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"When we walk upon Mother Earth,
we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our
future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never
forget them."
Oren Lyons,
Onondaga
Native Village
Earth and Environment Library
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"When we walk upon Mother Earth,
we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our
future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never
forget them."
Oren Lyons,
Onondaga
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**Dam Removal in 2012 Review the list of 62 dams removed last year to restore rivers. http://www.americanrivers.org/ |
**Salish Sea Marine
Sanctuary & Coastal Trail |
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Japanese Tsunami Inside a Car Experience the reality of the 2011 event http://www.youtube.com/ |
**Lights Out Game |
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Reality Drop A new way to fight climate denial. http://climaterealityproject.org/r |
Pocoyo Activity Book An activity book packed with games and ideas that make helping the environment fun! http://50.57.144.71/sites/default/files/documents/ |
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I AM PRO SNOW. |
24 Hours of Reality Climate Reality -- watch last November's broadcast on the Internet with more than 16,000,000 views around the world. http://climaterealityproject.org/ |
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**Hurricane Sandy
Before/After Photos Use your mouse to slide over the pictures and track the devastation. www.abc.net.au |
**Climate Connections: A
Global Journey http://edu.americangraduate.org/ |
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**Indigenous youth
natural resource management in Australia and North America Ways Indigenous youth involved in natural resource management can improve educational outcomes and employment opportunities. http://caepr.anu.edu.au/ |
The Alliance for Climate Education Asking high schoolers to join -- and lead -- the climate change conversation. http://sparkaction.org/ |
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**Welcome
to Hazard Coast Explore the environmental hazards found at various coastal locations www.teachersdomain.org/ |
Earth Hour 2013 Official
Video Earth Hour has grown from a one-city initiative to the world's largest campaign for the planet! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UywrjnOaUE |
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Environmental Hazards in
the City the environmental hazards that might be found at various locations within cities and towns, www.teachersdomain.org// |
Sources of Radiation explore an environment to learn about various types of radiation, both beneficial and potentially lethal www.pbs.org/ |
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**Hike Through Oregon's
John Day Region Join others on a virtual hike. www.pewenvironment.org/ |
Environmental Hazards on
the Farm explore the environmental hazards found on farms www.teachersdomain.org |
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**Climate
Change Quiz Test your knowledge and learn about the animals and plants affected by climate change. www.arkive.org/ |
Wildscreen! Working globally to promote an appreciation of biodiversity and nature through the power of wildlife imagery. www.wildscreen.org.uk/ |
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Welcome to Wildscreen! Working globally to promote an appreciation of biodiversity and nature through the power of wildlife imagery. www.wildscreen.org.uk/ |
**Welcome to ASCEville Opens up the world of engineering by exploring the urban landscape www.asceville.org/ |
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Wide-field Infrared
Survey Explorer (WISE) . |
**National
Water Trails System A national network of water trails that are cooperatively supported and sustained. www.nps.gov/watertrails/ |
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**Our Great Lakes Commons A People's Plan to Protect the Great Lakes www.blueplanetproject.net/r |
**Earth Guide This interactive site for children answers questions related to the earth. http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/earth/guide/english/ |
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**Conversations with the
Earth Indigenous Voices on Climate Change www.conversationsearth.org/ |
**2011 Extreme Weather
Video |
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**Stone sea and volcano See the photos of an island being born. http://yacht-maiken.blogspot.com/ |
Forces of Change Explores the forces changing our environment and how life on earth adapts to these changes. http://forces.si.edu/ |
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**Tread Lightly Measure your ecological footprint, then pledge to reduce it and see what a big difference small changes can make! http://treadlightly.tigweb.org/ |
** The Tribal Energy and
Environmental Information Clearinghouse Energy Resources, Assessents/Monitoring, Laws and Regulations http://teeic.anl.gov/ |
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**What is your water
footprint? Pledging to cut your water footprint? nature. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com |
**Green Grades Ranks the paper policies and practices of the office supply sector. Amazon got an "F" http://forestethics.org/ |
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**Man Invents Machine to
Turn Plastic Into Oil |
**Native
Waters Dedicated to increasing awareness and respect for tribal water resources www.nativewaters.org/EDUCATION |
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Water, Our Future |
**How Plastic Bottles
Can Light Up the Darkness Add 55-watts of light for free! www.wimp.com/lightenup/ |
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**The Galaxy A MUST SEE video with original song, NASA photos and graphics to learn all about our universe. You'll smile! http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf |
Frazzle Ice in Yosemite
Creek |
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**Native Perspectives on
Sustainability Excerpt of an interview with Nichole Maher (Tlingit) http://culturecollective.ning.com/video/cultural-sustainability |
**Great lakes Restoration
Initiative |
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**National Geographic
Society’s Freshwater Initiative How can you help save water? Test your water IQ and learn much more here. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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**American Indian Tribal
Portal |
**Environmental
Education Outreach Program |
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**Green Hour |
Great Lakes in My World Activities align with state standards in Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Math http://greatlakes.org/Page.aspx?pid=340 |
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**WaterSense Activities to help students in Grades 3-5 learn about water and its vital place in our lives. http://epa.gov/ |
2009 National
Environmental Scorecard How has the Obama administration and the 111th Congress moved towards a new energy future? http://lcv-ftp.org/scorecard09/ |
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**Indoor air quality in
Indian Country |
Arctic Climate
Perspectives Video: Inupiaqs share their perspective of Global Warming in Alaska Arctic Climate Perspectives |
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**Evolving Planet An online journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth www.fieldmuseum.org/evolvingplanet/ |
*Tribal Environmental
and Energy Information Clearinghouse
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Tribal Nations
Conference: Economic Development, Natural Resources, Energy,
Environment and Agriculture |
**Alaska Native
Perspectives on Earth and Climate |
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**Blackfeet Skies Features online digital workshop for teachers of Native students. https://www.t2tweb.us/NativeAmerican/home.asp |
**Sacred Power |
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**Mining Madness, Water
Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance Watch the entire film http://online.nwf.org/ |
**Underground Adventure What would life be like if you lived underground? You've come to the right place to find out! www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/ |
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Environmental
Assessment and Saskatchewan's
First Nations A Resource Handbook www.iisd.org/ |
**America's Treasures,
Our National Parks Enjoy the slideshow with music http://mybeautifulamerica.com/nationalparks.htm |
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**Indigenous People and
Climate Change Read the report http://zunia.org/ |
**Universe Awareness An international outreach activity that uses the beauty and grandeur of the universe to inspire very young disadvantaged children www.unawe.org/ |
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**We Are All One |
*Free Green Free, energy efficient, healthy house plans. www.freegreen.com/ |
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**Encyclopedia of Earth |
**Tribal
Energy Handbook From Honor the Earth |
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**Water and culture Water is an integral part of life, both for survival and cultural expression. www.abc.net.au/water/stories/s1598082.htm |
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Many Strong Voices |
**Water Calculator
Helps you calculate residential water use per day. www.nwf.org/water/watercalculator.cfm |
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The Arctic Institute of
North America 2007 Annual Report Study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic www.arctic.ucalgary.ca |
Greening your Home Make simple changes at home to reduce energy bills and save the planet. http://printables.familyeducation.com/ |
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*myGreenElectronics
Features a ZIP code look-up for electronics recycling facilities and listings of electronics that have green properties. www.mygreenelectronics.org/ |
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The Water Walkers |
