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	Acoustical Society of America "The premier international scientific society in acoustics, dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications."
	AGU [American Geophysical Union] "The American Geophysical Union is an international scientific society of 35,000 members, more than thirty percent of whom come from outside the U.S. As a society we are dedicated to advancing the understanding of Earth and its environment in space and making results available to the public."
	Alaska Volcano Observatory [Web site] The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. AVO conducts monitoring and other scientific investigations in order to assess the nature, timing, and likelihood of volcanic activity; assesses volcanic hazards associated with anticipated activity, including kinds of events, their effects, and areas at risk; and provides timely and accurate information on volcanic hazards, and warnings of impending dangerous activity, to local, state, and federal officials and the public. Site includes information on Alaskan volcanoes, AVO operations, current and archived information releases on volcanic activity, videos, other items of volcanological interest, and links to other WWW servers
	American Astronomical Society
	American Cancer Society
	American Chemical Society the world's largest scientific society : ACSWeb
	American Fisheries Society organized 1870 to promote the conservation, development, and wise utilization of the fisheries The American Fisheries Society (AFS), founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. AFS promotes scientific research, enlightened management of resources, encourages a comprehensive education for fisheries scientists and continuing on-the-job training, publishes some of the world's leading fisheries research journals, and organizes scientific meetings. In addition to these primary functions, the Society has many other programs in areas such as professional certification, international affairs, public affairs and public information
	American Institute of Physics - (American Institute of Physics)
	American Malacological Society, Inc
	American Meteorological Society
	American Physical Society
	American Society of Landscape Architects Primarily organizational and membership information, but also offers general information about the landscape architecture profession
	American Statistical Association Web site for the American Statistical Association. Provides links to ASA courses, workshops, meetings, publications, chapters,fellowships and awards, professional opportunities, committees and related sites
	American Water Resources Association
	AMS American Mathematical Society : [home page]
	Antarctic Treaty Secretariat Secretariat du traite sur l'Antarctique The Secretariat supports the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP); facilitates the exchange of information between the Parties required in the Treaty and the Environment Protocol; collects, stores, arranges, and publishes the documents of the ATCM; and provides and disseminaties public information about the Antarctic Treaty system and Antarctic activities
	Antelope TAG Web site Home page of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Antelope Taxon Advisory Group. Site includes sections for kids ("junior zookeepers") and for zoological professionals and provides information on the world's antelope species and on captive husbandry in North American zoos
	Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
	ASLO, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
	Assoc. of American State Geologists The Association of American State Geologists (AASG) is an organization of the chief executives of the state geological surveys in 50 states and Puerto Rico. The responsibilities of the various state surveys differ from state to state, depending upon the enabling legislation and the traditions under which the survey evolved. Almost all function as a basic information source for their state governments' executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Some have regulatory responsibilities for water, oil and gas, land reclamation, etc. Web site includes links to each state geological survey and a search form for survey personnel
	Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc. advancing the professionalism, ethics, and interests of professional foresters
	AZA Felid Taxon Advisory Group [Web site] Home page of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Felid Taxon Advisory Group. Site provides information about the Group, about captive husbandry of felids, and information for the general public, children, and educators on cat species of the world
	BiologyBrowser Provides access to BIOSIS resources and links to current science news stories and relevant web sites
	Birthplace of American forestry Collection containing digitized versions of selected primary research materials, including photographs, diaries, correspondence, artifacts, and printed materials relating to the Biltmore Estate Forest and the career of Carl A. Schenck, from NCSU Libraries and the Forest History Society
	Bodega Marine Laboratory The Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) is an organized research unit of the University of California at Davis. It is located about 60 miles north of San Francisco near the small Sonoma County town of Bodega Bay, CA. The marine laboratory is situated on the Bodega Marine Reserve, which is a unit of the UC Natural Reserve System
	Boreal Caribou Research Program [home page] This site documents some of the past and ongoing research being conducted on woodland caribou in the province of Alberta, Canada. The current research programs are directed through partnerships involving personnel from government, industry, and university. Includes information on the Program, access to its annual newsletter, a bibliography of publications and presentations from Program members (with links to full text in some cases), photographs, maps, and links to other related resources
