Contents
- Air Quality
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Energy
- Environmental Clearinghouses
- Environmental Readings
- Environmental Regulations
- Forestry/Forest Conservation
- Geology
- Meteorology, Climate, & Weather Data
- Mining and Mine Waste
- Native Nations & Natural Resources
- Noise
- Oceanography, Marine & Coastal Data
- Risk Assessment
- Sediment
- Solid Waste
- Sustainability & Appropriate Technology
- Transportation & Traffic
- Water Quality/Water Resources
- Watershed Restoration, Management, & Hydrology
- Wetlands
Air Quality
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- EPA TTNWeb
- EPA Region 10 Air Quality
- Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)
- Washington Dept. of Ecology – Air Quality Program
- Washington Air Quality Maps of Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas
- Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
- California North Coast Unified AQMD
- California South Coast AQMD
- California Air Resource Board
Chemistry
- NIST CAS Number Search
- ChemFinder.Com Search Form
- Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia – on National Park Service site.
- EPA – Envirofacts Warehouse – TRI
- Test Methods | Wastes | US EPA — including SW-846 compendium of analytical and sampling methods
- ChemIDplus – A searchable database of 360,000+ chemical substance records (it’s just too cool!)
- International Chemical Safety Cards by CAS Number
- Periodic Table of the Elements on Los Alamos National Laboratory site
- Ptable.com — Dynamic Periodic Table — HTML-based; now back on its own site
- Touchspin’s Interactive Periodic Table — Flash-based
- Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS) – on Oak Ridge National Laboratory Life Sciences Division site.
- Spectrum Lab chemical datasheets
- Wood Preservers Institute – Has papers on treated wood in aquatic & wetland environments; PAHs, etc.
Ecology
- Natural Resources Canada
- Biological Resources Division – USGS
- Society for Ecological Restoration- NorthWest
- Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
- Ecology WWW page
- DoE Risk Management – Ecological risk assessment
- Determining Habitat Value And Time To Sustained Function – Commencement Bay. In PDF format, on NOAA site.
- Compensatory Restoration – Scaling Approaches – National Park Service Draft Assessment Handbook
- British Columbia Stewardship Centre
- Central Michigan University Earth Science and Geography home page
- Oregon Fish & Wildlife data resources
Biodiversity and Species
- NatureServe – a non-profit conservation organization that provides scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action.
- NatureServe Explorer – information on the plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada
- Biological Observations, Specimens and Collections (BiOSC) Gateway — Biodiversity Knowledge, Global Knowledge, on Agriculture Canada site
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System – ITIS USDA portal
- Lifemapper – from Informatics Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas
- Animal Diversity Web – University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Biodiversity Explorer
Birds
- BirdWeb — Seattle Audubon’s online guide to the birds of Washington State
- Bird Checklists of the United States — USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- Field Code Systems — for bird nomenclature, on Northern Michigan Birding site
(See also under Biodiversity and under Wildlife)
Botany/Plants
- California Plants & Habitats
- GardenWeb Plant Database
- PLANTS National Database
- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Internet Directory for Botany
- Native American Ethnobotany database
- WTU Image Collection: Plants of Washington at the Burke Museum
- Vegetation Cover– evaluating and measuring cover. On FWS site.
- Daubenmire Cover Classes – On FWS site
Fisheries
- American Fisheries Society
- FishBase — electronic database
- Salmonid Restoration Federation
- Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL)
- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Pacfic Coast Fisheries Information Network (PacFIN) – regional fisheries data network
- Salmon, Rockfish, Flatfish, and Other Fish of the Pacific Northwest
- StreamNet: Fish Data for the Northwest– also includes GIS & mapping
- USGS NAWQA Data — includes fish data
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
NOAA
- NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries — a.k.a. National Marine Fisheries Service
- Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering – on NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Fisheries Science Center page. Databases, photo gallery, etc.
- National Ocean Service
- GLERL Photo Gallery – Fish
- Encyclopedia of the National Marine Sanctuaries
- NOAA Photo Library
- Reef Fish Photo Browser
- Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment – Biogeography Products
USFWS
(See also under Biodiversity)
Invertebrates
- Invertebrate Database Browser — on USGS’ Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Centre site
- Marine Invertebrate Reproduction Database — Kewalo Marine Laboratory Website
- Scripps Pelagic Invertebrates Collection — maps and database. University of California in San Diego.
