HotSites --11Oct97


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NATURAL RESOURCES AND EARTH SCIENCES SITES:

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program involving the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute (UAF/G) and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). Information about volcanism in Alaska, maps and links to printed literature resources.
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/


Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Energy and Mineral Resources
Provides geotechnical, engineering and economic advice to the Indian landowners seeking to manage and develop their mineral resources.
http://snake2.cr.usgs.gov/

Cascades Volcano Observatory
Information on volcanically-induced geologic and hydrologic hazards as well as images of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena are available.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html

The Defense Mapping Agency provides support to various Federal Government Departments and Agencies including Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Unified Commmands and more on matters concerning mapping, charting and geodesy (MC&G). Provides links to Bureau of Census, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Intelligence Agency and others.
http://toponym.dma.gov/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Find out who they are, what they do, how to prepare for a disaster, how to get help after a disaster, and more.
http://www.fema.gov/

Gypsy Moth in North America
Information about the gypsy moth in North America.
http://gypsy.fsl.wvnet.edu:80/gmoth/

National Geophysical Data Center
Manages environmental data in the fields of solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, glaciology (snow and ice).
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data available includes the latest GOES image of the US, the latest weather maps for the US, studies of solar terrestrial physics, information on marine biology, sea surface temperature, etc.
http://www.noaa.gov/

National Park Service
NPS background, contacts, and information on individual National Parks and cultural resources.
http://www.nps.gov/

Ocean Planet Smithsonian Museum
Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit celebrates the spectacular diversity of the oceans and examines issues challenging our oceans. The online exhibit provides a map with links to different sections of the exhibit hall. Additionally, several search formats are available to quickly locate exhibits or topics of interest.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
OSM information and mining, environmental, and related information sources, including the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative page, and the Abandoned Mine Lands Program.
http://www.osmre.gov/

Satellite Active Archive Home Page
Access to data from NOAA's satellites. Contains desciptive information about those data sets and permits users to search inventories of data holding for availability based upon geographic and date requirements.
http://www.saa.noaa.gov/

Smithsonian Institute
Links to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, the Harvard- Smithsonia Center for Astrophysics, LMS and MSC FTP servers, Natural History Gopher and Web, SI Education Server, and the SI Photo Server.
http://www.si.edu/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Access to information about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs, organizational elements, facilities and activities.
http://www.usace.army.mil/

U.S. Bureau of Mines
Information about the Bureau of Mines as well as access to the USBM gopher server, technology news letters and agency phone book.
http://www.usbm.gov/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Information on Endangered Species, Migratory Birds and Waterfowl, Fisheries, Wildlife Law, Federal Aid to States, Wetlands, and Wildlife Species.
http://www.fws.gov/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System
Information about the National Wildlife Refuge System and topics of interest related to wildlife management and natural resources managements.
http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey
Scientific fact-finding and research organization. Principal source of scientific and technical expertise in the earth sciences within the Federal Government.
http://www.usgs.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey-EROS Maps
The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center receives, processes, and distributes data from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Landsat satellites.
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/eros-home.html

USDA Forest Service
Connects to Forst Service electronic information centers and offers material on natural resource management, ecology, biology, research, and many other topics.
http://www.fs.fed.us/

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