	Botanique portal to gardens, arboreta & nature sites
	British Columbia Ministry of Forests
	Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Home page of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, a major resource for information on the natural and cultural history of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. Includes information about the museum and its exhibits, collections, educational programs, and several online exhibits
	California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection [home page]
	Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc
	Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region In the Pacific Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Coast Guard carries out its responsibilities over 27,000 km of coast line throughout the Yukon Territory and British Columbia in a wide variety of work including: the maintenance of aids to navigation, search and rescue, fisheries patrol and research duties. Also a part of the Coast Guard's role is marine pollution monitoring and clean-up, channel sounding, as well as the development of scientific studies and projects
	Canadian Meteorological Centre
	Carnegie Institution for Science Geophysical Laboratory
	Cascades Volcano Observatory [home page]
	Census of marine life
	Center for Science and Environment CSE uses research and publications to educate top political leaders and rural activists about the importance of sustainable development, especially for the daily survival of the country's poor and its rural women; insistence on respect for democracy, people's participation, traditional knowledge and modern science. Full-text access to current issue of their journal, "Down to Earth," with tables of contents archived from 1992, publications, press releases, and surveys
	Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest [website] In May 2004 the Dean of the University of Washington College of Forest Resources announced the creation of the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest. The purpose of the Center is to discover, teach, and demonstrate the concepts of sustainable forestry, with special focus on advancing the strategic themes of the College. The Center will undertake programs of research, continuing education/outreach, demonstration, and service in fields of natural resource and environmental science and management providing programmatic substance to the strategic themes of the College. Site includes information about Pack Forest, a working forest managed by the College of Forest Resources
	CFER Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research The Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research site offers current information about the program's background, research, news, and needs as well as informational resources about forest ecosystem management
	CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research / The CGIAR, established in 1971, is an informal association of fifty-seven public and private sector members that supports a network of sixteen international agricultural research centers. This site provides links to information about the organization, its research centers, members and partners, initiatives and the global forum
	CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research
	Coalition of North American Bat Working Groups [home page] "The Coalition of North American Bat Working Groups is a diverse group of land managers, biologists, wildlife rehabilitators, and private citizens concerned with conserving bats and their habitats. The pages in our web site include information about why bats are important to us all, how our organization is structured, bat conservation and management efforts currently underway, and information about how you can participate in helping to protect and conserve these animals."
	Cold facts about our warm planet
	Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission "Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's mission is to ensure a unified voice in the overall management of the fishery resources, and as managers, to protect reserved treaty rights through the exercise of the inherent sovereign powers of the tribes."
	Conference calendar
	Contents and abstracts of recent AGU journals This current awareness service presents the augmented tables of contents of the three most recent issues of each American Geophysical Union journal (except Eos and Earth in Space). Online abstracts of many of the articles are linked from the table of contents
	Convergence a magazine of the Mathematical Association of America : where mathematics, history, and teaching interact
	COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada = COSEPAC : Comite sur la situation des especes en peril au Canada COSEWIC is a committee of representatives from federal, provincial, territorial, and private agencies as well as independent experts that assigns national status to species at risk in Canada
	CRIMP Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests
	CSIRO Australia
	Designing a report on the state of the nation's ecosystems selected measurements for croplands, forests and coasts & oceans
	Digital mathematics archive A digital collection of mathematical sources, with a primary focus on documents from the late 19th century through today
	Earthquake history of Cascadia Washington, Oregon, and Southern British Columbia
	Earthtrends the environmental information portal / Earth Trends - http://earthtrends.wri.org/ An environmental information portal for researching global topics. Select one of a number of environment topics, such as water resources, climate and atmosphere, population and health, energy resources, or agriculture and food. Then gather information from the searchable database, display data tables, view country profiles, or select maps with global, regional, and country-level environmental information. One-time, free registration required to access some data at this World Resources Institute site. - beb Subjects: Environment -- Databases. Copyright 2001 by Librarians' Index to the Interne