- Aquatic Invertebrates Field Guide — database with photos, on Wilfrid Laurier University site, Canada
- Invertebrate Databases — links page
- Systematic Entomology Laboratory — USDA
- Biodiversity Explorer: Insects
(See also under Biodiversity)
Soils
- NRCS Soil Survey Division
- National Cooperative Soil Survey Program
- NRCS Soils and Soil Survey
- Web Soil Survey (WSS) – USDA online database and mapping application
- National Soil Information System (NASIS)
- Alaska NRCS Soil Survey Program
- Idaho NRCS Soil Survey Program
- Washington NRCS Soil Survey Program
- Background Concentrations of Trace and Major Elements in California Soils — Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Arizona
- NRCS Technical Resources: Field Manuals & technical guidance for AZ NRCS personnel
- The Twelve Soil Orders – Soil Taxonomy – on University of Idaho site
- World reference base for soil resources – from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Wildlife
- Animal Diversity Web – University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Midcontinent Ecological Science Center
- Bill’s Wildflife Sites
- Wildlife Management
- Lindsay Wildlife Museum
- The Wildlife Society
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wildlife Art
- National Wildlife Refuge System – Habitats and conservation
(See also under Biodiversity)
Energy
- FindSolar.com
- Green Power Network – on U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) page
- Solstice: Sustainable Energy & Development On-Line
- Renewable Northwest Project
- Renewable Energy Resources – NorthWest Builders Network guide to companies, educational resources, listings, links, and other renewable energy organization and associations in the Pacific Northwest.
- Alternative Fuelling Station Locator — locate by map or zip code
- Northwest Energy Coalition
- California Energy Commission
Biodiesel
- Alternative Fuels Data Center
- National Biodiesel Board
- Cathy Britell’s Biodiesel Page
- Dr. Dan’s Alternative Fuel Werks
- Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
- Fueling Stations by State
- University of Idaho Biodiesel Research
- Biodiesel Information Centre — Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
- Biodiesel Forums
- Biodiesel Discussion Group
- Grassroots Biodiesel and Vegetable Oil Fuel Homepage
Environmental Clearinghouses
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
- NOAA Research Intranet Portal
- The Environmental Professional’s Homepage
- Environment Canada’s Green Lane
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- EnviroFacts Data Warehouse – on EPA site
- California: GeoTracker — online database of environmental data for regulated facilities in California
- Environmental Information Management (EIM) – on Washington Department of Ecology page
- Scorecard.org – The Pollution Information Site – Searchable database by zip code
Environmental Readings
Magazines
- Category List of Journals: Environmental Science and Technology
- E/The Environmental Magazine
- Land and Water
On-Line Libraries
Environmental Regulations
- Government WWW Sites
- Federal Register (FR)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Public and Private Laws (PL)
- United States Code (USC)
- California Code of Regulations (CCR)
- Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
- Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)
- Tribal Court Codes & Constitutions – on National Tribal Justice Resource Center
- Pace University School of Law Virtual Environmental Library
- YSI — Getting Started With TMDL’s
- Available CFR Titles on GPO Access
- Washington Permit Assistance Center
- Resource Laws – on USFWS site.
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Environmental Law Institute
- International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
Sources for Information
- HUD – CodeTalk Resources for Environmental Assessments
- ESRI/FEMA Hazard Awareness Site – Map server showing areas for flood, earthquake, weather and other hazards.
- FedStats Homepage
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Northwest Area Foundation – population and employment data for the Northwest, including extensive tribal data
- Web Soil Survey (WSS) – USDA online database and mapping application
- OECD Better Life index — select your criteria
- National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Historic and Cultural Resources
- National Register Information Service (NRIS) database – On the National Park Service site
- National Register of Historic Places – On a dedicated site
- Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP)
- Tribal Historic Preservation Offices
- State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Web Sites
- Pacific Northwest History: WVC Library
- Archaeology Wordsmith – dictionary of archaeological terms
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- CEQ NEPAnet
- GSA Information and Guidance on NEPA Implementation – Including summaries of NEPA, Associated Laws and Executive Orders
- President’s Council on Environmental Quality
- National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) NEPA Working Group
- National Indian Gaming Commission: NEPA Compliance
- Solano Press Books NEPA Links Page
Department of Agriculture
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Environmental Services
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – Environmental Compliance page
- Environmental Section of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
- U.S. Forest Service NEPA page
- U.S. Forest Service: NEPA, NFMA and Appeals
- USFS NEPA Templates – include templates for various NEPA documents such as Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
- DOI Departmental Manuals (scroll down to Part 516)
- Environmental Management and Integration Team (EMI Team)
- Environmental Memoranda Series
- BLM Colorado – NEPA page
- Bureau of Reclamation Technical Communications Group NEPA page
- Minerals Management Service – Environmental Compliance
- USGS Environmental Affairs Program
Department of Transportation
Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
- Washington Dept. of Ecology – SEPA Home Page
- Ecology’s SEPA Register
- SEPA Handbook Online
- SEPA Information
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- Overview of CERCLA
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or “Superfund”
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended
- Superfund Reauthorization Issues in the 105th Congress
- Superfund Information System – CERCLIS database
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- USFWS-NMFS Endangered Species Consultation Handbook
- NOAA Fisheries – Endangered Species
- NOAA Fisheries Northwest Regional Office – Endangered Species Information
- Obtaining Priority Habitats and Species information – on WDFW Website
- USACE Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species Protection and Management System – information on sensitive species that have been identified by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Divisions, Districts, or Projects to date.
