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Nevada Natural Heritage Program [pdf]
http://heritage.nv.gov/

The mission of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program is "to help coordinate the resource needs of Nevada's diverse biological heritage with human activities." Their website presents a wide range of resources for persons who might be interested in learning about their work in such fields as ecology, land management, land use planning, and conservation. A good way to start is in the "Special Program Area" section, which can be found on the left side of the homepage. Here visitors will find "Ecology Program", which provides information about Nevada's diverse biological heritage contained within special reports, vegetation coverage maps, and atlases of Nevada's mountain ranges. That's not all; also available in the special program area are the Rare Plant Atlas, wildflower reports, and information about ongoing efforts to create an online catalog of the mosses, hornworts, and liverworts of Nevada. The site is rounded out by a listing of the laws and regulations which govern the activities of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program. [KMG]

Beautiful Science: Ideas That Changed The World [Flash Player]
http://huntington.org/thehuntington_full02.aspx?id=3000

Ideas that change the world can be few and far between, so it's nice to learn about this fine digital collection from The Huntington Library. Designed to complement the renovated Dibner Hall of the History of Science at the Library, this site peers into the world of astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. After reading a brief overview about the exhibit, visitors should click on over to the "Learn More" section. This area is truly a treat as users can look at a series of interactive timelines. Using digitized materials from their collection, visitors can learn about the history of astronomy and natural history via key dates, persons of importance, and vital discoveries. Moving on, the "Modern Perspectives" area features videos of scientists and historians talking about the beauty of science in its many combinations and permutations. Finally, the "Digital Book Samples" contains a selection from several important works featured in the collection, such as Englishman Mark Catesby's tome "Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 1731-1743". [KMG]

From The Scout Report, Copyright 2008 Internet Scout Project. http://scout.wisc.edu/