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1988 National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. The database, Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories (LFWA), available information describing state-, tribal-, and federally-issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. Territories, and in Canada for the 12 provinces and territories.
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A Gallery of Ecosystem Exhibits
By US Fish and Wildlife Service. Some cool pictures of ecosystems
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Animal Planet Live Cams
By Discovery Channel Online. Critter cams from Animal Planet.
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Animal Sounds Library
By Busch Entertainment Corporation. Listen to a variety of animal sounds.
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Animals Abound Teacher's Guide
By Busch Entertainment Corporation. The Animals Abound Teacher's Guide for grades P-5 was developed to help you teach your students - in an active, hands-on way - about the world around them and how animals adapt to survive in different habitats.
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Archeological and Cultural Sites (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Archeological sites arranged by continent, with brief descriptions.
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ARS Image Gallery
By US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Want a picture of a fruit fly? How about a picture of a riparian buffer zone? This site provides high-quality images available for direct download in three sizes: thumbnail, in-line size, and full screen. Image categories include crops, insects, plants, animals, education, fruits/veggies, illustrations, lab research, and field research (soil/water).
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Beach Recreation Areas (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Beaches and shoreline recreation areas in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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Bob Atkins Photography Nature and Wildlife Images
By Bob Atkins Photography. Awesome nature and wildlife images (copyright Bob Atkins). Permission to use normally granted by Bob Atkins for non-commercial use without charge in exchange for a photo credit and a link back to his info page.
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Common Game Fish of the Mountain-Prairie Region
By US Fish and Wildlife Service. Photos of common game fish of the mountain-prairie region of the US
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DecAID
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. An advisory tool to help managers evaluate effects of forest conditions and existing or proposed management activities on organisms that use snags and down wood. DecAID also can help managers decide on snag and down wood sizes and levels needed to help meet wildlife management objectives of forests in Washington and Oregon.
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E-Cards
By World Wildlife Fund. E-Cards are the "postcards of the Internet". You may send an E-Card to anyone with Web access and an e-mail account. Every E-Card you send enables us to contribute to the World Wildlife Fund.
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Earth
By The Global Education Project. Earth is a graphic look at the state of the world. This online resource presents data and commentaries on the condition of the world's environment - both natural and human - using 15 maps and 99 charts and graphs to create one big picture.
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EarthTrends:The Environmental Information Portal
By World Resources Institute. An online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.
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Ecological Art Galleries
By Nohra Corredor. Art with an ecological theme.
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Electronic Wetlands Herbarium (SVGA version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. A detailed look at the plants typical of 11 different wetland types from bog to wet prairie. After an introduction to a particular type of wetland, the user can explore a list of species found in that ecosystem. Each entry gives detailed botanical information as well as a SVGA photo of the plant. The outstanding photos are identification quality and most were supplied by the Morton Arboretum. Examples are taken from the U.S. Midwest region. A VGA version is also available. A 1995 update with specifies from the lower 48 states is available on a CD-ROM from Purdue.
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Electronic Wetlands Herbarium (VGA version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. A detailed look at the plants typical of 11 different wetland types from bog to wet prairie. After an introduction to a particular type of wetland, the user can explore a list of species found in that ecosystem. Each entry gives detailed botanical information as well as a VGA photo of the plant. The outstanding photos are identification quality and most were supplied by the Morton Arboretum. Examples are taken from the U.S. Midwest region. An SVGA version is also available. A 1995 update with specifies from the lower 48 states is available on a CD-ROM from Purdue.
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eNature Contests and Quizzes
By eNature.com. Test your knowledge with quizzes like: "Do You Know Your Scat" or "How Wild is Your Garden"
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eNature ecards
By eNature.com. Free greetings for all occasions.
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eNature Field Guides
By eNature.com. Guide to over 5,500 North American plants and animals, with detailed descriptions and photographs. Includes amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, seashells, seashore creatures, spiders, trees, and wildflowers. Also includes a habitat gallery and create your own backyard wildlife habitat.
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eNature Screensavers
By eNature.com. Add screensavers to your computer (for PCs and Macs).
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Endangered Means There Is Still Time Quizzes
By US Fish and Wildlife Service. Educational slides and quizzes about endangered species.
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Endangered Means There's Still Time Slide Show Images
By US Fish and Wildlife Service. Slide program with cool photos on endangered species in their natural surroundings.
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Endangered Species Picture Book
By US Environmental Protection Agency. This picture book will introduce you to 21 endangered and threatened plants and animals found in the United States. Print the pages and use your crayons to bring to life oceans, swamps, deserts, islands and a variety of plants and animals.
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Ensembl Genome Browser
By EMBL-EBI and the Sanger Institute. Ensembl provides access to state-of-the-art, automatic annotation of human genomic data, as well as genomic data for chimps, rats, mosquitoes, zebra fish, fruitflies, mice, and more.
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Fish Collection
By Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHM). An interactive, online database of information from the NHM fish collection. The collection contains an estimated five million specimens, of which roughly three million are catalogued.
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Fisheries Learning on the Web (FLOW)
By Michigan Sea Grant College Program. A comprehensive curriculum about the Great Lakes ecosystem. Lessons are geared toward educators who teach upper elementary and middle school students. Each lesson is aligned with national and state curriculum standards for science and social studies and features a hands-on classroom activity. Topics include Food Web, Water, and Fish.
