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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Census of Agriculture 
 "The only source of uniform, comprehensive data on agricultural production and operator characteristics for each county, state, and the Nation." Includes maps on many agricultural themes, statistics by congressional district, and a database of crops and livestock. The census is conducted in years ending in 2 and 7; the site provides the current and the two previous reports. Searchable. From the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp Topics: Agriculture, Scientific Themes, Statistics Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Desertification
Desertification is "the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas." This site "contains technical and scientific data and information, available at FAO, as well as links to a number of highly informative Web sites on desertification ... [and] on sustainable development and drylands management." Also find a searchable database of maps and statistics, photos, videos, and text documents. Available in several languages. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). Note: some dead links. http://www.fao.org/desertification/default.asp?lang=en Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Geography, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 23, 2005 The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
This collection of "original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West" features materials on Native Americans, blacks, women, leaders, industry, agriculture, and more. Includes books, periodicals, pamphlets, scientific publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents, financial records, maps, artifacts, and pictorial images -- all from the holdings of the University of Chicago Library and the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. From the Library of Congress American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html Topics: Agriculture, Black Resources, Correspondence, Geography, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Water Last updated Feb 4, 2005 Flying High for Fine Wine
This site provides information about the use of "remote sensing, multi-spectral imagers mounted on planes ... to map the health of the vines across a vineyard in a matter of months instead of decades." Discusses NASA's efforts to improve California vineyards with airborne cameras to detect the vigor of plants as influenced by insect activity and other types of crop stress. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observatory. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Grapes/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Geography Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Month by Month Planting Calendar
This site presents lists for each month of flowering plants that may be planted in gardens in the United States. The site notes, "each gardening zone is a range of micro-climates, so your newspaper or regional gardening publications (in print and on the Web) are good sources of local gardening information." Also includes access to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. From a site that provides information to homeowners. http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Planting-Calendar/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Plants, Weather Last updated May 12, 2005 Natural History Guide to American Samoa: A Collection of Articles
"This collection of articles provides a glimpse into the marine and wildlife resources in American Samoa's tropical, oceanic environment. The articles were written by 8 biologists" from several agencies. Includes photographs, illustrations, maps, local facts, and information about the seasons, biodiversity, and the island's marine and terrestrial environments, which include coral, fish, mammals, reptiles, birds, and other wildlife. Also covers agricultural pests and diseases. http://www.nps.gov/archive/npsa/book/ Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Nov 14, 2006 Nutrition Country Profiles
This site "provide[s] concise analytical summaries describing the food and nutrition situation in individual countries, with background statistics on food-related factors such as agricultural production, and selected economic and demographic indicators." Summary reports are accompanied by standardized data in graphs, tables, and maps. Provides profiles for over 50 countries with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean. Some material only available in Spanish. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/profiles_en.stm Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 26, 2006 Tongass National Forest
The site for this national forest in southeast Alaska provides information about forest flora and fauna, forest management (including the timber sale plan), visiting the forest, and forest maps. Also features information about glacier formation and images of the Mendenhall and Hubbard glaciers. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Geography, Geology, National Parks & Forests, Plants Last updated Mar 3, 2004 USDA Forest Service
A portal to the U.S. National Forests and Grasslands. National Forest Web Sites allows the user to browse a directory of the sites via an interactive map, name, state, or region. The Library provides recent Forest Service publications. The Fire Information section contains reports and policy for the Forest Service's response to fire. It also contains descriptions of the various jobs on a fire crew. Part of the United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.fs.fed.us/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, National Parks & Forests, Plants Last updated Feb 18, 2004 USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region: Forests With a Future
Information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service "campaign in California and parts of Nevada to protect Sierra Nevada old-growth forests, wildlife and communities against catastrophic wildfires. This campaign is a proactive approach aimed at restoring natural conditions." Includes a brochure, printable flyers, and information sheets about thinning 20-30 inch diameter trees, reducing biomass, and related topics. Also includes a site map and a description of planned work. http://forestsfuture.fs.fed.us/ Topics: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Outdoor Recreation, Plants, Science Last updated Aug 4, 2004 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
This interactive document from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 10 different minimum temperature zones in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, "each of which represents an area of winter hardiness for the plants of agriculture and our natural landscape. It also introduces zone 11 to represent areas ... that are ... essentially frost free." Also includes information about the creation of the map, and indicator plant examples for selected woody plants. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ Topics: Agriculture, Maps by Place, Plants, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps, Weather Last updated Oct 14, 2004 World Resources Institute
"Objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that will foster environmentally sound, socially equitable development." Covers biodiversity, business and industry, global warming, forests, health, governance, sustainable agriculture, oceans and coasts, and water. Earthtrends, an environment information portal, provides databases, data tables, country profiles, maps, statistics, and feature articles in topical sections. http://www.wri.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Education, Finance, Regions of the World Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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