- Fisheries and Habitat Conservation – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Wildlife Refuge System – Habitats and conservation
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Public Law 94-265, As amended through October 11, 1996 – text of the law, on NOAA Fisheries site
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act – full text, on U.S. Commission on Oceans Policy site
- Summary of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act – on University of New Mexico site
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) & Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) – EFH assessment and consultation, on NOAA Fisheries NW Region site
- Essential Fish Habitat – on NOAA Fisheries site
- Protecting and Restoring Fish Habitat: The Essential Fish Habitat Provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act – on NOAA Fisheries site
- Pacific Fishery Management Council – manages the living marine resources off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council – has primary responsibility for groundfish management in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
- Fisheries and Habitat Conservation – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA)/Restoration
- NOAA-DARCNW: Commencement Bay, Washington
- NOAA Coastwatch
- Habitat Restoration Information Center
- Land Use in the CERCLA Remedy Selection Process
- NRDA Training Module Table of Contents
- Seagrass Restoration
- Stream Corridor Restoration
- NOAA Damage Assessment and Restoration Center Northwest
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- EPA OSW Hazardous Waste Data
- EPA OSW RCRA Laws and Regulations
- DoE: RCRA
- USC Title 42 – Chapter 42 – Solid Waste Disposal
Washington State
- Access Washington Home Page
- Laws and Rules Start Page, WA Department of Ecology
- WA State Office of the Code Reviser
- Online Permit Assistance System (OPAS) – a tool to help determine which state and federal environmental permits will be needed for a project.
- Shoreline master program guidelines homepage
- Washington Contacts
- The Pierce County Internet Site
- Cleanup Levels and Risk Calculations under the Model Toxics Control Act Cleanup Regulation – CLARC 3.1
Forestry/Forest Conservation
Geology
- California Geographical Survey – with nation-wide data
- USC Sequence Stratigraphy Web
- Central Michigan University Earth Science and Geography home page
- Rocks, Minerals, and Stratigraphy – Collection of links, on the CMU Earth Science and Geography home page.
- Geologic Time, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Evolution, Dating Techniques – On the CMU Earth Science and Geography home page.
- Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Tsunami – On the CMU Earth Science and Geography home page.
- Geological Society of America
- The International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
- American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
- Ed Rogers Rare & Out of Print Geoscience Books – Useful to find older references. Old USGS publications are generally pretty cheap.
States
- Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys – Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources
- Arizona Geological Survey
- California Geological Survey
- HSU Department of Geology — Earthquake and Tsunami Risk
- Idaho Geological Survey
- Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
- Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources – Washington Dept. of Natural Resources
Meteorology, Climate, and Weather Data
Weather
- National Weather Service
- Weather – Environment Canada
- SpaceWeather.com –- News and information about the Sun-Earth environment.
- NCDC: Local Weather Observation Station Record
- The Weather Channel — Home Page
- King County Hydrologic/Precipitation Data
Climate
- EPA: Ozone Depletion
- EPA Global Warming Site
- NCDC Climate Visualization
- Western Regional Climate Center
- NOAA: El Niño
- Central Michigan University Earth Science and Geography home page
- Weather and Climate Data –- from the UW Department of Atmospheric Science
- Evapotranspiration Data — on the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) page
- Precipitation Maps — by state, on MapCruzin.com
Astronomical
- NOAA POES Auroral Activity
- U.S. Naval Observatory
- Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory
- Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year on the U.S. Naval Observatory site
Mining and Mine Waste
- EPA Mine Waste Technology Program
- Mining Waste Scientist to Scientist Meeting — on EPA’s National Risk Management Research site
- Sand and Gravel Mining — on Maricopa County site, Arizona
- Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research
Mine Drainage Treatment
- Wetlands for Treatment of Mine Drainage
- Constructed Wetlands Bibliography: AMD
- Wetland Ecology Research Group
- Passive Treatment Systems
- MineNet — Forum: Acid Mine Drainage
- The Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment — Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- The role of vegetation in wetland treatment of mine waters — Innovative Management of Groundwater Resources in Europe Training and RTD Coordination Project (PDF file)
- Passive In-situ Remediation of Acidic Mine / Industrial Drainage (PIRAMID) — A Research Project of the European Commission Fifth Framework Programme
- Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment — DoE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Cool Science lesson plan
- Professor W.J. Drury’s Page, MontanaTech Environmental Engineering Department
- Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage with Anaerobic Solid Substrate Reactors, by W.J. Drury — A research note prepared for Water Environment Research (PDF file)
- Seasonal Influences on Heavy Metal Attenuation in an Anaerobic Treatment Wetland, Butte, Montana, by W.J. Drury – (PDF file)
- Hydraulic Characteristics of Subsurface Flow Wetlands, by W.J. Drury and K. Mainzhausen – 2000 Billings Land Reclamation Symposium (PDF file)
- Modeling of Sulfate Reaction in Anaerobic Solid Substrate Bioreactors for Mine Drainage Treatment, by W.J. Drury – (PDF file)
- Acid Mine Drainage, by Judi Todd and Kelli Reddick – Virginia Tech’s Environmental Engineering & Sciences
- AMD Passive treatment overview – on Abandoned Mine Reclamation Clearinghouse site
- Methylation of Mercury – wetlands chemistry
- New mercury becomes bioavailable faster – on Academy of Natural Sciences site
- Mercury Geochemistry in a Wetland and its Implications for In-situ Remediation
Native Nations & Natural Resources
- Administration for Native Americans (ANA) – on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site
- Aboriginal Canada Portal — First Nations, Métis and Inuit online resources
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Home Page
- Scientific Literature Relevant to the Environmental Health of Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Subsistence Hunter/Gatherers – on ATSDR site
- CIER, the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
- Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Washington State
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Indian Tribes in Oregon
- Interior Board of Indian Appeals Decisions – an unofficial site, not associated with the Department of the Interior, offered as a public service until the official Website of the IBIA returns.
- Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) – the Tribal Government representing approximately 26,000 Tlingit and Haida Indians; a sovereign entity with a government-to-government relationship with the United States
- Listing of all Federally Recognized Tribes (July 12, 2002, Federal Register)
- Tlingit Place Names, Maps, & Atlases
- U.S. Indian Tribes – Index by State – on a private page that is no longer being maintained; useful, but use with caution.
- Indian and Federal Lands Maps — by state, on MapCruzin.com
- WWW Virtual Library – American Indians – Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- The Curtis Collection – information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed from 1890 to 1930, taken from The North American Indian, Edward S. Curtis’ massive lifework.
- The North American Indian Photo Collection – on U.S. Historical Archives, an online store for reprints of vintage maps and photos. Mostly from the Curtis collection, but some scans are better than the ones from the previous link.
- Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
- Indian Tribes of the United States, on Access Genealogy’s Native American Indian Genealogy page
- Early Washington: A Digital Map Collection – Native American Reservations – Washington State University Special Collections
- Native American Languages
- Maps of of languages in the US – William C. Sturtevant. (1967). Early Indian tribes, culture areas, and linguistic stocks:
- National Congress of American Indians(NCAI)
- Indians.org– American Indian Heritage Foundation
EPA Tribal Office
- Tribal Programs
- Waste Management in Indian Country
- EPA/Tribal Environmental Agreements
- OSWER :: Tribal Integrated Waste Management Initiative
- Office of Water :: American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO)
- EPA Region 10 Tribal Office
- EPA Region 9: Indian Programs
- EPA Region 8 Tribal Assistance Program (TAP)
- EPA Region 6:
Tribal Associations
- Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (intro info on several AZ tribes)
- Nevada Tribes
- South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA)
- Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest
Tribal Home Pages
- EPA :: Tribes With Environmental Pages
- California Tribes: Map of federally recognized tribes
- Chehalis (The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis)
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe
- Colville Confederated Tribes
- Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
- Cowlitz Tribe
- Elk Valley Rancheria, California
- Hoh Tribe
- Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe
- Jamestown K’lallam — Hupa People of California
- Kalispel Tribe of Indians
- Lower Elwha Klallam
- Lummi Indian Nation
- Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
- Makah Tribe of Indians
- Metlakatla Indian Community Environmental Homepage
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe-Main Menu
- Nisqually Tribe
- Nooksack Indian Tribe
- Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
- Quileute Tribe
- Quinault Indian Nation
- Samish Indian Nation of Washington
- Sauk-Suiattle Tribe
- Shoalwater Bay Tribe
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Skokomish Tribe
- Snoqualmie Tribe
- Smith River Rancheria (Tolowa), California
- Spokane Tribe of Indians
- Squaxin Island Tribe
- Stillaguamish Tribe
- Suquamish Tribe
- Susanville Indian Rancheria
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
- Tanana Chiefs Conference
- Upper Tanana Inter-Tribal Coalition
- Tulalip Tribes
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation
- Upper Skagit Tribe
- Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada
- Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
- White Mountain Apache Tribal site
- White Mountain Apache outdoors and recreation site
- White Mountain Apache legal codes – including environmental, and Health & Safety (which includes ground and surface water statutes)
- Wiyot Tribe
- Yakama Nation
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation site
- Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe
- Yerington Paiute Tribe
- Yurok Tribe of California
- Employee Contact Database
- Constitution of the Yurok Tribe
- Blue Creek Ah Pah — Traditional Yurok village
- Yurok aboriginal territory — map and GIS
Tribal Law
- Alliance for Justice
- Aboriginal Law and Legislation Online
- American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- HSU Native American Law & Legal Info
- Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties – A comprehensive index of on-line texts
- Indian Law Resources
- Indian Treaties, Acts and Regulations
- National Indian Policy Center
- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project – a cooperative effort among the University of Oklahoma Law Center and the National Indian Law Library (NILL), and Native American tribes
- Native American Tribal Law Codes Dataset
- Tribal CODETALK
- Tribal Court Codes & Constitutions – on National Tribal Justice Resource Center
- Tribal Law
- Tribal Law Archive by Thread
- Tribal Law Links
- U.S. House of Representatives – Internet Law Library – Indian nations and tribes
- Sovereign Immunity
- EnviroText – including access to Tribal law codes, constitutions, and treaties
Tribes and Natural Resources
- ATNI – Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
- Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Database
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- American Indian Environmental Office
- Center for World Indigenous Studies
- CRITFC – Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- Hoopa Valley Tribe – first Tribe in California to receive treatment as a state with respect to the Water Pollution Control Program under Section 106 of the Clan Water Act (CWA) and to receive approval of the Tribal Water Quality Standards; has a TEPA, a WQ lab.