**Ecological Footprint
Quiz Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires? You're about to find out. www.myfootprint.org/ |
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Mount St. Helens A wealth of information about this active volcano. www.mjjsales.com/articles/mt-st-helens.html |
Values by U.S. Counties
for 2008 Ozone Standards A chart of each U.S. county's compliance to 2008 ozone limits. www.epa.gov/ |
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The Greenest and MEANEST
Cars for our Planet As reported by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) http://autos.aol.com/gallery/smart-car-mini-cooper-greenest-cars-2008 |
**EarthCache Extraordinary outdoor places where you can experience the earth and history first-hand. www.earthcache.org/ |
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10,000 Raingardens How to Build a Rain Garden www.rainkc.com/home/index.asp |
Encyclopedia of Life
portal |
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**Space Science For
Seven Generations Combines modern space information from NASA and Native American Astronomy knowledge www.sharingtheskies.com/ |
Ice Stories Follow the real time events of scientists working in the Arctic and Antarctica www.exploratorium.edu/icestories/index.php |
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Indigenous knowledge and
observations of climate change in the Arctic www.eoearth.org/ |
Teaching Geoscience with
Visualizations |
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**Go Green Database |
** Catalog Choices Cancel unwanted catalogues and help the planet www.catalogchoice.org/ |
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** Tribal Portal Website
To help American Indian communities and supporters locate tribal related information within EPA and other government agencies. www.epa.gov/tribalportal |
Mother Earth, A Call to
Consciousness Slideshow from the 24-hour Live Earth Events held at the NMAI www.indiancountry.com/motherearth.cfm |
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**Nation Under Siege,
Sea Level Rise at
Our Doorstep www.architecture2030.org/ |
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NINE MILE CANYON: Under
Construction Location: Utah Length: 14 min www.archaeologychannel.org/c |
Two Worlds Touch |
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**5
Years for the Planet's Future Shows how we can save our planet during the next 5 years www.panda.org/about_wwf/ |
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**Children and Nature
Network Building a movement to reconnect children and nature. www.cnaturenet.org/ |
Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge Established in 1936 to preserve the 438,000 acre Okefenokee Swamp. www.fws.gov/okefenokee/ |
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**Earth Observatory
Natural Hazards: Fires |
Biodiversity Library |
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Energy Policy Act of
2005, Section 1813 Indian Land Rights-of-Way Study A study of issues regarding energy rights-of-way on tribal lands. http://1813.anl.gov/index.cfm |
**PBS for Parents:
Connecting Kids to Nature An online parents' guide with book suggestions and great ways to engage your kids with nature. www.pbs.org/parents/special/earthday.html |
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An Underwater Tour of
the Long Island Sound An introduction to the flora, fauna, geology, and habitat of the diverse world under the surface along the New York and Connecticut shoreline. www.lisrc.uconn.edu/lis_uwtour/ |
Best Global Warming
Articles www.bestglobalwarmingarticles.com |
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**The Green Guide The go-to source for green home tips, product reviews, environmental health information, and green-living advice. From National Geographic. http://thegreenguide.com/ |
Green Atlas An adaptable framework for charting nature and culture in hometown environments. http://greenatlas.org/ |
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U.S. Nuclear Plants in
the 21st Century: The Risk of a Lifetime www.ucsusa.org/ |
Virtual course ware for
Earth and Environment |
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Endangered Species Program Kid's Corner Features a slideshow, a quiz, resources , and suggestions for how children can help. www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/ |
Global Warming Articles Hundreds of excellent articles about global warming. www.bestglobalwarmingarticles.com |
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Google Earth 4 View landforms in three dimensions. http://earth.google.com/earth4.html |
**Birth of an Island Amazing photos of a volcanic island emerging from the sea. www.snopes.com/photos/natural/maiken.asp |
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Honor the Earth
Videos |
International Polar Year
- 2007-2008 A large scientific programme focused on the Arctic http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ |
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Science from the Poles Includes a number of very informative webcasts that highlight the work of scientists at both the North and South Poles. www.exploratorium.edu/poles/index.html |
**SnowCrystals.com Capturing the fleeting beauty of snowflakes . www.snowcrystals.com/ |
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Water on the Web: Curricula [pdf] |
Air Quality Movies Deal with such topics as airquality control, how ozone is formed, and a special presentation for children on ozone. www.airnow.gov |
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Journey Everglades Currents of Change |
Living Planet Report 2006 |
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WaterBoy |
Tree of Life Web Project Provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history and characteristics. www.tolweb.org/tree/ |
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**Our Blue Planet Beautiful photos http://home.att.net/~hideaway_fun/442/planet.htm |
Digital Library for Earth System Education Includse lesson plans, scientific data, visualizations, interactive computer models, and virtual field trips http://dlese.org/library/index.jsp |
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**Environment of North
America Before 1500 www.historyforkids.org/l |
The National Map Public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information http://nationalmap.gov/ |
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Environment of North
America after 1500 www.historyforkids.org/ |
E a r t h / m a t r i X Science in Ancient Artwork and Science Today www.earthmatrix.com/ |
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Biodiversity Project Works to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity and to build their commitment to saving it www.biodiversityproject.org/ |
Pew Center on Global
Climate Change Studies Changes in agricultural and forest-management programs could reduce the impact of climate change and create new sources of farming income/ www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PCGCC_GHG_092006.pdf |
StopGlobalWarming.org
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Agriculture's
Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Agricultural & Forestlands: U.S. Carbon Policy www.pewtrusts.org/ |
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**Mapping the Future of World Population |
**Air Pollution on
California Indian Reservations A detailed map www.epa.gov |
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The Canary Project
Photographs landscapes around the world that are exhibiting dramatic transformation due to global warming. www.canary-project.org/ |
The New Resistance: Southwestern Communities of Color Struggling for Environmental and Economic Justice, Pt 1: www.archive.org/ |
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**Global Warming Interactive Map |
Waste Management in
Indian Country Environmental curricula which incorporate Native American cultural themes www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/tribal/educout.htm |
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World Citizens Guide |
Sustainable Consumption Goods and services that satisfy and improve basic needs while minimizing the use of natural resources and material by products. www.sierraclub.org/sustainable_consumption/ |
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The state of the world's human rights |
**The NIST Test Wall A stone test wall constructed of 2352 individual samples of stone. http://stonewall.nist.gov/ |
**Earth on Edge
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Global Fingerprints of
Greenhouse Warming Summarizes findings from recent scientific articles that link global warming to human activities www.pewclimate.org/ |
Your Land, Your Future: Engaging Youth in Resource Development and
Sustainability
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Alternatives to
Clearcutting Research current forest industry practices in Canada http://archives.cbc.ca/ |
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**Exploring the
Environment Features 25 online modules that put students in problem-based learning scenarios. www.cet.edu/products/ete/overview.html |
Environmental Education
Outreach Program (EEOP) From the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP). www.nau.edu/eeop/newsletter |
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**Cheap Gas Compare gasoline prices for all stations in your zip code area. http://autos.msn.com/ |
Sustainable Development
in Coastal Regions and Small
Islands Looks at how sustainable development might be encouraged on small islands and coastal regions throughout the world. www.unesco.org/csi/ |
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System |
Alaska Volcano
Observatory Monitors and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards." www.avo.alaska.edu/ |
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**Earth
from Above Allows users to view photographs via an innovative interactive interface . http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/ |
**Moon
Watch Enter your geographic location for a chart showing the visibility of the next newmoon www.crescentmoonwatch.org |
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Worldwide
