Web Resources for Environmental Science

From David Baker, former DAL Environmental Science:

• www.enn.com - The Environmental News Network....free daily news reports dealing with environmental news from around the world
• www.enature.com - This site offers free electronic field guides to North American birds, reptiles, insects, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, trees, flowers, etc.etc, Great resource for teachers and students alike.
• www.learner.org/jnorth/current.html - The award winning site "Journey North" tracks the migration patterns of a number of North American species of animals which are tracked in real time using radiotelemetry. E-mail scientists and learn about their studies of these migrating animals.

• www.enature.com/outdoors/hawkwatch/hw_home.asp - The best time to see hawks, harriers, eagles, and their kin is during the fall migration. We've chosen some of the top hawkwatch sites in North America....several close to the New York area. Have your students follow the migration south and perhaps visit one of these sites.

From Josepth Kerski, Geographer:

• USGS: store.usgs.gov -The USGS Store will provide online ordering access to all published products distributed by the USGS. *Suggestions from Arden Rauch - SAR - Eastern Section:
• www.eponline.com - Management and Problem Solving for Environmental Professionals
• www.wwp-online.com - Water and Wastewater Products web site with information and news regarding environmental issues concerned specifically with water and wastewater management
• www.eponline.com/enews.html - Subscribe to e-mail newsletters on a variety of environmental issues
• www.brownfields.com/env_newsltrs.htm - Join Brownfield' Spotlight mailing list and receive reports on important issues from around the nation
• http://www.dec.state.ny.us/index.html- this is the subject index for DEC. It provides teachers with an overview of the rantge of DEC concerns.
• http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/stream/index.htm - This site provides an excellent key to help students in biomonitoring New York State streams. Larry Abele would appreciate feed back about how he can make the site more useful for teachers....partly to indicate to the powers that be that more needs to be done for education. Feel free to chat with him at LEAbele@gw.dec.state.ny.us

From Mike Mallon - SAR- Southeastern Section:

• www.vernalpool.org - Home site of the Vernal Pool Association, dedicated to the identification, study, and protection of vernal pools and their organisms
• http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/envsci/index.html - An online text - free, but you need to register for some content (videos)

• Andrew Revkin's NY Times environmental blog: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species

• "Edge" species site: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/

From Rick Beal - SAR - Central Section

• www.myfootprint.org - This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard.

From Arden R. Rauch

• http://www.ttlntl.co.uk/2/Health/poisonplants.htm
• http://www.catalogchoice.org/ get rid of unwanted catalogs
• http://eelink.net/pages/EE+Activities+-+Interactive
• http://ei.cornell.edu/teacher/
• http://ran.org/new/ryse/home/
• http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/teachers/activities.html
• http://www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk/home/energyeff/energyeff.asp
• http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
• http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
• http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_science/ science daily is well worth looking at daily
• www.sciencedaily.com

Ecology and Environmental Science Websites:

• Great Lesson Plans for Environmental Science Across many disciplines
  http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/LessonPlans.html
• Great News Articles on Outdoor Articles
  http://www.outdoorpressroom.com/
• Great links for bio etc. with “Environmental Scorecard” site
  http://www.scorecard.org
• http://www.middleweb.com/ContntCurr.html
• http://www.powayschools.com/projects/mt&r/PlanetEarthMainPage.htm
• Ecology Hotlist
  http://www.powayschools.com/projects/mt&r/hotlist.htm
• Biomes I
  http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/
• Biomes II
  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
• Animals of Chesapeake bay
  http://www.chesapeakebay.net/baybio.htm
• Kids do Ecology page (Biomes and animals)
  http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/
• Cornell Env Page
  http://ei.cornell.edu/teacher/
• Environmental Literacy Council
  http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/176.html
  
• http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm

Please note: If you find that any of these resources no longer function, please contact me at dbaker@hf.ouboces.org so that I may remove or update the site. Thanks.......