- Indian Territory
- Indigenous Environment Network
- Intertribal Timber Council
- ITEP-Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
- Midwest Treaty Network – contents
- National Indian Policy Center
- National Tribal Environmental Council
- Native America Speaks Out
- Native Americans and the Environment Web Site
- Native American Ethnobotany database
- Native American Fish & Wildlife Foundation
- Native American Fish & Wildlife Society – TOC
- Native American Natural Resources
- Native American Resources
- Native Americans and the Environment
- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
- Uranium Mining and Indigenous People
Noise
- Noise Primer & Community Rail Basics
- Noise Equations
- Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA
- Noise Pollution Clearinghouse Home Page
- NIOSH: Noise Safety and Hearing Loss Prevention
Oceanography, Marine and Coastal Data
- Center for Marine Conservation
- Estuaries.gov– from NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System
- King County’s Marine Waters – Marine Monitoring Program
- California Coastal Records Project — an aerial photographic survey of the California Coastline
- NOAA Home Page Main Page
- Make a Tide Prediction
- Tides Online: Real-Time Tide Date
- Retrieve Preliminary (Tides) Water Level Data – from the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) Web site
- NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
- NOAA Coastal Protection and Restoration Division
- Coastal Protection and Restoration Links
- NOAA Satellite Information
- NOAA Coastwatch
- Salinity (PSS78) Calculation
- SEAWEB
- Shoreline Management Act Information
- Tidal Datum Regions – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NW site
- Tide.INFO – Tide predictions, worldwide
- Shoreline and Environmental Assistance (SEA) Program – On Washington Dept. of Ecology’s site
- Washington Coastal Atlas
- Shoreline Aerial Photographs – An aerial survey of the Washington coast, on Washington Dept. of Ecology’s site
- Water Quality Monitoring: Conductivity to Salinity Conversion – online conversion tool
- WWF – Endangered Seas – marine species
See also under Tidal Wetlands and Salt Marshes below.
Risk Assessment
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- ATSDR ToxFAQ – Frequently Asked Questions About Contaminants Found at Hazardous Waste Sites
- Scientific Literature Relevant to the Environmental Health of Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Subsistence Hunter/Gatherers
- Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS)
- Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Database
- Background Concentrations of Trace and Major Elements in California Soils — Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
- Use of California Human Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs) in Evaluation of Contaminated Properties
- ChemIDplus – A searchable database of 360,000+ chemical substance records
- Cleanup Levels and Risk Calculations under the Model Toxics Control Act Cleanup Regulation – CLARC 3.1
- Cleanup Levels For Hazardous Waste Sites – some well-known, and some less well-known, sources for cleanup levels at hazardous waste sites.
- Columbia River Basin Fish Contaminant Survey – on EPA Region 10′s site
- DoE Risk Management — Ecological risk assessment
- Ecological Risk Analysis: Tools and Applications — prepared by the Environmental Sciences Division and Life Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.
- Ecological Risk Assessment — on EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) page.
- EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) – a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment.
- EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment
- EPA Region3 HSCD: Risk Assessment — including downloadable Risk-Based Concentration tables
- EPA Region 5: Ecological Risk Assessment & the Ecological Technical Center — extensive guidance and resources
- FDA/CFSAN Action Levels — action levels established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for poisonous or deleterious substances in human food and animal feed
- Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment — External draft review version, April 23, 2002. In PDF format, on EPA’s site.
- Soil Screening Calculations – with a JavaScript utility for calculation, on EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response site.
- Superfund Risk Assessment – on EPA Web site. Includes lots of tools.
- Toxicology Tutorials – self-guided tutorials
- TOXNET – a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas
Sediment
- Dredged Material Evaluation Framework – Lower Columbia River Management Area, on the USACE Web site.
- Methods for Collection, Storage and Manipulation of Sediments for Chemical and Toxicological Analyses: Technical Manual – on EPA site
- NOAA Screening Quick Reference Tables (SQuiRTs) – in PDF format
- Puget Sound Dredged Material Evaluation and Disposal Procedures – on the USACE Web site.
- Query Manager- a database program developed by NOAA that can be used to access sediment chemistry and toxicity and tissue chemistry data.
