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WV Rural Development Newsletter

Find out what Rural Development is doing. See the July Almost Heaven WV Mountain State Rural Express.
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wv/Almost%20Heaven%20WV%20Mountain%20State%20Rural%20Express%20July%202006.pdf

Dust, Drought, Degradation, Desperation & the Great Depression

Submitted by Tim Prescott

Bob Parkinson, the Ohio State GIS/Resource Inventory Coordinator compiled a pictorial, musical & historical essay on soil erosion, its impact on America during the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s, the beginnings of a conservation agency, and the need for factual natural resource information.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft PowerPoint.
ppt iconThe Dust Bowl and Beyond (14 MB) (To hear the background music, both files [PDF and companion winamp media file] must reside in the same directory so the music will automatically play when "View Show" is invoked).
acrobat icon The Dust Bowl and Beyond (3 MB) (View slides without music)

New Soils Posters Available from LANDCARE

The following two posters are now available through the LANDCARE Web
page: http://landcare.sc.egov.usda.gov/.

Image of soils map 1. Soil-Global Soil Regions Poster
This poster is a world map showing the distribution of the 12 Orders of Soil Taxonomy. The map legend includes photos of soil profiles and a description of each soil order. Poster size is 55" X 36". (2006)
Image of soils history map 2. Soil-History of Science for Soil Survey Poster
A History of Science for Soil Survey in the United States Poster. In conjunction with the 2006 World Congress of Soil Science in Philadelphia, PA, this poster reviews the history of selected scientific endeavors associated with soil survey activities in the U.S. The format is a timeline with generalized decadal summaries and specific events and years for each decade. The poster contains historical photographs, graphics, and tables to illustrate spatial and temporal trends. Poster size is 56" X 45".

These posters have been restricted to 5 copies per order by the NHQ Soils Department.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program Website
mid atlantic logo Land Grant Universities in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia and USDAs Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension System (CSREES), working with EPA Region III, have formed a partnership to advance water quality protection and restoration efforts in the Mid-Atlantic by providing water quality science support, training and education. Partnerships are also being developed with NRCS, USGS, river basin commissions and non-governmental organizations.

http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/waterqual/
The PLANTS Gallery
screen image of plant gallery The PLANTS Gallery emphasizes photos and line drawings of U.S. plants but also contains many cultivated or foreign taxa.The PLANTS Image Gallery has been redesigned and enhanced. Search the Gallery by Artist, Image Location, State Distribution, Copyright Status, and more! Improved View and Sort options let you look at 15, 25, 50, or 100 thumbnail images per page. Best of all, synonym names are searched, too.

http://plants.usda.gov/gallery.html

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