FYI, ECOFEMers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- ++++++++++++++++++++ Cut Here ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here is a sampling from the first issue of a new FREE monthly environmental newsletter. It is more extensive than what you see here. Rather than burden everyone with a document that may not pertain to them, we've included just the intro and the Web section of the complete newsletter. Those readers who want to see the entire document can do so on the Web <http://islandpress.com>. To subscribe to the e-mail version of Eco-Compass, just send a message that includes your name, organization and snail-mail address to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . If you subscribed after seeing the debut issue last month, there is no need to submit another subscription request - your copy of the June Eco-Compass is on the way! We are initially posting this message to several mailing lists and newsgroups with readers we think may be interested in the environment. We sincerely apologize for cross-postings that subsequently result in duplicate postings to your mailbox. If you are not interested in learning about environmental resources on the Net, just delete this message and move on to the rest of your e-mail. However, if you want an easy way to monitor the pulse of environmental additions to the Net, read on and enjoy ;-) P.S. - There is still time to take advantage of the environmental book give-away open to Island Press homepage visitors who complete our user survey form. See the Island Press homepage for details! ____________________________________________________________ \\ // // The Island Press Eco-Compass \\ \\ June, 1995 vol. I, no. 2 // //____________________________________________________________\\ WHAT IS ECO-COMPASS? ____________________ The Eco-Compass is a new monthly newsletter featuring descriptions of and pointers to Internet resources of interest to professionals, academics, and citizen activists concerned with the environment. Eco-Compass is provided as a public service to the on-line environmental community by Island Press, a non-profit publisher of books that take a solutions-oriented approach to critical environmental problems. As new issues of Eco-Compass become available, back issues will be archived on the Island Press home page <http://islandpress.com>. Also available at the Island Press home page is an electronic version of the Island Press Environmental Sourcebook catalog. Come check us out today! We encourage Eco-Compass readers to repost the newsletter elsewhere on the Internet, as appropriate. All we ask is that you keep it intact. To subscribe to Eco-Compass directly, simply e-mail a request containing your name, organization, and snail-mail address to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Or, you can let us know you'd like to subscribe when you complete the user survey form at the Island Press homepage. When subscribing, please also indicate whether you'd like to receive a periodic review of new books offered by Island Press via e-mail or snail-mail. _____________________________________________ This month's edition of Eco-Compass spotlights sources of water related information on the Internet. June's environmental gems include: * The "Water On-Line" Internet Discussion Group * Universities Water Information Network of on-line information sources * Clean Water Amendments on the Thomas Legislative Information Service * Instructions on accessing the Chesapeake BIOS database using telnet * The World Wide Web Dam and Reservoir Impact Information Archive * And, for something completely different, The Arid Lands Newsletter ============================================================= World Wide Web Sites ============================================================= * Universities Water Information Network <http://www.uwin.siu.edu> The Universities Water Information Network (UWIN) is a comprehensive collection of on-line water resource information featuring links to databases, bulletin boards and other water-related sites on the Internet. UWIN is intended to facilitate access by the water resources community to on-line discussion groups, news items, announcements of upcoming events and other information sources of interest to researchers, teachers and environmental/conservation professionals. The UWIN home page also maintains a link to WaterWiser, The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse. WaterWiser is a cooperative effort between the American Waterworks Association (AWWA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The clearinghouse collects and disseminates information on water conservation and water efficiency. The UWIN bulletin board, WaterTalk, is also accessible via telnet to <bbs.uwin.siu.edu>. The Universities Water Information Network can be reached using ftp <ftp.uwin.siu.edu> and gopher <gopher.uwin.siu.edu> as well. _________________________________________________________ * The Aquatic Conservation Network <http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freeport/social.services/eco/orgs/aquatcon/menu> The Aquatic Conservation Network (ACN) is a charitable nonprofit corporation dedicated to conserving aquatic life. The group's primary emphasis is on protecting freshwater fish species through increased involvement and cooperation between concerned individuals, aquarists and scientists. The ACN Internet