Contacts and Links to Key Sites

http://www.epa.gov/owow/birds - EPA Bird Conservation site (1999)

http://www.vt.edu/ - Home page for the University.

National Wildlife Refuge System

The Wildlife Information System of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, an amazing reference source for about 1000 animals in Virginia

Northern Virginia Graduate Center where the course Modern Wildlife Resource Management System was first presented and where information about graduate programs are available

http://www.worldwildlife.org - World Wildlife, an international conservation organization

International Hunter Education Association

European Environmental Education Newsletter

http://www.islandpress.org - Environmental books

http://www.birding.com - Thayer Birding software

http://www.pentax.com - Binoculars and cameras

http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/ - Princeton University Press - Bird books, etc.

http://audubon.org/ - Audubon environmental group

http://www.insecta.com/ - Insects

http://birds.cornell.edu/ - Diverse bird information

CChesapeake Bay Program (multi-agencies)also 1-800-YOUR-BAY

http://www.earthwatch.org - Conservation expeditions (1-2 weeks)

http://soils.ecn.purdue.edu:20002:20002/~wepp.html - Watershed model

GIS data from the government, universities, etc.

http://www.roanoke.com - Regional addresses, news, organizations, realtors

http://www.cnie.org - National Council for Science and the Environment

IUFRO contacts Forestry Extension

http://www.safnet.org - Award winning Society of American Foresters web site

http://joomla.wildlife.org/Western/index.phpWestern Section of the Wildlife Society

http://www.wildlifer.com - Consultant

http://responsivemanagement.com/ - Responsive Management (Bow hunting and other Human Dimensions Topics)

http://nhsbig.inhs.uiuc.edu/www/equipment_suppliers.html - List of suppliers of wildlife radiotelemetry equipment

http://www.peeperpeople.com- television cameras for wildlife observation (in trees, cavities, underwater, etc.)

http://www.wildlifer.com/wildlifesites/ - California pest damage management site (1999)

- American Kennel Club - Dogs and dog care see for raccoon hounds

http://www.rockfound.org/Rockefeller Foundation - international and other grants Ecological Equipment

Examples of environmental efforts in Minnesota

http://dieoff.com/page1.htm - Strong environmental concerns

EPA toxic pollution maps, TIGER files, etc.

http://www.virginiadeerhunters.org - Virginia Deer Hunter's organization and Whitetail Times where Antler Points articles are published

Programs etc.sustainability education

http://www.unep.org - Contact for INFOTERRA the United Nations environmental information database

http://www.dgif.state.va.us/ - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries home page with contacts to wildlife information systems

http://www.treemail.nl/ - Forestry and horticulture, Netherlands. International contact. Teak wood issues. Radar imagry.

CARIS geographic information system products

http://www.sustainabledevelopment.org - Practices for sustainable development; international contacts

http://www.duckcallers.org/calling.html - Audio duck calling examples (requires speakers)

Matson's Laboratory,LLC provides tooth annuli aging procedures, corpus luteum counts, tetracycline biomarker detection, and skeletochronology

http://home.earthlink.net/~wlpropmg - Wildlife Property Management, LLC Fort Collins, CO(970) 416-1477Specializing in private land management for the preservation and enhancement of your wildlife resource.

http://www.abovetimberline.com/ - Southcentral Colorado field guide

http://www.asces.com - Searches 25 online book stores to allow price comparisons

Environmental Defense Fund sources of local pollution

http://www.absc.usgs.gov/glba/gistools/index.htm - GIS and radio telemetry - see Arcview extension

League of Conservation Voters

AVM Instruments - radiotelemetry

This site allows you to download free digital raster graphics : scanned usgs quads that are georeferenced. Be sure to go to county section; they are in compressed tif format. (http://data.geocomm.com/catalog/index.html)

The Association of State Wetland Managers

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports

Ministry of Natural Resources, Quebec, Canada

Canadian Geographic Magazine

Six US Forest Service Research Stations

• US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station www.ASK.com for latest addresses
• Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Pacific Northwest Research Station
• North Central Research Station
• Northeastern Research Station
• Southern Research Station
• USGS National Wildlife Health Center's homepage
• BSP a US-AID funded consortium of the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute is available as BSPOnline.org
• Wildlife Genetics International

Information sources of Federal Wildlife projects contactUSFWS - Federal Aid
300 Westgate Center Drive
Hadley, MA 01035
dee_mazzarese@fws.gov

For wildlife images in the public domain, two sites to start with are the USFWS Image Library and the NOAA Photo Galleries:

http://images.fws.gov

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov

In general, their artistic merit is somewhat wanting; but there are still some great photos to be found with a little searching--especially from the NOAA collection, which is the more extensive and carefully designed of the two.

There are also a number of excellent wildlife photographers with online galleries who are quite willing to give permission for one-time use, especially to student groups or nonprofit organizations. Offering photo credit and a link to their website usually works fine--and if not, just be creative! Other sites:

http://corbis.com - many photos, about 3$/ea

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ - fewer photos, free with permission