Tropical Cyclone Names Lists of tropical cyclone names for various regions throughout the world. www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml |
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Act Locally Shows the Penobscot Nation's proactive use of human and natural resources in Maine. http://learner.org/redirect/november/rural47.htm |
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Energy Hog Games to help children and families become more energy efficient www.energyhog.org/ |
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TerraFly Enter an address and experience a bird's view of your location. (Note: slow-loading, but worth the wait) http://terrafly.fiu.edu/ |
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**Climate
change in Alaska Four radio interviews with Huslia Elders www.panda.org/ |
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Selva Fría: Cold Jungle A photographic journey to the rain forests of southern Chile www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/ |
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Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth Provides an interactive timeline of geological history. www.nmnh.si.edu/ |
**American Indian Environmental
Council Tribes' sovereign right to protect www.epa.gov/indian/index.htm |
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Protect the Planet Promise Complete the list, sign at bottom and post in home and classroom http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ |
**National
Park Service: Park Histories Dozens of detailed histories of the national parks of the United States www.cr.nps.gov/history/park_histories |
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Aquatic
Biodiversity Information about water-based ecosystems and special topics such as threats and conservation. http://lii.org/search?goto=026929 |
**What's
Up With the Weather? Examines "the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/ |
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Google
Weather Map Locate the exact weather information from your neck of the woods. www.myjavaserver.com/ |
*Peatlands An overview of peatlands, which are areas "with a naturally accumulated peat layer at the surface," including mires, bogs, and fens. www.peatlandsni.gov.uk |
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**Solar
System Exploration Award Winning Website from NASA http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm |
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A Walk in the Forest Take a walk in this virtual Virginia forest and do field research http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ |
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*Sustainable
Destinations Resources on geotourism that supports the geographical character allocation's environment, culture, heritage, aesthetics, and citizens. www.nationalgeographic.com |
*Ring
of Fire A map showing half of the world's active volcanoes are located in this ring. http://worldatlas.com/ |
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Mexico
Volcanoes and Volcanics Includes maps and background information http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Mexico/ |
Sinkers
Provide Missing Piece in Deep-Sea Puzzle How animals in the deep sea get enough to eat www.mbari.org/ |
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World
Environment Day Commemorated each year on June 5--from the United Nations www.unep.org/wed/ |
Strange
Clouds Are these "night-shining" clouds caused by space dust or global warming? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/19feb_nlc.htm |
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Photos
from the National Landscape Conservation System Online Slideshow www.wilderness.org/ |
NGDC Geologic Hazard Photos Searchable library of photographs of geologic hazards and natural disasters. www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/fliers/se-0801.shtml |
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NASA Worldwind Lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ |
Eastern
Forests An interactive map showing forest protection measures by conservation groups. www.wilderness.org/ |
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Water
Rights and Empowerment Scale models aimed to involve the future water users in decisions about irrigation. www.iapad.org/applications/water/licto.htm |
Wild
World: Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World Information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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*World
Sunlight Map Watch the sun rise and set all over the world www.die.net/earth/ |
Rainforest
Tour A tour of the Rainforest in Latin America www.earthsbirthday.org/biggift/rftour/rft1.asp |
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Air
Quality Download an air quality coloring book www.iowadnr.c |
Seychelles
Through Time The granitic Seychelles islands used to lie at the heart of the supercontinent Gondwanaland 2,000,000 years ago. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eden/time.html |
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Terrestrial
Ecoregions of the World Information and images for all 867 land-based eco-regions on the planet. www.nationalgeographic.com/w |
*Spacesounds Explore our solar system and beyond as you listen for actual space sounds,. http://spacesounds.com/ |
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*National
Geographic: Forces of Nature Films, and create your own volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados. www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ |
EPA's
National Exposure Research Laboratory Search an interactive map of the US to find out what EPA projects might be going on near you. www.epa.gov/nerl/index.html |
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Association
for Environmental Archaeology [pdf] ]a way for the diverse set of persons working acrossthe discipline to communicate research findings and to develop a broad rangeof networks www.envarch.net/ |
Deepest
Cave This interactive map allows you to explore the world's deepest cave. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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*The
Great Bear Rainforest A photo gallery http://nature.org/ |
*The
National Atlas of the United States Thousands of printable maps. http://nationalatlas.gov/ |
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*Mojave
Desert Ecosystem Program Access to Geospatial natural resource data for the entire Ecoregion www.mojavedata.gov/ |
Land Tenure Center Deals specifically with land policy across the world www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc/ |
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National
Landslide Information Center A FAQ, maps, fact sheets, and related documents about landslides and their causes http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/nlicsun.html |
NASA's
Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission Learn what is currently known about Pluto, Charon, and the Kuiper Belt http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ |
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Dihydrogen
Monoxide H 2 O www.dhmo.org/ |
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IRIS Seismic Monitor Monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic centers, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information. www.iris.edu/seismon/ |
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Western Waters Digital Library (WWDL) A comprehensive information resource to help westerners manage their water resources wisely in the 21st century. www.westernwater.org |
Electronic
Cultural Atlas Initiative Cartographic tools for visualizing and analyzing historical and cultural phenomena. www.ecai.org |
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*The
10 Most Endangered Refuges Click on the interactive map to learn about any of the 10 most endangered refuges. www.defenders.org/habitat/refuges/ |
**Solar
System Simulator Create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
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Green
Vehicle Guide Rates the environment performance of vehicles www.epa.gov/greenvehicles |
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WGBH,
FFFBI, and National Geographic Launch Geography Site Geography-themed interactive stories set in Tokyo, India's Bollywood and Australia's outback www.fffbi.com/nationalgeographic/ |
**2004
Photos of Aurora Taken north of Blair, Nebraska. www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm |
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*Warnings
From the Ice The possibility of global warming due to the gradual disappearance of coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings |
EarthRights
International publications online Electronic versions of EarthRights publications are free to download. http://m1e.net/c?25210503-1ASdIDonZI./c%40445040-/.g01zmPHWMOg |
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**The
Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Peoples from
the Amazonia Sharing a common objective to preserve the global climate www.climatealliance.org/ |
Green
Maps Locally created maps that chart the natural www.greenmap.org/ |
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Environmental
Impact Statement for lands within the eastern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and in the Colville River Delta. www.alpine-satellites-eis.com |
40th
anniversary of the Wilderness Act Features definitions of wilderness, wilderness legislation and policy, a timeline, a discussion of issues. and more. www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=40th |
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Genesis:
Search for Origins information about the NASA mission to collect "samples of the solar wind, material www.genesismission.org |
WILDCANADA.NET Supports students' efforts who are urging Canadians o stop being “fooled by fossil fuels”. www.Wildcanada.net |
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The
Chemistry of Autumn Colors The chemical process that occurs each fall when green leaves change from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red. http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu |
Gondwana