	Earthwatch Institute "Earthwatch is an international nonprofit organization which supports scientific field research worldwide through its volunteers and scientists working together to improve our understanding of the planet. Earthwatch's mission is to build a sustainable world through an active partnership between scientist and citizen. Through public participation in field research, Earthwatch helps scientists gather data and communicate information that will empower people and governments to act wisely as global citizens."--Information page
	Ecosystem Valuation
	Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity research reports, surveys, and books in computational complexity ECCC contains research reports, surveys, lectures, and books on computational complexity; provides links to conferences, mathematical resources, journals, preprint servers, and societies and electronic forums
	Endangered Species Act, Salmon Conservation and Recovery, King County, Washington
	Endangered Species Program [home page] / Provides information regarding endangered plant and animal species. Includes the complete text of the Endangered species act and indexes for endangered vertebrate animals, invertebrate animals, flowering plants and nonflowering plants. Includes endangered status information about each species
	Environment Australia online
	Environment network UNEP.Net Delivers authoritative environmental information from a broad range of information and data providers committed to making their information freely available to the whole spectrum of users of environmental information
	ESA, European Space Agency [home page] Presents the European Space Agency which aims to provide for and promote cooperation among European States in space research and technology, including its applications. Includes links to news releases, multimedia materials, and publications
	Euclid's elements A Java-enhanced online version of Euclid's Elements, with manipulable figures
	European Mathematical Information Service EMIS /
	Evolution "Evolution" offers a groundbreaking and definitive view of the extraordinary impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us. Beginning with Darwin's revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution--the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day, and theperceived conflict between science and religion
	Federation of American Scientists FAS : [home page] Endorsed by nearly 60 Nobel Laureates in biology, chemistry, economics, medicine, and physics as sponsors, the Federation has addressed a broad spectrum of national security issues of the nuclear age in carrying out its mission to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology
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	Fire and Resource Assessment Program
	Fish and game agencies of the 50 states By clicking on a state in the displayed map of the United States, you access the home page for the fish and game agency in that state
	Fishery Management Councils
	Foothills Model Forest a growing understanding Foothills Model Forest is located in west-central Alberta and covers an area of approximately 2.75 million hectares. It is one of eleven model forests across Canada that make up the Model Forest Network
	Forest & fish forever Provides comprehensive information concerning a salmon recovery law enacted with bipartisan support of the Washington State legislature, and signed by Governor Gary Locke in 1999
	Forest History Society
	Forest Products Society Home page for the Forest Products Society; contains information about the Society and forestry research
	Forest Resources Assessment FRA homepage
	Forest Service Stream Systems Technology Center
	Forest.ru all about Russian forests
	Forestry
	Forestry AgNIC Has links to reference resources, full text resources, associations/organizations, government agencies, conferences, subject divisions and related/miscellaneous sites
	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
	Frequently asked questions in mathematics
	Fundy Model Forest The Fundy Model Forest is located in southeastern New Brunswick in the Acadian Forest region. It is 420,000 hectares in size and consists of 63% private woodlots, 17% industrial freehold, 15% Crown land (Fundy License), and 5% Fundy National Park
	Future of Marine Animal Populations
	Gaia forest conservation archives (forests.org) Home page for the Gaia Foundation; contains information about the Gaia Foundation and links to forest conservation information; includes clickable maps
	GAP Analysis Program
	Generic HACCP plans
	Geologic information / Home page of the U.S. Geological Survey's Geologic Division. The Division's chief function is to carry out geologic and mineral resource surveys and mapping for the Dept. of the Interior
	Geological Survey of Canada
	Geoscience Information Society Founded in 1965, the Geoscience Information Society (GIS) facilitates the exchange of information in the geosciences through cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors, cartographers, educators, and information professionals. The Society's Web page also includes links to other geoscience Web sites
	GHG protocol initiative toward a common standard for business reporting on greenhouse gas emissions
	GIWA, Global International Waters Assessment [home page] GIWA is a water programme led by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP. Its aim is to produce a comprehensive and integrated global assessment of international waters, the ecological status and the causes of environmental problems in 66 water areas in the world. These international waters comprise marine, coastal and freshwater areas, and surface waters as well as groundwaters