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Flora of Europe
By A. Voswinkel. A photographic herbarium. More than 600 photos of flora in Europe (photos are copyrighted).
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Forest Service Historical Photograph Collection
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Agricultural Library. View historical photos of forest fire fighters at work, forest insects, natural phenomena, and homesteads.
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Green TV
By United Nations Environment Programme. green.tv is the broadband TV channel for environmental films. green.tv is the first website to bring together films from a whole range of environmental organisations and independent filmmakers and make them available to anyone anywhere.
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Download
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Download information on species names and their hierarchical classification. Includes taxonomic information of flora and fauna from both aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Query
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Query information on species names and their hierarchical classification. Includes taxonomic information of flora and fauna from both aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
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Interactive Tide Charts
By Roy McMorran. Generates tide charts for various locations in the US and Canada.
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International Parks
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Parks around the world arranged by country, with brief descriptions and links to more information
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Man and the Bioshere (MAB) Species Databases
By US Man and the Biosphere. Database of plants and animals reported from the world's biosphere reserves and other protected areas
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National Forests
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Information on national forests and national grasslands by name, by state, or via an interactive map.
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National Forests and National Grasslands (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National forests and national grasslands arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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National Historic Sites (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National historic sites in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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National Image Library
By US Fish and Wildlife Service. Cool photos of wildlife, fish, plants, refuges, hatcheries and habitats (and even some shots of Fish and Wildlife personnel for your scrapbook)
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National Park Slideshow Safaris
By National Parks Conservation Association. Tour US national parks. Intended to inspire you to visit the park and to join in protecting them for today and tomorrow.
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National Scenic Byways and Drives (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National scenic drives in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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National Scenic Trails (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National scenic trails arranged regionally, with brief descriptions and mileage.
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National Wild and Scenic Rivers (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Over 150 rivers, arranged regionally, with brief descriptions and mileage. If a river's name is hyperlinked, click for more details on the river!
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National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
By US National Park Service. A list of wild and scenic rivers, listed by state, with links to more information
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NOAA Photo Collection
By US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). More than 10,000 downloadable photos and images of oceans, the atmosphere, and the history of the pioneers who began the study of the environment in the United States.
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Outdoor Arts and Crafts
By Disney. Arts and crafts using things you find outdoors
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Planet Earth QTVR
By Planet Ark. A virtual reality file allows you to see the planet from many different angles.
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Plants Data
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Allows you to search the PLANTS database by the state you select.
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Plants Image Gallery
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Lots and lots of great photos of plants
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Plants National Database
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Search lots of information on plants by scientific or common name or plant ID. Select "Query Database" button. Can also search by Wetlands, Endangered, Phylogenetic, Economic Important, or Noxious Plants.
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Recreation.gov
By National Park Foundation. Information about recreation on US federal lands
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Red List of Threatened Species
By International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction. The main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction.
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Seafood Selector
By Environmental Defense. An interactive web tool for consumers concerned about their diet, their health, and their environment. A team of scientists, programmers, and editors reportedly worked for more than a year to build the database tool, which is filled with delicious recipes and important safety and health facts for over 150 species of fish.
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Smokey Bear Games
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Games that relate to fire fighting.
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Snap-Shot Wallpaper
By Snap-Shot Wallpaper. Enhance your computer's desktop with a photo from a gallery of more than 3,000 images. Images include travel and city landscapes, animals and wildlife, landscapes and scenic, flowers and plants, sharks and ocean animals, transportation and aviation, and other images.
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Sustainable Tourism Resource Database
By Commission for Environmental Cooperation. A searchable database containing information on tourism services and facilities in North America that link tourism activities with the conservation of natural areas.
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US National Campground Guide
By Fred and Suzi Dow. The authors, Fred and Suzi Dow, are surveying and publishing information (including pictures of scenery and wildlife) on selected campgrounds in the U.S. National Forests. As private citizens (not employed by the Forest Service), the authors have undertaken this project to promote National Forests and their camping opportunities. As of September 19, 2002, the authors have completed research on 121 National Forests and 1,677 campgrounds.
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US National Monuments (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National monuments in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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US National Parks (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. National parks arranged regionally, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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US Wilderness Areas (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Wilderness areas in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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US Wildlife Areas (GORP)
By Greer Consulting Services, Inc.. Wildlife areas in the US arranged by state, with brief descriptions and information on facilities.
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USDA Online Photography Library
By US Department of Agriculture. View or download more than 20,000 images. Photo topics include animals, conservation, food safety, forestry, horticulture, farmsteads, pesticides, and many more.
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Virtual Herb Garden
By Aetna InteliHealth, Inc.. Learn how various herbs can help with relieve headache, stomach ache, depression, mental alertness and more.
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Virtual Parks
By Erik Goetze. View over 700+ panoramic photos and see what it's like to be at the superlative parks of California (and Utah). Uses Quick Time by Apple (available free via download).
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Wetlands Maps, Facts, and Figures
By US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Maps of wetlands in the US with associated facts, such as affected acreage
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WhatBird
By Percevia. Identify birds of North America with a few clicks using our parametric search engine.
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