JWAL--Library: Natural Resource Conservation: Masters Program: Websites

List of Relevant Websites

Digital Public Library of America
Millions of digitized materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.

Library of Congress Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
To find interesting digitized primary sources and photographs from U.S. history organized by collection, subject, year and by hosting institution. American History digital library from the Library of Congress. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

Library of Congress (LOC) Mapping the National Parks
the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves. Production of this collection is being supported by a generous gift from The Rockefeller Foundation.

What Tree is That? Tree Identification Field Guide This link opens in a new window
To identify trees based on physical qualities. Step-by-step process from the Arbor Day Foundation which makes it easy to identify a tree simply by the kinds of leaves it produces.

Yearbook of Agriculture
From the National Agricultural Library, historical publication documenting the nation’s agricultural contributions is the Yearbook of Agriculture (1895–1992).