Natural Resources Information & Education Materials Resource Links

Natural Resources Information & Education Materials Resource Links

Publications and Resource Materials
Models, Decision Aids, Expert Systems, and Software
Precision Farming Links
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Links
Remote Sensing (RS) Links
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Links
Mapping Information
Soils Data and Information
Ohio Universities / College / Agencies
Federal Agencies
Search Tools

Publications and Resource Materials

Water Related Resources, Publications, and Materials for Ohio
Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline
http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu
- Natural Resources and Environmental Links, Farming the Net, Ohio State University Extension
  http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farmnet/links/nrindex.html
- Environmental Publications and Resources – Ohioline
  http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/lines/ennr.html
- Ohio Water Resources by County
  http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/lines/ennr.html#EWATR
- Ohio Ground-Water Resources by County
  http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/lines/ennr.html#EGRDW

Agricultural Production Publications and Resources – Ohioline
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/lines/farm.html
Ohio Watersheds Online
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~waternet
OSU Extension Data Center
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~dataunit

USDA Conservation Programs
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/NRCSProg.html
Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Resources
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/TechRes.html
Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical References
http://www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/tech_ref.html
Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University
http://www.iwr.msu.edu/
National Water and Climate Center
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/wcc.html
Water Science and Technology Services
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/water/quality/wst.html
Annotated Bibliography of Nonpoint Source Literature, NCSU Water Quality Group
http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/biblio/
National Agricultural Library Water Quality Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
National Extension Water Quality Database
http://hermes.ecn.purdue.edu:8001/server/water/water.html
Plants National Database, USDA-NRCS
http://plants.usda.gov/plants/

Models, Decision Aids, Expert Systems, and Software

Summary of Water Quality Models, USDA-NRCS
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/water/quality/frame/waterqal.html
Water Resources Applications Software, USGS
http://water.usgs.gov/software/

USGS Ground-Water Software
http://water.usgs.gov/software/ground_water.html
USGS Surface-Water Software
http://water.usgs.gov/software/surface_water.html
USGS Water-Quality Software
http://water.usgs.gov/software/water_quality.html

USDA-NRCS Technical Tools
http://www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/tech_tools.html

Animal Waste Management Software
http://www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/tools/awm.html
Computer Tools for Conservation Decision Making - The Business, Economics and Conservation Insite
http://people.nrcs.wisc.edu/insite/
Manure Master Decision Support System
http://db007.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov:6789/ManureMaster/
Selecting and Sizing Buffer Practices for the Conservation Buffer Initiative
http://www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/tpham/buffer/akey.htm
SITES - Water Resources Site Analysis Program
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/water/quality/common/sites/sites.html

Environmental Protection Agency Databases and Software
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Data.html
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Water Quality Models
http://www.epa.gov/OST/wqm/
Hydrology Web – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Environmental Technology Division
http://terrassa.pnl.gov:2080/hydrology/software.html
WATERSHEDSS, North Carolina State University Water Quality Group
http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/
BESTAQUA, The Ohio State University
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~msea/BESTAQUA.html
SWIMware – Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
http://chagrin.epa.state.oh.us/programs/swimintro.html
National Agricultural Pesticide Risk Analysis
for Indiana http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~napra/
for Michigan http://www.iwr.msu.edu/~ouyangda/napra/napra.htm
Ag Canada's Manure Mangement System
http://ozone.crle.uoguelph.ca/manure/dss.html

Precision Farming Links
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farmnet/links/precisag.html

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Links
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farmnet/links/gps.html

Remote Sensing (RS) Links
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farmnet/links/rs.html

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Links
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farmnet/links/gis.html

Mapping Information

USDA-NRCS, Status Maps
http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/status_data.html
National Resources Inventory (NRI)
http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/nri_data.html

Soils Data and Information

National Soil Survey Center
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nsdaf/
National Soil Data Access Facility
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nsdaf/
National Soil Information Center, USDA-NRCS
http://www.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/nasis/index.html
National Soil Characterization Database, USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu:80/soils/ssl/natch_data.html
Hydric Soils of the United States, USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/hydric/
USDA-NRCS Other Soil Data Resources
http://www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/soils_data.html
Pedology Soil Science on the Web
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~pedology/

Ohio Universities / College / Agencies

The Ohio State University
http://www.ohio-state.edu/

Ohio State University Extension
http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/
College of Engineering
http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu/
Geological Sciences Department
http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/
Center for Mapping
http://www.cfm.ohio-state.edu/
College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~cfaes/
Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fabe/
Horticulture and Crop Sciences Department
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html
Agricultural Economics Department
http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/
School of Natural Resources
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~natres/
Management Systems Evaluation Area
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~msea
Ohio Watersheds Online
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~waternet
OSU Extension Data Center
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~dataunit

Ohio University
http://www.ohiou.edu/

Geography Department
http://www-as.phy.ohiou.edu/Departments/Geography/

Heidelberg College Water Quality Laboratory
http://www.heidelberg.edu/WQL/
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/

Ohio EPA – Division of Surface Water
http://chagrin.epa.state.oh.us/

Ohio -United States Geological Survey
http://www-oh.er.usgs.gov/
Ohio Department of Agriculture
http://www.state.oh.us/agr/
Ohio Department of Health
http://www.state.oh.us/doh/

Federal Agencies

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.usda.gov
USDA – Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service
http://www.esusda.gov/
USDA-Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
USDA Economic Research Service
http://www.econ.ag.gov/
United States Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://seaserver.nos.noaa.gov/
USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/
National Biological Control Institute
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci

Search Tools

Agriculture and Natural Resources Decisions Network Search Engine
http://agnatres.ag.ohio-state.edu/~agnrtech/search.html
E-Answers Search Engine
http://128.227.242.197/
National Horticulture and Crop Science Database Search Engine
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/factsheet.html
Annotated Bibliography of Nonpoint Source Literature, NCSU Water Quality Group
http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/biblio/
National Agricultural Library Water Quality Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
National Extension Water Quality Database
http://hermes.ecn.purdue.edu:8001/server/water/water.html
WWW Search Engines
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/websearcher/search.html
Dogpile – searches several search engines at once
http://www.dogpile.com

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