	Global Forest Watch linking forests and people
	Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)
	Governor's Salmon Recovery Office, Washington State
	great tsunamis of 1992-1996 and the USC expeditions
	Grothendieck circle Grothendieck Circle Web site aims to make publicly available (and in some case translate) the material written by and about mathematician Alexandre Grothendieck
	Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
	HEWS, humanitarian early warning service a global multi-hazard watch service to support humanitarian preparedness The IASC Humanitarian early warning service (HEWSweb) is an inter-agency partnership project aimed at establishing a common platform for humanitarian early warnings and forecasts for natural hazards and socio-political developments worldwide
	History of mathematics Links to resources on the history of mathematics
	Home page of the Institute and Museum of History of Science, Florence, Italy "The Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze was founded in 1927 on the initiative of the University of Florence. It is located in the Palazzo Castellani, in the heart of historic Florence. The Istituto carries out an important research programme and possesses an ample library. The collection of the Museum includes around 5000 original items, divided into two fundamental categories: the apparatus and scientific instruments of the Medici and the Lorenese collection of instrument and didactic and experimental devices"--Introd
	Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station is a marine biology research facility that operates as a branch of Stanford University's Department of Biological Sciences. The Station is located in Pacific Grove, on the Monterey Peninsula, which forms the southern shore of Monterey Bay. It lies in a region of scenic beauty and historic interest, 90 miles south of Stanford's main campus in Palo Alto
	ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICIMOD is the only regional institution which spans the Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, east to west and north to south
	IEEE virtual museum
	Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI) Web site for the Indonesian Association of Geologists
	Institute of Mathematical Statistics Web site for the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Provides links to IMS history, Bylaws, constitution, officers and editors, membership, publications, meetings, resources for statisticians, and statistical departments throughout the world
	Institute of Physics
	Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee
	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Homepage of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, "established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change."
	International Astronomical Union
	International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
	International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil international pour l'exploration de la mer
	International Pacific Halibut Commission
	International phytosanitary portal (IPP) the official web site for the International Plant Protection Convention
	International Shark Attack File The International Shark Attack File is a compilation of all known shark attacks that is administered by the American Elasmobranch Society and the Florida Museum of Natural History. More than 3,200 individual investigations are currently housed in the File, covering the period from mid-1500's to present. Many of the data in the File originate from the voluntary submissions of numerous cooperating scientists who serve worldwide as regional observers. Regional observers forward investigations of attacks in their areas for integration into the File. Data submitted to the File is screened, coded, and computerized. Hard copy documentation, including original notes, press clippings, photographs, audio/video tapes, and medical/autopsy reports, is permanently archived. The File is utilized by biological researchers and research physicians; access to the data is granted only after careful screening on a case-by-case basis. This site includes information about the File, as well as general information, maps, graphs, and statistics on shark attacks and attack prevention
	International Society of Tropical Foresters
	International Species Information System ISIS Since 1974, ISIS has supported animal preservation through shared information on animals in zoos, aquariums, and related organizations worldwide. The International Species Information System (ISIS) maintains computer-based information systems used by the worldwide zoological community. ISIS members use the basic biologic information (age, sex, parentage, place of birth, circumstance of death, etc.) collected in the ISIS system to manage genetic and demographic programs for their animal collections. The ISIS central database contains information on 2 million animals--almost 15,000 taxa/10,000 species--held in zoological institutions, and some animals in the wild
	International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
	International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
	International year of mountains 2002 we are all mountain people "The International Year of Mountains is an opportunity to take steps to protect mountain ecosystems, to promote peace and stability in mountain regions and to help mountain people attain their goals and aspirations. By taking care of the world's mountains, we help to ensure the long-term security and survival of all that is connected to them, including ourselves." Site contains links to issues, news, media, kids and postcards
	IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group home [page]
	Japan Patent Office Intellectual property office of Japan. Also offers access to a database of Japanese patents, trademarks and designs (Industrial Property Database)."
