Miscellaneous ENVS225 Information and Links
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Miscellaneous site for 2005 is also available.
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Map showing Biodiversity Hotspots in the U.S.
Click on the
image for a larger version (PDF)
Image is used with permission of The Nature Conservancy
See photos from
our skunk cabbage trip.
Information on
Forest Service Timber Sales
Public Comments.
Former Web Sites of the Week:
The Nature Conservancy
Southwestern Virginia
Program
Website of the Week:
Three sites giving information on Tyson Environmental issues:
One
Two
Three
Site from the Virginia Natural Heritage division
of the VA dept of Conservation
showing the first step in outlining
a program to identify core biodiversity areas
and connect them using habitat corridors.
This program is called
Information on Logging in Virginia:
VA Department of Forestry
TNC
Pendleton Island preserve
(for mussel protection)
Landowner's Guide to Managing Streams
in the Eastern United States
NBII Frogweb
USGS Amphibian Checklist
and Identification Guide
Virginia Society of Ornithology
Web HomePage
Live on-line Bird Cam
Re-loads every 30 sec
Short On-line video
on tetrapod evolution
One organization devoted to forest protection is:
Virginia Forest Watch
VA Conservation Land Needs
and outlines the Eastern part of Virginia.
(The Appalachian region is yet to come)
The site takes a bit of navigating!
Note the proposed corridors in purple
Images and information on
Skunk Cabbage
including pictures of the foliage after it grows out.
Some of the information on this page might be
included in any appeal for the campus to
protect our wetland area.