Forest Sanctuary Abrief overview of the Gondwana Forest Sanctuary Campaign in South America, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere http://nativeforest.org/campaigns/gondwana |
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Asteroid
4179 Toutatis Information on the asteroid whose September 29, 2004, approach to Earth "is the closest in this century of any known asteroid. http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
Aurora
Forecast A daily forecast for auroral activity in the skies over Alaska and the Yukon www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi |
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Mount
St. Helens, Washington Volcano Cams, history, and other information on volcanoes in the Cascade Range. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/ |
Mojave
National Preserve Desert ecology, plants and animals, geology, and history and culture www.nps.gov/moja |
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National
Geographic: Forces of Nature Tells about four of the most destructive natural forces: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature |
Sable
Island Sable Island near Halifax, Nova Scotia, is renowned for its wild horses, shipwrecks, fascinating geology, and natural history http://collections.ic.gc.ca/ |
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*Reclaiming
the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History,1884-1934 From American Memory, a rich diversity of unique and rare materials http://memory.loc.gov/ |
International
Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer www.uneptie.org/ |
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*
MapMachine Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/* |
HazardMaps.gov A central repository for collecting, synthesizing, visualizing, and analyzing natural hazards data www.hazardmaps.gov/ |
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Chemicals,
the Environment, and You Learn about the relationship between chemicals in the environment & human health http://science.education.nih.gov/ |
Ethnomathematics
Digital Library The study of the mathematical practices of specific cultural groups who are dealing with their environmental problems and activities www.ethnomath.org/ |
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Lunar
Meteorites Information about rocks found on Earth that were ejected from the Moon http://epsc.wustl.edu/ |
Is
your home a "Green" House? Step inside the interactive house and test your energy IQ. www.nationalgeographic.com |
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Hidden
Secrets of the Grand Canyon Interactive Map, 360 degree view, kids area, and more http://aol.nationalgeographic.com/grandcanyon/ |
Astro-Venture Provides interactive tutorials on biology, geology, astronomy,& atmospheric sciences http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov |
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2004
Greenbook Helps you choose a new vehicle that is cleaner and more fuel-efficient yet still meets your transportation needs. www.greenercars.com |
National
Ocean Service explore geodesy--the science that measures and monitors the size and shapes of the Earth http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/ |
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"Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico A bilingual map, with texts in English and Spanish www.nativelands.org/bin/view.pl/41215.html |
Birth
Cry of the Cosmos Heard Features sound files from analysis of the background radiation born 400,000 years after the Big Bang http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3832711.stm |
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The
World Wide Panorama On Saturday, March 20, [2004] photographers around the world celebrated the Equinox by creating VR [(virtual reality)] panoramas. http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp304/ |
*The
Other Hawai'i: A Journey to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands With the Hokule'a Information about a 2004 canoe journey through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands exploring the "relatively untouched 'kupuna' islands http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/specials/hokulea/ |
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Kituwah
- A native American perspective on the environment Oannes Pritzke speaks at the National Expo of North American Arts, Educuation, & Culture in 1992. http://realserver.taifun.ch:554/ramgen/rfpi/wmradio_005.rm |
Earth
Science World Features a searchable and browsable collection of hundreds of photos of volcanoes, minerals, structures, and more. www.earthscienceworld.org/ |
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*Monthly
Climatic Data for the World Monthly temperature, precipitation, hours of sunshine for 2,000 surface data collection stations worldwide. http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |
Winnemuka
- native American anti-nuclear presentation Wabanaki spokespersons at the ClamShell Alliance-10th Anniversary SeaBrook Gathering. http://realserver.taifun.ch:554/ramgen/rfpi/wmradio_006.rm |
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Images
of Life on Earth Images, sound files, and video clips for animal and plant species threatened with extinction. www.arkive.org |
OpenSees Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation http://opensees.berkeley.edu/ |
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Earth
and Moon Viewer View the Earth's day and night regions or view the earth from the Sun, Moon, and more www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html |
Virtual
Visit: The Pribilof Islands Every summer, 750,000 northern fur seals and 3,000,000 seabirds converge on these 80 square miles. http://nature.org/magazine/summer2004/pribilof/ |
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Alaska
Trails Features information about the more than 40 land- and water-based trails in Alaska www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/aktrails/ |
*
Forecast: Earth Climate-related issues that could have global consquences. www.weather.com/multimedia/f |
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Ozone Levels Full listing of EPA's designations of state and tribal areas ozone levels www.epa.gov/ozonedesignations |
Summer
Trips, Hidden Treasures A slideshow view of U.S. National parks www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/summer.trips/ |
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*20
Simple Steps 20 steps you can do to bring down Carbon Dioxide emissions. www.undoit.org/graphics/undoit_steps.pdf |
*Radio
Storms on Jupiter Giant Jupiter is a source of odd radio noises. Now anyone can listen to them http://science.nasa.gov/ |
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Earth
in Peril How do consumption and rapid population growth affect our planet's natural resources? www.pbs.org/w |
*Yosemite
in Depth An online virtual "hike" through some of Yosemite Park's geological scenery. www.nps.gov/ |
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Hot
Zones The fragile relationship between people and the natural world they inhabit www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth |
*Global
Trends Quiz Test your understanding of the population trends and environmental challenges facing nations around the world www.pbs.org/ |
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Voices
of Concern Interviews with five experts reveal the threats facing human populations, national economies, and the global climate. www.pbs.org/l |
Got
Facts Dedicated to providing information about our world and outer space www.gotfacts.com/ |
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Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk Colorful, interactive web pages on climate change and the Great Lakes region www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes |
Sierra
Club Population Policies Contains the official text of various Sierra Club policies related to population growth and its effect on the environment. www.sierraclub.org/ |
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Rainforest Field Trip Take a walk through the Rainforest www.tramline.com/sci/rainforest/ |
A
Few Thoughts on Mass Extinctions A NASA astrobiologist discusses the past five big mass extinctions and the possibility of a future one. http://nai.arc.nasa.gov |
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*
Wildlands: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge An overview of issues facing Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which has been targeted for oil drilling. www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/arctic/ |
WorldwideLearn.com's North Pole Solo 2004! http://northpolesoloexpedition.com/ |
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Center
for a New American Dream You have the power to make the earth a better place because of what you buy. www.ibuydifferent.org/ |
used The Bentley Collection of Snow Crystals http://mail.ssec.wisc.edu/snow/ |
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BushGreenwatch Tracking the Bush Administration's Policies http://ga3.org/bushgreenwatch/join.tc |
National
Environmental Scorecard 2003 Provides environmental voting records for Members of the first session of the 108th Congress www.lcv.org/ |
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Nature's
Voice Environmental campaigns and victories from the National Resource Defense Council www.nrdc.org/naturesvoice |
Native
Forest Council To protect and preserve every acre of publicly owned land in the U.S. www.forestcouncil.org |
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Descent
Into the Ice Glacionauts venture into glacier caves. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/ |
Global
Warming Kids Site Focuses on the science and impacts of global warming or climate change, and on actions that help address global warming issues. www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/ |
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HomeTown
Locator Gazetteer Provides "location information for 1.8 million physical and cultural features with links to maps and aerial photos www.lcv.org/ |
Mercury