	Linda Hall Library Home page of the Linda Hall Library, an independent research library of science, engineering, and technology. The collections are rich in scientific journals, monographs, conference and symposium proceedings, engineering standards and specifications, patent specifications and trademarks, unclassified NASA, DOE, and government contractor reports, and geological maps. Site includes exhibits of rare books and links to Internet resources in science and technology
	Linkages, a multimedia resource for environment and development policy makers. Global forest policy Links to information on global forest policy and sustainable development. Includes the archives of Earth negotiations bulletin
	London Mathematical Society contents page
	MacMillan Library Internet resources
	Marine Biological Laboratory For more than a century, scientists around the world have been gathering in Woods Hole. The best students from the best universities, the brightest young faculty, the most successful scientists working at the pinnacle of the profession - an unmatched collection of researchers and educators congregates every year in the seaside village whose name has become synonymous with science
	Marine protected areas of the United States
	Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
	Martindales's calculators on-line center Links to different kinds of calculator sites
	Mathematical illustrations a manual of geometry and PostScript /
	METLA solves problems in forestry through resourch Home page for Metsantutkimuslaitos, Finnish Forestry Research Institute,
	Microsoft research Microsoft's research arm, focusing on long-term computer science research
	Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council
	Migratory birds conservation Conservation des oiseaux migrateurs Web site of the Migratory Birds Conservation Division of the Wildlife Conservation Branch of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), which provides scientific advice on the conservation of Canada's migratory birds to CWS management, to the Government of Canada, to wildlife agencies in Canada and other countries, and to the public. The Migratory Birds Conservation Division also coordinates the substantive input to the implementation of the Migratory Birds Convention and its associated Acts and Regulations. The Division plays a lead role in national bird conservation programs, and it maintains central databases on migratory birds for status reporting, program monitoring and evaluation, and public information. Site provides access to numerous documents and other resources on migratory birds and their conservation
	Mineralogical Society of America Home page of the Mineralogical Society of America. Also includes links to other mineralogical and earth science resources on the Web
	Ministry of Forests Library, Victoria BC, Canada
	MMS Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior The mission of the MMS is to manage the mineral resources of the outer continental shelf in an environmentally sound and safe manner and to timely collect, verify, and distribute mineral revenues from Federal and Indian lands
	National Centers for Environmental Prediction The National Centers for Environmental Prediction provide timely, accurate and continually improving worldwide forecast guidance products. NCEP, a critical part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service, is the starting point for nearly all weather forecasts in the United States
	National Climatic Data Center Home page of the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), a part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. Provides information about and access to datasets and publications of the Center
	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
	National Geophysical Data Center The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) manages environmental data in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, and glaciology (snow and ice). In each of these fields NGDC also operates a World Data Center (WDC-A) discipline center
	National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Regional Office
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service [website] Presents information on the National Weather Service, which monitors extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Includes weather forecasts, climate information, and links to other sites
	National Oceanographic Data Center The U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) holds the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data. The main NODC facility is located at the NOAA building complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. NODC Liaison Offices are collocated with major oceanographic research laboratories in Woods Hole, Mass.; Miami, Fla.; La Jolla, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; and Honolulu, Hi. The NODC also operates the World Data Center A, Oceanography
	National Park Service inventory and monitoring program
	National Science Foundation Provides access to information about NSF grants and research; also provides links to information about the NSF itself, including its creation and mission, organization and staff, publications, recent press releases, and methods for communicating with the NSF
	National Sea Grant
	National Shellfisheries Association
	National Snow and Ice Data Center. Data catalog The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is an information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research. We distribute snow and ice data. We also maintain information about snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets, freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice, paleoglaciology, and ice cores. We also publish several periodicals and maintain a collection of monographs, technical reports, and journals
	Native Freshwater Fish Society of New Zealand [home page] Provides information about the New Zealand Native Freshwater Fish Society and about New Zealand's native freshwater fish fauna and biodiversity
	Natural Resources Canada "Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a federal government department specializing in energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences. At NRCan, we deal with natural resource issues that are important to Canadians. We look at these issues from both a national and international perspective, using our expertise in science and policy. How we manage our land and resources today will determine the quality of life for Canadians both now and in the future"--About us screen
	NCAR the National Center for Atmospheric Research Includes information about the National Center for Atmospheric Research, located in Boulder, Colorado, and its programs and facilities, research activities, datasets available, and links to other weather and meteorological resources
	NEES
	NESDIS NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
	New England Fishery Management Council
	NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Searchable site provides information about the nation's weather forecast, climate change, marine navigation, fisheries, protection of endangered ocean species, artificial satellites, and scientific research to understand and preserve the environment. Also provides access to NOAA news and NOAA legislative informer
	NOAA Seattle Regional Library
	Nonindigenous aquatic species
	North American Benthological Society
	North Pacific Fishery Management Council
	North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
	Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center The Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NRMSC) was formed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct research regarding natural resource management in the Northern Rocky Mountains. The center is based at Bozeman, Montana
	Northwest Habitat Institute
	Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative a local approach to protecting and restoring marine resources and habitats
	NRC/CISTI NRC's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information : one of the world's leading sources for scientific, technical, and medical information
	Nutrient Data Laboratory Offers information on food composition, provided by the Nutrient Data Laboratory within the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Riverdale, Maryland. Contains datasets that can be downloaded. Provides access to a FAQ section and a glossary of terms related to food composition. Includes a site search engine and a list of related Web sites. Links to the home pages of the Laboratory, ARS, and the USDA
	Oceanography Society Home page of the Oceanography Society, "founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers, and to provide a constituency for consensus-building across all the disciplines of the field. The Oceanography Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in the District of Columbia."
