Ecology

The Resource Guide on Coastal Awareness is available by mail from the US Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Public and Constituent Affairs/Outreach Unit, 1305 East-West Highway, Station 1W204, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Hudsonia (http://www.hudsonia.org/) An environmental research institute for the Hudson Valley. The newsletter is free. Recent articles have covered lichens, fungi, biological diversity under power lines and at landfill sites, ecological restoration, freshwater tidal ecosystems, stream management, muskrat ecology, mosquito management, conservation of endangered freshwater turtles, estuarine reptiles and amphibians, and invasive wetland and aquatic plants.

Invasion Ecology. Helps teachers conduct meaningful environmental classroom research on this crucial threat to biodiversity. Cornell Scientific Inquiry Series.

Ecological Footprint

Earth Charter (http://www.earthcharter.org) Values and principles for a sustainable future

Schoolyard Habitats^® (National Wildlife Federation) (http://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats/) Resources for educators

Ecological Footprint calculator (simplified) (http://www.bestfootforward.com/footprintlife.htm)

Ecological Footprint calculator (more detailed) http://www.esb.utexas.edu/drnrm/EcoFtPrnt/Calculate.htm)

Horizon Solutions (http://www.solutions-site.org/) A forum for the presentation of solutions to vital concerns in the areas of health, population, development and the environment. Includes case studies and a site for kids.

Wildlife Conservation Society, The Human Footprint. This state-of-the art map of the world is designed to illustrate the extent of human activities and identify opportunities for conservation. To view the footprint, go to http://www.wcs.org/humanfootprint. The data set for the Human Footprint can be downloaded at http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/wild_areas.