Rising: The Poisoning of Grassy Narrows Video and radio clips: Between 1962 and 1970, natives in two northwest Ontario communities sat down to daily meals of poison. http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-70-1178 |
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Nordlys
Northern Lights dedicated to the phenomenon known as northern lights or "Aurora Borealis www.northern-lights.no/ |
Wolf
Watershed Educational Project, Web: www.treatyland.com |
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Nature
Trails Send a boat down a river, create hydropower, then view it from a two story tree house www.mainediscoverymuseum.org |
The
Truth About Snowflakes www.enature.com/f |
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Imaging
Everest http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/Concepts/Virtual_Everest/-1.html |
The
Science Behind Global Warming This Senate Hearing has recently been announced as available fulltext on the internet. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/ |
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used On the Edge: Is Anybody Out There? The Earth really unique in its ability to support life? When NASA's Kepler Mission launches in 2007, we may find the answer. www.space.com/b |
used NASA Earth Science Week 2003 Earth Science research and other education programs on the Internet www.earthsciweek.org |
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Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land Photos by Subhankar Banerjee that records "four seasons of abundant life in the [Arctic National Wildlife] refuge." www.calacademy.org/exhibits/anwr/ |
used Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks Nearly 3000 virtual reality photographic panoramas" provide 360-degree imagery places western United States, AK, HA, western Canada, Baja California, and the South Pacific. www.virtualguidebooks.com/ |
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Cavers
Slang Dictionary A browsable site "of cavers' terms from across the world www.umsl.edu/~joellaws/ozark_caving/caveslng.html |
Polluted
Runoff How runoff affects streams, how to analyze what's upstream & downstream from your community (watersheds), & how families can reduce "nonpoint source" pollution. www.epa.gov/owow/nps/nps_edu/index.html |
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used Learn About Chemicals Around Your House Answers questions about pesticides & toxic chemicals used around the house. www.epa.gov/kidshometour/toxic.htm |
used Clean Snowmobile Facts Controversies about snowmobile emissions and access to U.S. National Parks and other public lands . www.deq.state.mt.us/CleanSnowmobile/ |
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used Celestia A free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
Ecological
Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams Discusses the toxicity of fire suppressants and retardants to vegetation, algae, aquatic invertebrates, and fish. www.npwrc.usgs.gov/ |
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Global
Warming: Frequently Asked Questions http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/l |
Historical
Hurricane Tracks Interactive mapping application that allows you to easily search and display 150 years of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/ |
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On the Prairie Focuses on ecology and environmental education about the prairie, where over 98% of the lands have been lost. www.bellmuseum.org/mnideals/prairie/ |
Archaeology of Oregon Online version of the book by Dr. C. Melvin Likens published in 1993 www.or.blm.gov |
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Expeditions
in Diversity Helps develop lifelong connections and commitments to nature and to the multicultural American community. www.3dzone.org |
Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest and most productive estuary in the United States. www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/ |
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Seashells Detailed instructions on classifying, cleaning and showcasing your finds along the beach . www.seashells.org/ |
The
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia A guide to new advancements and ongoing discoveries of new planets. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/ |
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Pollution
Report Card For School Busses www.ucsusa.org/ |
Fire
Management, Everglades National Park Describes how fire is used to maintain the biological diversity & natural processes of the Everglades ecosystem. www.nps.gov/ever/fire/index.htm |
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Liftoff
to Space Exploration Did you know sand can move? It does move, ever so slowly, but constantly http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/ |
The
Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests Locate and report trash that has been illegally dumped. www.cleanforests.org |
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The
International Dark Sky Association Preserves and protects the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting. www.darksky.org/ |
Frost Dates Selector Shows the average first and last frost dates in the United States and Canada www.victoryseeds.com/frost/ |
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The Fatal Light Awareness
Program Protects birds and creatures who become disoriented or die because of human lights at night. www.flap.org/ |
Night
Lights The NASA Educational Poster shows the lights of urban populations of the world http://spacelink.nasa.gov/products/Night.Lights.Poster/ |
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Charles
J. Evans Panoramas Tour the world through spectacular images from the most picturesque places on earth. www.digitalpanos.com/index.html |
Water
Resources of the United States http://water.usgs.gov/ |
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Indigenous
Peoples' Kyoto Declaration on Water Presents an indigenous perspective on our relationship with water and implications for water development www.indigenouswater.org/I |
Indigenous Perspectives on Water and Development Indigenous perspectives on water and development addressed at the World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan (March 16 to 23, 2003) www.indigenouswater.org/ |
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Global Climate Change Student Information Guide [.pdf] www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/index.html |
Declaration
of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change A delegation of indigenous representatives from 22 countries and 28 distinct cultures, assisted the UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in November ,2000 www.amazonwatch.org |
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Deep
Sea Invasion Follow the alarming spread of the so-called "killer alga" as it rapidly invade water around the world. www.pbs.org/nova/algae |
Runaway
Universe (R) follow the efforts of rival astronomers asking the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe? www.pbs.org/nova/universe/ |
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Stop
Global Warming Video and Slideshow Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp tells how you can help stop global warming now www.environmentaldefense.org |
Global Volcanism Program From the Smithsonian Institution, complete holocene volcano and eruption information www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/ |
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GasPriceWatch With the soaring price of Gas this website will help you find the = lowest price of gas in your neighborhood. www.gaspricewatch.com/ |
Solar
Wind, Genesis, and the Planets What IS solar wind, why do we study it, and how does solar wind affect the planets in our solar system www.genesismission.org/science/index.html |
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Enforcement and Compliance History Online A database for over 800,000 facilities nationwide regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state departments of environmental protection. www.epa.gov/echo/ |
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution The largest independent oceanographic institution in the world./home/ www.whoi.edu |
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The
Oldest Light in the Universe From NASA, the best "baby picture" of the Universe ever taken. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/11feb_map.htm?aol730750 |
How
Much of Your State is Wet? What percent of YOUR state is inland water? http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/wetstates.html |
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The
Hostile Deep We know more about the surface of the moon than the bottoms of our ocean http://science.discovery.com/tuneins/scideephostile.html |
Saving an Island of Diversity Mexico's Sea of Cortez is home to 875 species of fish, 33% of all whale and dolphins species, and the migratory and nesting habitat for 210 bird species. http://nature.org/success/mexicoisland.html |
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Twenty-five
years after Broadcast Oct. 31, 2000. The pipeline issue is still contentious, but by 2001, the North is another country. http://archives.cbc.ca |
Ice
Land Slideshow from the book "Antarctica" www.time.com/time/2003/antarctica/ |
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Ask
Dr. Global Change A searchable collection of answers to questions about issues related to climate change. Students can also submit questions of their own. http://gcrio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/gcrio.cfg/php/enduser/home.php |
Third From the Sun: Geographical Features as Seen From Space An overview "of the history and development of Earth sensing, " and interactive activity for students. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/third_from_sun/ |
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Sun
and Moon Data Find out all the sun and moon data you'll ever need to know. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html |
Center
for the Study of the Pacific Northwest News and curriculum materials pertaining to the history of the Pacific Northwest. www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/ |