	Office of the Washington State Climatologist OWSC : [home page]
	Olympic Natural Resources Center The Olympic Natural Resources Center, located in Forks, Washington, conducts research and education on natural resource management practices which integrate ecological and economic values and support sustainable forest and marine industries. The Center is jointly administered by the University of Washington Colleges of Forest Resources and Ocean and Fishery Sciences
	Online conversion convert just about anything to anything else Offers thousands of conversions and calculators. Type in one value and it will convert it to your chosen value
	Opisthobranch nudibranch seaslug newsletter, color photos, search engine and listserver "Reference source for information about marine slugs, sea slugs, anaspideans, lamellarians, heteropods, gymnosomatans, opisthobranchs, pyramidellids, nudibranchs, micro-shells & related mollusks."
	Oregon Plan for Salmon & Watersheds
	Oxford Forestry Institute
	P.A.M. physics, astronomy, math Web site of the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division of the Special Libraries Association. Also includes Web resources for librarians: reference sources, search engines, publishers, etc
	Pacific Fishery Management Council
	Pacific Northwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Home page for the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station; contains searchable information about the station and its research
	Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network Information about earthquakes and geologic hazards of the Pacific Northwest
	ParkNet The National Park Service Provides information on the United States National Park Service. Includes information on visiting the parks, preserving America's cultural heritage, and information for students and scholars. Allows searching by name or location
	PGM database A collection of published data and internal Johnson Matthey data defining the physical properties and characteristics of platinum group metals and their alloys
	Pharmacy checker.com "PharmacyChecker.com LLC ("PC") collects, evaluates, and reports credentials, prices, and customer feedback regarding pharmacies that operate online and through mail-order and fax (generally referred to as "online pharmacies". It is the leading independent source of information about online pharmacies. PC helps consumers continually find the lowest priced products from the most qualified and reputable online pharmacies. PC also provides customized reports and helps consumers continually find the lowest priced products from the most qualified and reputable online pharmacies. PC also provides customized reports and services as market intelligence about the online pharmacy industry."
	Physics Web Resources Electronic reference sources, subject gateways, and organizations in physics
	Plant Conservation Alliance
	Puget Sound online Home page of the Puget Sound Action Team; includes news and publications about protecting the water quality and habitats for fish, marine animals, and other aquatic life in Puget Sound
	Recent earthquakes in California and Nevada San Francisco special map "Map and data on the most recent earthquake activity in the region."