- Sediment Management- Washington Department of Ecology’s page.
- SEDQUAL – Sediment Quality Information System – SEDQUAL – WA Dept. of Ecology page
- Sediment Quality Guidelines – on EPA site
Solid Waste
- CIWMB
- Defining Hazardous Waste — California DTSC
- Exhibits Collection – Garbage
- Earth 911: Environmental/Recycling Info
- Waste Management Compliance Information Center
- Compliance with RCRA – Freeware
- Superfund Information System – CERCLIS database
- United States EPA – Superfund Homepage
- EPA’s IRIS Substance List
- Test Methods | Wastes | US EPA — including SW-846 compendium of analytical and sampling methods
- OSWER Tribal Integrated Waste Management Initiative
- EPA’s Waste Management in Indian Country
- Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network (TSWAN)
Waste Transfer Stations
- Waste Transfer Stations – On EPA OSWER
- Waste Transfer Stations: A Manual for Decision-Making – Impacts, design considerations, and factors to consider.
- Waste Transfer Stations: Involved Citizens Make the Difference – The companion volume. Public participation and consultation guidance.
Geosynthetics
- GSE – Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. – Geosynthetic manufacturers and installers
- C.W. Neal Corp. – Geosynthetic manufacturers and installers
- Solmax – Geosynthetic manufacturers and installers
- Poly-Flex, Inc. – Geosynthetic manufacturers and installers
- Nilex – Geosynthetic manufacturers
- Propex Geosynthetics
- Soprema – Sprayed-on membranes, roofing materials
- Terrafix Geosynthetics, Inc. – Geosynthetic manufacturers
- GeoSyntec – Consulting engineers for soils and geosynthetics
- Solmers – Consulting engineers for soils and geosynthetics
- Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) – industry organization
- Northwest Linings & Geotextile Products, Inc. – installer and supplier in Kent, WA
Sustainability and Appropriate Technology
- Big Green Box – a national program that recycles batteries and portable electronic devices.
- Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Humboldt State University
- Centre for Alternative Technology
- CIER, the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
- Earth Charter
- Earth Charter USA Campaign
- Engineers Without Borders – dedicated to domestic and international development
- Engineers Without Borders – USA – including projects at home and abroad
- Global Exchange – an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice.
- Global Recycling Network
- Green Cross International Website
- Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
- Lifewater Canada – “Helping rural poor obtain safe water.” A non-profit group training Nationals to drill safe drinking water wells and build handpumps.
- Northwest Earth Institute
- Northwest Women Flyfishers have a cell phone recycling program
- Seattle Sustainable Building
- Sustainability Institute
- Sustainability Now – the Committee on Sustainability of the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC)
- U.S. Green Building Council
- United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
- Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) – another organization offering technical support for international development
General Supplies
- Co-op America’s Green Pages Online
- New Dream Marketplace – To buy environmentally and socially responsible versions of everyday items
- Real Goods – “Products for an ecologically sustainable future”
- King County’s EcoDeals – one-stop shopping collection of products and services selected for environmental performance
Office Supplies
- Dolphin Blue
- Enviro Solutions – Printer cartridge recycling programs
- Green Earth Office Supply
- Green Seal
- Smart Green Offices
- Sustainable Group – right here in Seattle; office supplies made from recycled materials
- Take it Back Network – a group of local electronics repair and resale shops, recyclers and nonprofit groups that recycle or reuse electronic equipment. On King County (Seattle)’s Department of Natural Resources page.
Coffee
- Frequently Asked Questions About Fair Trade Certified™ Coffee – on the Oxfam site
- Shade-Grown Coffee: Helping an Industry Turn Over a New Leaf – an introduction to the issues of coffee growing techniques
- Global Exchange: Fair Trade Coffee – Information on the Fair Trade campaign. Explains the issues at stake.
- Fair Trade & Shade Grown Organic Coffee — A Growing Movement – on the Organic Consumer Association site. An article on these market issues and trends.
- Caffe Ladro – a very cool espresso bar near our Seattle office, which serves only organic, shade-grown, and fair-trade certified coffee and makes some of the best mochas in town.
- Poverty Bay Coffee Company – all their blends are organic, shade-grown, and fair-trade certified
- Pura Vida Coffee – another Seattle company supplying fair-trade certified, organic coffee
- Caffè Appassionato – several, though not all, of their blends are organic, shade-grown, and fair-trade certified
Low-Impact Development
- LID Design – on Low Impact Development Center site
- The Street Edge Alternatives Project – on City of Seattle site
- Water Balance Model for British Columbia – a planning and decision-support tool promoting a watershed-based approach that manages the natural environment and the built environment as integrated components of the same watershed.