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Florida's
Springs An online expedition as well as photo galleries, feature stories and an animation describing the water cycle, aquifers and human threats to springs. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-024905 |
Invasive Species Initiative The Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species Initiative aims to control the threat to biodiversity posed by invasive non-native plants and animals http://nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/ |
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Haudenosaunee
Environmental Task Force To help Haudenosaunee Nations in their efforts to conserve, preserve, protect, and restore their way of life. www.hetfonline.org/ |
Nature
of the Northwest Focuses on recreational use public lands and wilderness areas in Oregon and Washington. www.naturenw.org |
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Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife Shellfish Regulations Information about shellfish harvesting in coastal Washington State. www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/shelfish/beachreg/ |
Writing
Up A Storm A collection of reflections and photos a high school student record their senseof disbelief, loss, and community after a tornado rips through their Tennessee town. www.whatkidscando.org/ |
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Tailpipe
Tally How much does your vehicle pollute? www.environmentaldefense.org/ |
NWF
victories of 2002 Learn more about several key "wins," including the battle to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. http://nwf.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB7595443912X1702282X145228X |
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Looking
Forward Election Results Raise Concerns About Conservation in 2003 www.nwf.org/enviroaction/index.cfm?articleId=129&issueId=19 |
Journey into Amazonia Web site companion to a 3-hour television series about the Amazon Basin by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/ |
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The
Green Squad Interactive online modules that help kids find, avoid, and help fix environmental and health problems in their schools. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-024603 |
Wind
Chill Factor Find out all there is to know about wind chill and the Wind Chill Index at this NASA destination. http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/ |
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Our
Solar System in Colorful 3D Pictures fifty 3D stereo images of the planets in our Solar System www.the-solar-system.net/3d/index.html |
Jewel
of the Underground A self guided tour of Carlsbad Cavern's Lechuguilla Cave. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/jewel.html |
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Exploring
Biodiversity This interactive site will help younger students engage in the concept of biodiversity. http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/eb/index.shtm |
American
Society for Environmental History Designed to keep members and anyone interested in environmental history up to date on what is going on in the field. www.aseh.net |
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The
Year of Clean Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated October 2002-2003 as the Year of Clean Water Celebration www.epa.gov/water/yearofcleanwater/ |
Ozone
Hole Tour Sections include: Discovery of the Ozone Hole; Recent Ozone Loss over Antarctica; The Science of the Ozone Hole. www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/index.html |
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The
Rainforest SWAT Team The Rainforest SWAT Team are "(Students Working in America Together) for rainforest preservation." http://rainforestswat-team.org/ |
Our
Solar System in Colorful 3D Pictures Fifty 3D stereo images of the planets in our Solar System. www.the-solar-system.net/3d/index.html |
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UN
Atlas of the Oceans Dive into an ocean of information! www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r1002-04.shtml |
Threatened
Species 2002 More than 11,000 plant and animal species face extinction, including the European lynx, which could become the first wildcat species to disappear for thousands of years. www.redlist.org |
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**Secret
Worlds: The Universe Within Visually move from the Milky Way, to earth, to an oak tree, and finaly into the Move subatomic universe. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ |
Sprawl
City A website about consumption and population growths and their roles in destroying natural habitat www.sprawlcity.org/index.html |
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Green
Calculator Do you know how much impact you have on the environment? Use this calculator to find out. www.nwf.org/greencalculator/ |
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Earth
and Sky Tune into this website for all the unique weather changes www.education-world.com/awards/past/r1197-06.shtml |
USFA Kid's Place Learn how to keep children and families safe from fires with these interactive game, puzzles and coloring pages. www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/index.htm |
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ARE
WE PROTECTING RESOURCES IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK? According to a recent report completed by NPCA's State of the Parks Program, the answer is "no." www.npca.org/ |
Journey
into Lechuguilla Journalist Michael Ray Taylor on caving 1,200 feet down in Lechuguilla. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/journey.html |
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Jewel
of the Underground A self guided tour of Carlsbad Cavern's Lechuguilla Cave. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/jewel.html |
Our
Shrinking World Movie about developments in transportation and communication that are hastening globalization . www.archive.org/ |
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The
Red Desert Take a virtual tour of the Red Desert in Wyoming www.nwf.org/timelines/timeline.c |
The
SpaceGuard Center Raising public awareness of the threat of asteroid and comet impacts, and the ways in which we can predict and prevent them. www.spaceguarduk.com/centre.htm |
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Alaska--the
Great Land Explore Alaska’s land, wildlife, history, and people. www.nationalgeographic.com/greatland/ |
Espenak's Eclipse Home Page Maps and tables for 7,000 years of eclipses http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/ |
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Generation
E Training the next generation to save the planet. www.time.com/time/2002/greencentury/kids/ |
KIVU
Nature Inc. Established in 1997 to help bring a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural worlds. www.kivu.com/ |
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Eco-Portal The Internet's most comprehensive environmental with links to over 3,000 reviewed sites and daily updates on environmental news. www.EnvironmentalSustainability.info/ |
Journey To New Worlds: Exploration of Space and Hawaiian Voyaging Compare what it takes to voyage between islands in the historic Pacific and between planets in our solar system. www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=6073&cid=2&url=6073 |
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Sacred
Land Film Project Endangered Sacred Lands and what you can do to save them. www.sacredland.org/involved.html |
Moon Illusion Use your mouse to drag a virtual moon online to see size illusion in action. www.sandlotscience.com/ |
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Environmental
Station Join actor and earth activist Leonard DiCaprio in saving our planet. www.leonardodicaprio.org/ |
Population
Growth by 2025 By 2025, the United Nations estimates, humans will have increased their numbers by 31%. View the interactive map. www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html |
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Scouts
in the Solar System An interactive feature of Voyager's 25-year Mission to the Edge. www.nytimes.com/packages/html/science/ |
World
Atlas of Biodiversity Interactive maps from the atlas are available online at: http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm |
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Green
Century How to preserve the planet. Photo essays, graphics presentations, and more from Time.com' www.time.com/time/2002/greencentury/# |
Alaska
Rainforest Campaign Protecting the remaining wildlands of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests www.akrain.org |
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Hazard
Maps Zoom into your State, City, or Zip Code to check yout hazardous areas. www.hazardmaps.gov |
Decomposition An interactive gallery of art by S.J. Rowlett, where you control the rotting process of various foods. www.pbs.org/opb/life360/diversions/diversions.htm |
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The
Maya Astronomy Page A virtual exhibit about these accomplished early astronomers. www.museumstuff.com/links/science/archaeology/ar |
Global
Green, USA fosters a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world www.globalgreen.org/ |
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Hikes
in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Angeles National Forest Includes detailed maps, Web cams, topographic maps, and search and rescue telephone numbers. http://tchester.org/sgm/hikes.html |
The Blue Marble | Global Imagery The "blue marble" image is the most detailed true-color representation of the entire earth to date. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/ |
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Environmental
Working Group ~ Nuclear Waste Route Atlas See just how close nuclear waste shipments headed for Yucca Mountain will come to your home or school. www.mapscience.org/ |
Arctic
Mission A major scientific exploration of the Arctic and cinematographic adventure which you can follow on the Internet www.nfb.ca/sedna/e |
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U.S.