	Report to Congress, status of fisheries of the United States - 1997 to present
	Rocky Mountain Research Station
	RSMAS Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
	Science.gov Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results
	Scott Polar Research Institute
	Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography, part of the University of California, San Diego, is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research and graduate training in the world. For more than ninety years, scientists at Scripps have conducted a continuous search on the seas and in the laboratory for knowledge about the marine environment
	Sea Around Us Project
	Seattle Aquarium
	Shrimp News International free news and free background information on world shrimp farming Includes weekly news on the shrimp industry; also information on new products, services, meetings, publications, shrimp prices, or anything that shrimp farmers are likely to enjoy or profit from
	SIAM Web site for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Provides links to membership information, conferences, journals, SIAM books, a book catalog, TeX resources, SIAM people, professional opportunities, and career information
	Society of American Foresters Includes tables of contents for recent issues of Forest Science, Journal of Forestry, Forestry Source and a list of publications
	Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Founded in 1940, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. The object of the Society is to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology and to serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals, as well as field occurrence, collection, and study of fossil vertebrates and the stratigraphy of the beds in which they are found. The Society is also concerned with the conservation and preservation of fossil sites
	Southeastern Fishes Council homepage The Southeastern Fishes Council (SFC) is a nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to the study and conservation of freshwater and coastal fishes of the southeastern United States
	Species at Risk Act public registry : your source for information and documents relating to the Species at Risk Act
	StatLib This Web page provides a site for distributing statistical software, datasets, and information by electronic mail, FTP and the World Wide Web
	Sustainable Development Commission [home page] Sustainable Development Commission is the UK Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development
	TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
	Time zone converter Quick conversion of current time anywhere to GMT, conversion between any two time zones that automatically factors in Daylight Savings Time and other local variances, a feature for setting up customized time zone cards, and a list of time zones by country
	Treelink An urban forestry site
	Tropical montane cloud forests introducing the Mountain Cloud Forest Initiative
	U.S. Forest Service International Forestry
	U.S. Geological Survey The U.S. Geological Survey provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. This information is used to: minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; enhance and protect the quality of life; and contribute to wise economic and physical development
	U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program
	UCARweb Home page for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a consortium of over 60 university members in the United States and Canada, plus an increasing number of academic and international affiliates and corporate members. Also includes links to weather and climatology resources
	UK Intellectual Property Office "UK Intellectual Property Office. Copyright, patent, design and trade mark protection in the United Kingdom."
	UNEP Post Conflict Assessment Unit
	Unicode Unicode, Inc. is the source of the universal 16-bit encoding for the scripts of the world's principal languages; also includes many historic and archaic scripts
	United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) presents information about the Ozone Secretariat. The Ozone Secretariat, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is the secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
	United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNEP-WCMC : [home page] "Our programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters; plus habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions. We also address the relationship between trade and the environment and the wider aspects of biodiversity assessment."
	United Nations system-wide earthwatch
	United Nations system-wide earthwatch A selection of short items of good news and bad news about the environment, and a selection of environmental assessments and planned assessments, mostly produced by partners in the UN system-wide Earthwatch, organized by chapters and programme areas in Agenda 21, the action plan adopted by governments at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992
	United States Commission on Ocean Policy
	United States Department of Agriculture
	University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
	University of Washington College of Forest Resources
	University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
	University of Washington Department of Atmospheric Sciences
	University of Washington Department of Biology
	University of Washington Department of Chemistry
	University of Washington Department of Geological Sciences
	University of Washington Department of Physics
	University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences Department
	University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories
	University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
	University of Washington Polar Science Center
	University of Washington School of Fisheries
	University of Washington School of Marine Affairs
	University of Washington School of Oceanography
	University of Washington Sea Grant
	University of Washington, Astronomy Department
	University of Waterloo Database Research Group [home page]
	USDA Forest Service national headquarters Home page of the United States Forest Service; contains information about the Service, its services and its policies
	USDA Forest Service road management Website
	USDA NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service Home page for the US Natural Resources Conservation Service; contains information about the Service as well it its programs
	USDA roadless.fs.fed.us Roadless areas are National Forest System lands that have remained generally unroaded for a variety of reasons, inaccessibility, rugged terrain, or environmental sensitivity. This site provides documents, data files, maps, and policy related to roadless areas
	Virtual reading room of the Natural Resources Library at the Department of the Interior
	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife providing information resources to protect, restore, and enhance Washington's fish and wildlife
	Washington National Primate Research Center The Washington National Primate Research Center is one of eight NIH-supported National Primate Research Centers in the United States. Although research conducted at the WaNPRC touches virtually every field of nonhuman primate biology and medicine, there is particular focus on the neurobiological sciences, AIDS-related research, developmental biology, genomics, immunogenetics, primate models for human diseases, and psychological well-being needs of its primate colonies
	Washington State Department of Natural Resources
	Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Division of Geology and Earth Resources
	Water The site provides links to the current UNESCO programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources
	Water resources of the United States Home page of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division. The Division, in cooperation with state, local, and other federal agencies, systematically collects and analyzes data to evaluate the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation's water resources and provides results of these investigations to the public; conducts water-resources appraisals describing the occurrence, availability, and physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground water; conducts basic and problem-oriented hydrologic and related research that aids in alleviating water resources problems and provides an understanding of hydrologic systems sufficient to predict their response to natural or human-caused stress; coordinates the activities of federal agencies in the acquisition of water resources data for streams, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water; provides scientific and technical assistance in hydrologic fields to other federal, state, and local agencies, to licensees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to international agencies on behalf of the Department of State; administers the State Water Resources Research Institutes Program and the National Water Resources Research Grants Program
	Webassign
	Welcome to AGIWEB Home page of the American Geological Institute, "a nonprofit federation of 31 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment."