See also under Energy
Transportation, Traffic Data, and Traffic Control
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) – on Federal Highway Administration (FHA) site
- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
- WSDOT Maps and Data
Water Quality/Water Resources
- Glossary of Water Resource Terms — on the Edwards Aquifer Website
Agencies
- OST Office of Water
- California SWRCB
- A Compilation of Water Quality Goals — numerical water quality limits from the literature for over 850 chemical constituents and water quality parameters
- Storm Water Program — including construction and industrial WDID databases
- Canada Centre for Inland Waters
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Home
- NOAA Damage Assessment & Restoration Center NW Regional Office, Seattle
- NOAA Home Page Main Page
EPA’s Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water
- Guide to GLNPO Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Reports
- TMDL Program
- Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Overview: Clean Water Action Plan
- Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California
- National EPA State, Tribal and Local Wetlands Program Symposium
- Drinking Water Regulations and Health Advisories: Table
- California Chemicals and Contaminants in Drinking Water
Data Sources
- STORET Homepage – on EPA site
- EnviroFacts Data Warehouse – on EPA site
- USGS WaterWatch — Current water resources conditions
- USGS NWISWeb Data for the Nation — Historical streamflow data
- USGS NAWQA Data Warehouse
- National Water Summary – on USGS site
- California Water Data Library
- Washington Environmental Information Management (EIM) – on Washington Department of Ecology page
- Washington Statewide water quality monitoring network – on Washington Department of Ecology home page
- Washington Statewide Flow Monitoring Network – on Washington Department of Ecology home page
- Elliott Bay Active Pages
Drinking Water
- Drinking Water Regulations & Health Advisories
- EPA National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards
- EPA Sole Source Aquifer Protection Program – Region 10
- National Contaminant Occurrence Database (NCOD) – Developed by EPA
- Local Drinking Water Information – On EPA’s site, by state
- California Dept of Public Health’s Division of Drinking Water & Environmental Management
- Information from the Drinking Water Database – Washington State Department of Health Division of Drinking Water
- Washington Department of Ecology Well Log Viewer
- California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
Wastewater Treatment
- EPA Office of Wastewater Management
- Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Plants – on EPA’s NPDES page
- Water Environment Federation (WEF)
- WAWTTAR (Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Appropriate for Reuse)
- The History of Sanitary Sewers — a good source of information on construction techniques in older systems
Terminology
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment & Reuse Terminology — AgriLIFE Extension, Texas A&M
Food and Dairy Processing Wastewater
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources:
- Dairy Products Processing permit form — New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)
- Dairy Wastewater Pretreatment
- Waste and Wastewater Management in Food Processing
Decentralised Wastewater Treatment
- U.S. EPA Green Communities
- Small Community Wastewater Collection Systems
- TWRI’s Texas On-Site Insights
- SoilFacts: Management of Single Family and Small Community Systems
- SoilFacts: Investigate Before You Invest
- SoilFacts: Septic Systems and Their Maintenance
- SoilFacts: Septic System Owner’s Guide
- National Small Flows Clearinghouse
Water Quality Standards
- Water Quality Standards – on EPA site
- Region 8 Water Quality Standards Guidance Documents – on EPA Region 8 site
- EPA and Federal Guidance on antidegradation – on the River Network site
- Draft Water Quality Criteria Methodology Revisions: Human Health – on EPA site
- Water Quality Standards Library – in EPA’s Repository of Documents
- Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California – on EPA site
- A Compilation of Water Quality Goals — numerical water quality limits from the literature for over 850 chemical constituents and water quality parameters (California)
- EPA Region 10 Water Temperature Guidance
- Surface Water Quality Standards – Washington Department of Ecology
- Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington – Chapter 173-201A WAC
- Ch. 173-201A WAC Current Rule Activity
- Water Quality Program – Washington Department of Ecology
Other Issues
Dioxins
- Willamette NAWQA Data: Dioxins and Furans in Bed Sediment and Fish Tissue – on USGS site
- Dioxin – on Indigenous Environment Network
- 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
Watershed Restoration, Management, and Hydrology
- American Rivers
- British Columbia Stewardship Centre
- CGS Note 40: Watershed Mapping – California Geographical Survey
- Cooperative Conservation America – Stories, lessons, knowledge and tools of cooperative conservation
- CGS Note 45: Guidelines for timber harvest reports – California Geographical Survey (PDF format)
- Center for Watershed Protection – a non-profit corporation that provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations with the technical tools for protecting streams, lakes and rivers.
- Floodplain Use: Sand and Gravel Mining – on Maricopa County site, Arizona
- IIASA Water Resources – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis site
- Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and Salmon Recovery Funding Board (IAC-SRFB) – Washington
- Integrated Streambank Protection Guidelines, April 2003 – on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site
- Monitoring and Assessing Stream Water Quality: Biological Assessment Guidelines – on EPA OWOW site
- NW Biological Assessment Work Group& – on EPA Region 10 site
- Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
- Riparian Communities and Related Topics – Annotated bibliography on USGS site
- Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration – Literature summary on USGS site
- Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center – designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local government officials and others that need technical assistance on stormwater management issues.
