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- ARS - Office of Technology Transfer
- NWISRL's open house celebrating 50 years of ARS
ARS Irrigators and Drainers
- ARS Natural Resources & Environ
- ARS Irrigation Information Pages
- ARS Irrigation Web Sites
- ARS Slides by Location
- Earth Science World ImageBank
Erosion Resources
- NWISRL: "Irrigation Induced Erosion"
- West Lafayette Erosion Lab - NSERL
- Soil Erosion Overview
- Farm and Ranch USA: Erosion Control
- ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit
- ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit Links
Idaho Sites
- University of Idaho Kimberly R&E Center - our co-located partners
- Idaho One Plan
- Idaho Dept. of Agriculture
- University of Idaho Water Quality Page
- Boise - Bureau of Reclamation - Pacific Northwest Region
- Boise - Agrimet USBR
- Boise - Hydromet USBR
Other Sites
- Agriseek Marketplace
- List of Nonprofit Organizations
- SSSA- Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms.
- CSSA- Internet Glossary of Crop Science Terms.
- NSF Grant Proposal Guide
- (ASA)(CSSA)(SSSA) Home Page
- More (ASA)(CSSA)(SSSA) Home Page
- State Climate Change Impacts Information Sheets -- EPA
- Research Sites and Information
- NBII-National Biological Information Infrastructure
- EPA Publications
- Links to Soil Science
- UMCES Nutrient Management Home Page
- NRCS National Water and Climate Center
- Water Environment Federation WEFis an international not-for-profit educational and technical organization of 40,000+ water quality experts. Its mission: preserve and enhance the global water environment.
- United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization - Irrigation Water Management Training Manual - Chapter 2 Soil and Water
- Alfred E. Hartemink's list of Soil Scientist's homepages
Agricultural Weather Information
- Pacific Northwest Region Agrimet Site-Specific Data (by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
- Weather Planner
Weather Information by State
- Twin Falls, Idaho weather (by the National Weather Service - Boise)
- Idaho weather (by the National Weather Service - Boise)
- Oregon weather (by the National Weather Service - Portland)
- Current conditions and forecasts by state (by the National Weather Service)
National Weather Information
Area News Sources
- Times News of Twin Falls, Idaho
- KMVT Channel 11 News
Science for Kids
Upper High School through College Students
- Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems - NWISRL Visit
- Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems - NWISRL Visit - Class Photo
- USDA Living Science - Careers
- Cool Science - PAM Research Project
- Plant Pathology videos on YouTube
Middle School through High School
- ARS - Careers in Science Brochure for Kids
- Some Information about Irrigation
- Nutrient Cycling
- Water and Nutrient Cycling
- Glossary
Elementary through High School
- Agriculture in the Classroom
- Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids Stuff by EPA
- ARS Florence - The Soil Minded People
- Can You Place the States? Test
- Kids Corner by the Groundwater Foundation
Water Cycle
Elementary to Middle School
- Catering to Bossy
- EPA Water Crossword Puzzle .../... More EPA Stuff
- Water Education Foundation - Water Kids
- AgVenture
- ARS-Sci4Kids Beltsville, MD
- NAL - Youth and Kids in Agriculture
- USGS Kid's Corner
Teachers
- ASA Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
- Incredible Eggs Teach Science (page 7)
- GRANT-FREE PROJECTS FOR THE CLASSROOM. Outside funding is not always needed to develop classroom projects. Learn how much can be done with very little.
- USE A GAME TO HELP SPARK DISCUSSIONS. This game allows high school, college, and adult students to play the role of a rancher who experiences the challenges of limited natural resources due to regulation and management, and follows up with discussions.
- CASE STUDY FOR TURFGRASS ON ATHLETIC FIELDS. The case was designed for use in a turfgrass management class and has proven to be useful in applying management options for an athletic field.
- A SCIENTIST SHARES HIS TEACHING PHILOSOPHY. A scientist writes about the connections between teaching and learning and hopes to inspire readers to develop their own journey toward mastering the teaching and learning process.
- ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING HELPS STUDENTS. Experiences in environmental writing may help prepare future professionals to communicate with diverse audiences in a variety of formats and media.
- WEB LESSON ON PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING. Genetic engineering of a crop species requires the completion of several major steps and combined efforts of diverse scientists. This lesson gives an overview of this process.
- WEB LESSON ON PLANT PIGMENTS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Plant pigments play important roles in harnessing energy from sunlight. This lesson examines the two major classes of photosynthetic pigments.
School Sites and Other Stuff
- How Stuff Works - A MUST SEE site for any age.
- Loogootee Elementary
- "Surface phenomena and colloids" from the Fun Science Gallery - soap bubles, suface tension, emulsions & more
Miscellaneous Sites