Drought Monitor Just how bad is this summer's drought? Color maps show world's the latest trends and short falls. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022601 |
Websites
for Environmental Education Around the World www.col-ed.org/ |
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Native American Astronomy Native American constellations. Lakota constellations related to Black Hills features, ceremonial observations, and more www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html |
Expedition Explore Bighorn Basin, Wyoming with information and interactive maps. www.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions/ |
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A
Brush With Wildlife: Create a composition with interactive art lessons. www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0602-12.shtml |
Atrazine:
Frogs, Farms & Pharmaceuticals A film showing how the number one herbicide in the U.S. is causing frogs to become hermaphrodites. http://mediarights.org/festival/presentation/fp2002.ph |
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The
Oil Is Not Enough This film examines how the current conflict in Afghanistan has paved the way for America's new rush for oil into Central Asia. http://mediarights.org/festival/presentation/fp2002.php |
Clean
Up GE Informs the public about GE's PCB poisoning in the upper Hudson. http://mediarights.org/festival/presentation/fp2002.php |
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Journey
Into Amazing Caves |
National
Parks Conservation Association Find out how our national parks protect wildlife. Discover the marine and coastal parks; take a cybersafari or a virtual park visit, check out the new parks, and learn how to support a national park near you. www.npca.org/flash.html |
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Urban
Heat Cities are much warmer than the surrounding countryside due to the phenomena known as Urban Heat Islands. Discover how to combat the heat of the city. http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa121500a.htm |
Denali National Park, Alaska This six-million-acre park is larger than the state of Massachusetts! Its centerpiece is Mt. McKinley, a giant at 20,320 feet, and North America's highest mountain. www.gorp.com |
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Global Warming: Early Warning Signs A clickable map of the world enables users to take a closer look at geographic regions. www.climatehotmap.org/ |
TOP 10 EARTH MYSTERIES From living animals encased in stone, unexplained hums, spooklights.. 10 of the most baffling earth mysteries... http://paranormal.about.com/ |
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Secrets@Sea |
UN
Atlas of the Oceans A data base and knowledge bank of the worlds oceans and seas. www.oceansatlas.com/index.jsp |
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Global
Forest Watch Data and mapping network that provide accurate information about the world's forests www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm |
The
Living Edens Opens magical vistas to viewers through the expertise of world-acclaimed natural history filmmakers www.pbs.org/edens/ |
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Current
World Seismicity Our world is shaken by nearly a dozen earthquakes every day. Did any happen near you? http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/current/world.html |
Bridging
the Watershed A partnership between Washington DC area schools and the National Park Service that uses the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds as "learning laboratories." www.bridgingthewatershed.org/ |
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EnviroHome Learn about what toxic substances are in your home at: www.envirohome.com/ |
National
Environmental Directory Contains more than 13,000 organizations in the United States "concerned with environmental issues and environmental education. www.environmentaldirectory.net/ |
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Last
Great Place Renowned photographers capture the rich and complex splendor of the "Last Great Places." http://nature.org/aboutus/inresponse/about/ |
Cross-Cultural
Partnerships at Sitka National Historical Park A partnership between Southeast Alaska Native American Tlingit clan houses and a Russian Orthodox Church. www.doi.gov/pam/partner.html |
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Drum
Beat For Mother Earth Chemicals contaminate the traditional food web, violate treaty rights, travel long distances, and are passed from one generation to the next. www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=04911 |
Temperate
Rainforest -- Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada. www.migrations.com/whaling3.html |
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Tribal Lands Program Acquires and returns cultural sites and resource-rich lands to tribe in the Midwest and Northwest. www.tpl.org |
Barrier
Islands View a colorful image of one barrier reef island and read about these amazing stretches of quartz sand . www.nps.gov/guis/BarIsld.htm |
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Escaping
from History |
Sky
and Telescope View a chart of the nighttime sky from your own backyard! http://skyandtelescope.com |
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Celestia Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
Earth
Science Picture of the Day Daily images or photographs dealing with various topics in Earth Science. http://epod.usra.edu |
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Sun
Forecast This detailed map of the U.S. is updated daily with color bands representing the UV index. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021607/&Userid; |
Discover
Our Earth A wide range of information using images, graphs, maps and awesome movies. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021404/&Userid; |
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EarthRISE
is an online More than 100,000 images snapped from NASA space vehicles. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021408/&Userid; |
OCEAN
EXPLORER |
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The
Snowflake Man Wilson Bentley, (1865-1931)photographed 5,381 snowflake images in his life time. www.snowflakebentley.com/ |
Earth
Force Helps students develop lifelong habits of active citizenship and environmental stewardship. www.earthforce.org/welcome.htm |
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Earth
Day Activities, tips, EarthSavers... Kids can make a difference! www.familyeducation.com |
Earth
Day What You Can Do to Help the Environment www.governmentguide.com/ |
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TundraCam |
National Environmental Directory More than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education. www.environmentaldirectory.net/ |
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Skwelkwek'welt
Protection Center Established to protect the fragile environment of Skwelkwek'welt www.skwelkwekwelt.org/frames.html |
Arbor
Day--The Holiday That Makes a Difference Forestry experts and kids talk about the benefits of tree planting and the impact trees have on the environment and our lives. Video format www.arborday.org |
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Secrets
of the Ocean Realm: Lesson |
JASON
PROJECT EXPLORES FROZEN WORLDS Investigate native cultures of Alaska with a daily online expedition www.jasonproject.org |
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The
Sonoran Desert Experience 5,000 square miles of silence -- online. www.oneworldjourneys.com/sonoran/index.html |
Exploring the Place of Fright Belize’s Sacred Maya Caverns www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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Sky
View Café Was the moon full when you were born? What constellations and planets will be visible over your house tonight? www.skyviewcafe.com/ |
Inside
Chiquibul Photos and Ipix imagery take you through the 60 mile cave in Belize and Guatemala. www.nationalgeographic.com/chiquibul/intro.html |
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Valley
Wild An environmental organization dedicated to protecting California's Kern River Valley. www.valleywild.org/ |
River
Corridor and Wetland Restoration - From the Environmental Protection Agency, an abundance of data relating to the protection and restoration of watersheds and wetlands. www.epa.gov/owow/restore/Scorecard |
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Pollution
Scorecard Just enter your zip code and find out what pollutants are being released into your community--and by whom. www.scorecard.org/ |
Chesapeake
Bay Project The latest data and information about the Bay, including water quality, human impacts, watershed information, Bay restoration efforts and steps schools can take to help. www.chesapeakebay.net/ |
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Virtual
Tours Take a virtual tour of some of the National Park System's 385 units www.npca.org/about_npca/park_system/a_to_c.asp |
