State of the Land
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/land/
This excellent new site, from the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, "provides data on land use and change, soil erosion and soil quality, water quality, wetlands, and other issues regarding the conservation and use of natural resources on non-Federal land in the United States." The site is searchable by keyword and is organized into five main sections: People on the Land; Analysis Maps & Publications; Water Quality, Wetlands; Cropping, Grazing Land; and NRCS National Conservation Priorities. Each main section offers further information on that topic, and hyperlinks take readers to related sites.

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
This is an excellent government site from the US Department of Agriculture. State of Land is produced by this service. Check out What’s New and Programs.

Bureau of Land Management Environmental Education Homepage
http://www.blm.gov/education/index.html
This site has information on riparian areas, the green, vegetated areas on each side of streams and rivers, that are effected by erosion. This information is under the Fire and Other Hot Topics.

Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
This site is part of the United States Department of Agriculture. One can search the database, find experts at ARS and look at related links.

Soil Erosion in the Palouse River Basin: Indications of Improvement
http://wwwdwatcm.wr.usgs.gov/ccpt/pubs/fs-069-98.html
This site is an example of a USGS Fact Sheet on an area that has an erosion problem.

Soil and Water Conservation Society
 http://www.swcs.org/
The Soil and Water Conservation Society is the principal forum for soil and water conservation, information, education, and advocacy. Past, Current and Upcoming issues of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (JSWC) can be found here. There is also a long list of related links at this site plus one can search the entire site.

Educational Sites     [top]

Wind Erosion Research Unit
http://www.weru.ksu.edu/
This site is part of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and Kansas State University. There are links to other wind erosion related sites and the wind erosion discussion list.

EROSION : Lab 6
http://syllabus.syr.edu/esf/rdbriggs/for345/erosion.htm
This lab exercise examines the severity of soil erosion, the mechanics involved, and how human activity influences erosion. This is part of the Introduction to Soil course at SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry at the University of Syracuse.

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Publication Catalog
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/
One can Search the site, look at New Releases or Browse by Topic. Under Browse by Topic, Soil Resource Management and Conservation there are several publications on erosion including: Understanding Wind Erosion And Its Control , and Emergency Wind Erosion Control .

Weathering—Class Notes Texas A&M
http://t-rex.tamu.edu/courses/geol101/grossman/Weathering.pp.html
These are Ethan L. Grossman, a Professor in the Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, notes on weathering for his course PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY.

Earth System Science Education Server
http://www.usra.edu/esse/essonline/
The Earth System Science Education Server is sponsored by NASA through the Universities Space Research Association. The ESSE supports the development of undergraduate curricula in Earth System Science and Global Change. There are some excellent links here.

Oral Presentation        [top]

The Virtual Presentation Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm
 is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. Topics include selecting and researching your topic, analyzing your audience, supporting your points, using visual aids, public speaking Web links, and more.
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