLIN)
Information
network
for the
Great Lakes
region.
Topics
include:
economy,
environment,
ecosystem,
tourism,
events
and weather.
National
Library for the
Environment
Contains
the Congressional
Research
Service
Reports
on over
392 nonpartisan
environmental
topics,
the Population
and Environment
Database,
as well
as Internet
directory
of resources
dealing
with the
budget,
economics,
law, the
environment,
and science
and medicine.
Natural
Resources Research
Information Pages
(NRRIPS)
Comprehensive
listing
of organizations,
government
agencies,
and other
sources
of information
on natural
resources
issues--compiled
and maintained
by Yu-Fai
Leung of
North Carolina
State University.
University
of Iowa Center
for Global and
Regional Environmental
Research
Links to
environmental
organizations,
directories,
newsletters,
journals
and research
projects
and programs.
Worldwatch
Institute
Links to numerous
environmental
sites, including
global forestry
issues. Best
known as the
source of Lester
Brown's annual
State of the
World Report.
Outdoor Recreation and Education
Outdoor wilderness & adventure
Outward BoundParks and recreational areas
National Park Service (NPS)Public Lands Information Center
Outdoor leadership and education
National
Outdoor Leadership
School
North
American Association
for Environmental
Education
Wilderness
Education Association