The
Education Site for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2002 Created by the Utah Education Network www.uen.org/2002/ |
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Acid
Rain Measure the pH of rainfall at your home or school, www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ |
The
City/La Ciudad The plight of four recent Latin American immigrants in the United States. www.pbs.org/thecity |
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Recycle
Bin Game Play the "Recycle Bin Game" learn what items you can recycle in your home and community. www.chetthecheetah.org/kids/chetgame.html |
Heroes
and Herons: "The Last Stand" A persuasive film that makes the argument that California's wetland are vital to the broader environment in which we live. www.mediarights.org/news/article.php?art_id=00028 |
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Kids
F.A.C.E. (Kids For a Clean Environment) Kids F.A.C.E is the world’s largest youth environmental youth organization with over 2,000 club chapters in 15 countries. www.kidsface.org/index.html |
Minnesota
Rivers and Fields This "Land of 10,000 Lakes" (actually 12,000) is home to one of the richest agricultural regions in the world www.mrs.umn.edu/mnrf/ |
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Wind
Energy Resource Atlas Wind energy resources for the United States and its territories, and general areas where a high wind resource may exist. http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/ |
Canaveral
National Seashore Canaveral on Florida's eastern shore is not only the site where modern space exploration begins, but is also the site of ancient cultures. http://pbs-afg.virage.com/ |
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Profit
the Earth A one-hour documentary presenting practical, creative solutions that are both economically and environmentally sound, as well as "profitable". www.mediarights.org/ |
Global
Corruption Report The Global Corruption Report provides an overview of 'the state ofcorruption' around the globe www.globalcorruptionreport.org/ |
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American
Field Guide Over 1200 video clips that enable you to experience America's wilderness firsthand www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/ |
The
National Fire Plan Learn how the federal government and state partners are managing impacts of wild land fire www.fireplan.gov/ |
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Fusion Fusion holds the promise of a nearly limitless source of cheap, clean electricity to feed the world's ever-increasing demands for power www.fusion.org.uk/ |
TREE
MUSKETEERS The nation's first known nonprofit administered by kids with support from adult partners, empowers young people to lead environmental improvement. www.treemusketeers.org/ |
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Earthpulse Environmental conservation issues with features that change monthly ... from _National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/" |
In
Response to Place," A photography exhibition of Nature Conservancy preserves http://nature.org/aboutus/inresponse/about/ |
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Forestry
Images A joint project between The University of Georgia - Bugwood Network and the USDA Forest Service. www.forestryimages.org |
The
Children of Changing Women Ernestine Cody, (Apache), share the beauty of this world and all of creation, especially Uson--Mother Earth. www.peabody.harvard.edu/maria/Cwoman.html |
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Monthly
surface air temperature time series Monthly surface air temperature time series area-averaged over the 30- degree latitudinal belts of the globe http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/temp/lugina/lugina.html |
Great
Plains Restoration Council South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Tribe is the first American Indian tribe to embrace the Million Acre Project, a plan to reintroduce buffalo to the Great Plains on a mammoth tract of protected land. www.gprc.org |
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Ndakinna
Wilderness Project How are your survival and tracking skills? Take an online test at this website. www.ndakinna.com |
Faces
of Change: The Conservation of the Blue Wall The Cherokee Blue Wall is miles of rocky gorges similar to a rainforest that contain rare plants and abundant wildlife. www.mediarights.org/ |
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sustainable
energy coalition Efficiency Technologies for today's world www.sustainableenergy.org/ |
NATURE:
Antarctica: The End Of The Earth Visit the coldest, driest, windiest place on earth www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/antarctica/ |
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Amazon
Sisters This film portrays the vision and strength of Amazon rainforest women struggling on the frontlines to save their environment www.mediarights.org/ |
All
Things Are Connected: Native Americans and the Environment A compelling and educational unit to guide the study of Native Americans in the nineteenth century www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=01532 |
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Down
on the Dumps, on Purpose Low income and minority communities have too often either been turned into dumping grounds www.brookings.edu/views/op%2Ded/foreman/19971104.htm |
USGS
Water Resources Data of the United States Water-resources data collected from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. http://water.usgs.gov/nwis/ |
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Ulysses
witnesses the Sun's magnetic struggle |
America's
Tropical Rainforest: El Yunque One of the most complex ecological systems, home to over 250 species of plants. www.mediarights.org/ |
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Journey
into Amazing Caves www.amazingcaves.com/ |
EarthTrends:
The Environmental Information Portal Provided by the World Resources Institute http://earthtrends.wri.org |
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Time
Converter The SOLSTICE is December 21, 2:21 p.m., New York time Find the exact moment of the Solstice in your area. www.worldtimeserver.com/ |
Frozen
Under The sights and sounds as National Geographic explores one of the last great Wildernesses on this globe: Antarctica. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/n |
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Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee The Cherokee called this area shaconage, (shah-con-ah-jey) or "place of the blue smoke". www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/grsm.htm |
all
along a river |
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the
unmuseum--easter island A mystery and an ecological disaster; we can learn from it. Easter Island, the most isolated, inhabited place in the world http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/easteri.htm |
virtual
solar system Fly by the sun, take a close up look at each planet. In 3D! www.nationalgeographic.com |
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recycling
coloring book for kids Print and color pictures of children helping to save earth. www.greenvalley.com/coloring/colorme1.html |
birds,
bees, and even nectar feeding bats do it Mexico's Sierra Madre to rural Washington State--help save the pollinators! www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/ |
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ask
a biologist Educational resource for students and teachers K-12 http://ls.la.asu.edu/askabiologist/pages/about.html |
blizzard
attack: winter safety Snow is beautiful; it can also be dangerous. Learn how to stay warm and safe! http://weathereye.kgan.com/ |
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igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks Great pictures help you learn about rocks. www.gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/family.htm |
the
unnatural museum--the hollow earth You will never believe these theories about Mother Earth! http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/hollow.htm |
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bolides 35 million years ago, a most dramatic geological event took place on the Atlantic seaboard. http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/ |
comets
and meteor showers An excellent site that lists the comets you can see tonight and a calendar of meteor showers. http://comets.amsmeteors.org/ |
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nova
online: shackleton's Antarctic odyssey |
U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service Home Page U.S. Conservation www.fws.gov/ |
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Fantastic
Forest Explore ideas about nature! www.nationalgeographic.com/forest/ |
E-Vision
Art & Culture VVenture into this online Mexico City cathedral built on top of an Aztec pyramid www.economist.tv/rams/p8c5.ram |
Photo: National Geographic
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