EnviroMapper Produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this site provides a dynamic way to view and query environmental information, including drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. EnviroMapper also links to text reports. A fascinating site. The emphasis of each synopsis is fire and how it affects each species. Background information on taxonomy, distribution, basic biology and ecology of each species is included.
Thorough documentation includes a complete bibliography.
Results are posted on the website for all to see. You can use this site to gather text, graphic and data information to include in an ecology unit. Biology Resources Division of USGS The Biology Resource Division of USGS has a rich site which includes, among other things, descriptions of cooperative project with schools and data bases of info by state. The U.S.Census Bureau From this home page you can link to population clocks, food housing info and much more. To view these files, you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader which is available for free from the Adobe web site.