- USGS WaterWatch – Current water resources conditions
- USGS NWISWeb Data for the Nation – Historical streamflow data
- Washington State Department of Ecology – Links to Online Watershed Resources
- Watershed Improvement Network
- Watershed Planning – on Washington Department of Ecology home page
- Watershed Science Institute Homepage – on NRCS site
Dam Removal
- American Rivers Dam Removal Toolkit
- Elwha River Dam Removal Study – on NOAA site
Specific Watersheds
- Columbia River Basin Fish Contaminant Survey – on EPA Region 10′s site
- Friends of the Eel River
- Elwha River Restoration Project – on the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s site
- Puget Sound River History Project – historical map and aerial photography data
- Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Association
- USACE River Basin Monitoring – Water Management Section of the Seattle District Corps of Engineers
- Verde River Watershed Homepage
Wetlands
- Wetlands Mapper – USGS/USFWS National Wetlands Inventory map browser
- Cowardin Wetland Classification System – as used by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- WES Environmental Laboratory Wetlands
- National Wetlands Research Center
- Water Quality Standards for Wetlands – Guidance
- National Wetlands Inventory Homepage
- Final Regional Conditions for 401 WQ Cert. Conditions, CZM Consistency Responses for Nationwide Permits
- History of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States
- Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Current Issues and Controversies
- Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)
- SWS Pacific Northwest Chapter
- Wetlands and Urbanization Report, King County
- Wetland Ecosystem Team
- Wetland Protection
- Wetland Protection Legislation
- Wetland Regulation
- The Wetlands Regulation Center
- Wetland Science Institute
- Wetlands & Watersheds Work Group
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Wood Preservers Institute – Has papers on treated wood in aquatic & wetland environments; PAHs, etc.
- Nutrients: Methods for Evaluating Wetland Conditions – EPA-prepared modules
- Biological Assessment of Wetlands – Tools and publications on EPA Website
- Maryland Department of Environment’s Wetlands & Waterways Program
- Washington State Wetland Mitigation Evaluation Study:
- Phase I: Compliance
- Phase 2, Evaluating Success
- Executive Summary for Phase 2 – in PDF format
- Phase 2, Appendix F – Project Summaries – in PDF format
- Pictures Page
Constructed Wetlands
- Constructed Wetlands Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters – EPA Manual.
- Constructed Wetlands Bibliography
- Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Constructed Wetland – Lissom, Ontario
- Constructed Wetlands for Removal of Heavy Metals from NPDES Outfall effluent – U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Tidal Wetlands and Salt Marshes
- “Tidal Wetland Ecology of Long Island Sound”, by R.S. Warren and P.E. Fell.
- “Wetland Restoration in the Napa-Sonoma Salt Ponds” – USGS Site
Mine Drainage/Metals Treatment
- Wetlands for Treatment of Mine Drainage
- Constructed Wetlands Bibliography: AMD
- Wetland Ecology Research Group
- Passive Treatment Systems
- MineNet – Forum: Acid Mine Drainage
- The Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- The role of vegetation in wetland treatment of mine waters – Innovative Management of Groundwater Resources in Europe Training and RTD Coordination Project (PDF file)
- Passive In-situ Remediation of Acidic Mine / Industrial Drainage (PIRAMID) – A Research Project of the European Commission Fifth Framework Programme
- Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment – DoE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Cool Science lesson plan
- Professor W.J. Drury’s Page, MontanaTech Environmental Engineering Department
- Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage with Anaerobic Solid Substrate Reactors, by W.J. Drury – A research note prepared for Water Environment Research (PDF file)
- Seasonal Influences on Heavy Metal Attenuation in an Anaerobic Treatment Wetland, Butte, Montana, by W.J. Drury – (PDF file)
- Hydraulic Characteristics of Subsurface Flow Wetlands, by W.J. Drury and K. Mainzhausen – 2000 Billings Land Reclamation Symposium (PDF file)
- Modeling of Sulfate Reaction in Anaerobic Solid Substrate Bioreactors for Mine Drainage Treatment, by W.J. Drury – (PDF file)
- Acid Mine Drainage, by Judi Todd and Kelli Reddick – Virginia Tech’s Environmental Engineering & Sciences
- AMD Passive treatment overview – on Abandoned Mine Reclamation Clearinghouse site
- Methylation of Mercury – wetlands chemistry
- New mercury becomes bioavailable faster – on Academy of Natural Sciences site
- Mercury Geochemistry in a Wetland and its Implications for In-situ Remediation
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Hi,
Just wanted to let you know the link to Nilex – Geosynthetic Manufacturer (under Solid Waste >> Geosynthetics) should be http://www.nilex.com, not http://www.nilex.com/frames/findex.html as is currently listed.
Thanks!
Thank you, Janice! I updated the link.
The term “ISO” refers to the International Organization for Standardization. You may be curious about the difference between the names of the organization: International Organization for Standardization (http://www.iso.ch/infoe/intro.htm), and the initials, ISO. If it were an acronym, you’d think it would be IOS. But the truth is, it’s not an acronym.