A 30-year plan to study America's ecology is about to begin http://www.economist.com/node/21560838 National Ecological Observatory Network http://www.neoninc.org/ Introduction to Ecology http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/ecologyinteractive/lectures.htm Ecoregions of the Continental United States http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/level_iii_iv.htm Biocomplexity...

An electronic (interactive) version of a 1995 publication by the US Forest Service (USFS), this site is based on the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units, designed to provide "a standardized method for classifying, mapping, and describing ecological units" in the US. The "Ecoregions of the United States" contains three simple color maps of the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii...

The electronic (interactive) version of a 1994 publication by the US Forest Service (USFS), this companion site is based on the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units, designed to provide "a standardized method for classifying, mapping, and describing ecological units" in the US. Ecological Subregions of the United States, contains the biophysical descriptions for the color-coded...

An electronic (interactive) version of a 1994 publication by the US Forest Service (USFS), this site is based on the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units, designed to provide "a standardized method for classifying, mapping, and describing ecological units" in the US. Ecological Subregions of the United States, contains the biophysical descriptions for the color-coded maps. This is a...

The National Humanities Center has recently added a second guide to its TeacherServe site (originally reviewed in the November 7, 1997 Scout Report). Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History contains a number of essays specifically tailored to classroom use. These are organized in three thematic sections: Native Americans and the Land, Wilderness and American Identity, and The Use...