	Welcome to Forest Products Laboratory USDA Forest Service, Madison, Wisconsin
	Welcome to MAA online Home page of the Mathematical Association of America
	Welcome to the home page of the European Aquaculture Society
	Welcome to the homepages of the International Whaling Commission
	Welcome to the Paleontological Society homepage The Paleontological Society is an international organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science of paleontology through the dissemination of research by publication and meetings. Its home page contains information on the Society and its activities and provide links to other paleontology resources on the World Wide Web
	Welcome! to the Geological Society of America (GSA) "Established in 1888, the Geological Society of America provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry."
	West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
	Western Pacific Fishery Management Council [home page] Home page of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Council is concerned with the management of fisheries in the exclusive economic zone around the territories of American Samoa and Guam, state of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Pacific island possession
	Wetlands Reserve Program
	Whitaker Foundation Describes the Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation that supports research and training in biomedical engineering. Includes links to additional information on: the Foundation, U.A. Whitaker, grant applications, biomedical engineering research and fellowship grants, awards, health care technologies, bioengineering, and annual reports
	Women and intellectual property "The site provides information about intellectual property issues that may be of particular interest and concern to women and pays tribute to some of the many women around the world who have made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property."
	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
	World Agroforestry Centre transforming lives and landscapes The World Agroforestry Centre combines scientific research and development to address global poverty, hunger and environmental needs through collaborative programs and partnerships that transform lives and landscapes locally and globally
	World Aquaculture Society Homepage of the World Aquaculture Society, which "through its commitment to excellence in science, technology, education, and information exchange, will contribute to the progressive and sustainable development of aquaculture throughout the world."
	World Data Center system Guide to the International Council of Scientific Unions' (ICSU) World Data Center system. World Data Centers are operated for the benefit of the international scientific community. The system works to guarantee access to solar, geophysical, and related environmental data. It serves the whole scientific community by assembling, scrutinizing, organizing, and disseminating data and information. WDCs in the United States are designated as WDC-A, in Russia as WDC-B, in other European countries as WDC-C or WDC-C1, in Japan or India as WDC-C2, and in China as WDC-D. They are supported by national organizations according to principles laid down by the ICSU Panel on World Data Centres
	World Forest Institute Home page of the World Forest Institute, Portland; contains information about the institute and about forestry in general
	World summit on the information society "WSIS - The World Summit on the Information Society. Geneva (Switzerland), 10-12 December 2003 - Tunis (Tunisia), 16-18 November 2005."
	World wide wattle World Wide Wattle delivers authoritative information relating to Australian species of Acacia in order to inform, educate, and promote the conservation, utilization, and enjoyment of this important group of plants. The information presented here is intended for use by a wide range of users, both professional and amateur, including taxonomists, ecologists, foresters, etc. to school children and others who simply want to learn more about this fascinating genus
	WorldFish Center [website] The WorldFish Center is an autonomous, nonprofit organization, and was established in 1977 as the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). In 1992, the WorldFish Center became a research center of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). Website provides information about the center, its programs, publications, and information resources
	Worldtimeserver.com any time, anywhere Provides accurate current local times. The server makes real time adjustments for Daylight Savings Time. Users can find the time for any country or city worldwide
	WWF--Russia [electronic resource]
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