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Natural Resource Management Sites

Northern Plains Agroecosystems Laboratory (NPAL) Provided by the NDSU Natural Resources Management, and Rangeland Ecology programs to disseminate information concerning the management of northern Great Plains ecosystems. Promotes effective, sustainable land management strategies. provides information, interactive question and answer, and a listing of contact people and specialists. Part of the AgNIC network sponsored by the National Agricultural Library.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) A USDA agency involved with the conservaton, improvement, and sustainability of U.S. natural resources, wildlife and environment. Programs include the national soil survey, and various wetlands, water quality, forest , resource and grazing land conservation endeavors. A wide variety of information and databases are available, and are linked from their technical information webpage. For more information, links to contact people and specialists are provided.

USDA Forest Service News, maps, publications, and public information of relevance to the management of U.S. forests and grasslands.

AgNIC Rangelands West site: Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) is a distributed network that provides access to selected agriculture information in electronic form, subject area experts, and other resources. The Rangelands page is hosted by the Arizona State University. The site includes quality information, resources, and tools regarding management of western rangelands.

Natural Resource Management on Agnic Links to all natural resource management related resources on the AgNIC sites.

EROS Data Center: Earth resources observation systems The USGS's EROS Data Center (also known as EDC) distributes satelite images, aerial photographs, and digital maps recording land-surfact phenomena.

Arid Lands Information Center specialized information concerning all aspects of arid lands research and information.

Fundamentals of remote sensing Provided by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, this site is a tutorial on the basics of remote sensing.

Prairie Establishment and Landscaping. Text by William McClain, and provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as its Technical Publication no. 2. Divided into two sections: Prairie Establishment and Prairie Plants in Landscape
Design. Included is information on prairie ecology and history, plant and seed selection, seedbed preparation, prescribed burning, prairie maintenance, weed control, and
more.

General Agricultural Sites

U.S. and State Government agencies Links to US and state agricultural agencies, directories, and search engines.

General Agriculture web browsers and indexes Links to major agriculture directories and search engines.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Online "Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth."

Indexes & Catalogs

Other Natural Resource Management resources and reference materials

Dictionary of agricultural and environmental science (REFERENCE S411 .T76 2003)

Dictionary of ecology and the environment (REFERENCE QH540.4 .C65 2001)

Encyclopedia of environmental science (REFERENCE GE10 .E53 1999)

Encyclopedia of environmental issues (REFERENCE GE10 .E52 2000)

Encyclopedia of soil science (REFERENCE S592 .E53 2002) New York : Marcel Dekker, c2002.

Environmental encyclopedia (REFERENCE GE10 .E38 2003)

Handbook of agriculture (REFERENCE S496 .Y88 1999)

North Dakota soil conservation districts directory REFERENCE S623 .N9

Soil and environmental science dictionary (REFERENCE S592 .S59 2002) edited by Canadian Society of Soil Science.

20 Important Natural Resources Management Resources