home page contains additional information about the Network's objectives and news about ACN's conservation and captive breeding programs. Details on how to join the organization are also available on-line, as are copies of ACN's quarterly bulletin - "Aquatic Survival". This newsletter contains articles, letters, and news of upcoming events of interest to aquatic conservationists. _________________________________________________________ * Thomas <http://thomas.loc.gov> Thomas is an on-line repository of federal legislative information maintained by the Library of Congress. The Thomas home page is a terrific starting point for exploring the tremendous number of Congressional documents and other materials, including the full text of Congressional bills and the Congressional Record. The site also features a listing of e-mail addresses that on-line constituents can use to communicate with their members of Congress, as well as links to the Senate, House and C-SPAN gopher servers. In keeping with the "water resources" theme of this month's Eco-Compass, you may want to check out the recent amendments to the Clean Water Act reported in the House when you visit Thomas. _________________________________________________________ * California Rivers Assessment <http//ice.ucdavis.edu> CARA, the California Rivers Assessment, is intended to provide a comprehensive inventory and evaluation of California's river resources for use in management, planning and policy making. CARA serves as publicly accessible repository of riparian and aquatic data, including vegetation characteristics, wildlife habitats, and nearby land uses. Data collected during the Rivers Assessment will be spatially displayed using a geographic information system (GIS). The best way to access CARA's Internet site is through the Information Center for the Environment (ICE) home page <http//ice.ucdavis.edu> maintained by UC Davis, which contains links to a number of other interesting environmental Web sites as well. _________________________________________________________ * Wyoming Water Resources Data System <http://www_wwrc.uwyo.edu/wrds/wrds.htm> The Water Resources Data System (WRDS) is a clearinghouse of hydrological and climatological data for the state of Wyoming. The WRDS home page offers on-line access to a number of databases, including climate, snow course, surface water, water quality, and the Wyoming Water Bibliography. The site also provides access to several other water-related Web sites. _________________________________________________________ * Dam and Reservoir Impact Information Archive <http://www.sandelman.ocunix.on.ca:80/dams/Overview.html> This unique archive features a collection of Internet-accessible information about the environmental impacts of dams, water diversions, impoundments and hydroelectric projects. The archives contain files that describe dams and other projects in the United States, Canada, China, Indonesia, Finland, Greece, Thailand and elsewhere around the world. The site also contains on-line resource bibliographies and other pointers to materials found off-line that will be of interest to people concerned about the far-reaching ecological, cultural and social consequences of dam construction. The dam and reservoir archive is sponsored by the Dam-Reservoir Working Group and the Coalition to Preserve Hudson and James Bays, and includes pointers to other organizations with similar water-related agendas. _________________________________________________________ * The Arid Lands Newsletter <http://ag.arizona.edu./OALS/ALN/ALNHome.html> The Arid Lands Newsletter is published semiannually by the University of Arizona's Office of Arid Lands Studies. The newsletter is read by an international audience of arid lands researchers, resource managers and policy makers. The Spring/Summer 1995 issue, "Conserving Drylands Biodiversity", is the first issue of the Arid Lands Newsletter to be published simultaneously in print and on the World Wide Web. It includes a report on the threat of exotic grasses to arid ecosystems, as well as an article entitled "Crazy Tomatoes and Purple Potatoes: A Chef's Perspective on Biodiversity". The editor's note included in the Spring/Summer addresses the potential of the World Wide Web as a tool in helping to promote biodiversity. _________________________________________________________ * ENVIROFACTS <http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_home.html> ENVIROFACTS is a new Environmental Protection Agency database that combines data extracted from four major EPA mainframe systems into a single relational database. The mainframe systems included in the ENVIROFACTS database are EPA's Permit Compliance System (PCS); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS), and the Toxic Release Inventory System (TRIS). ENVIROFACTS also includes the Facilities Index System (FINDS) and the ENVIROFACTS Master Chemical Integrator (EMCI), which link the data from the four systems by providing facility and chemical identification numbers common to each system. The packaged query form allows retrieval of facility information by city and state or zipcode. There is also an option that allows users who are familiar with SQL to connect directly to ENVIROFACTS and structure their own queries. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The full-length version of this newsletter also contains information about environmental gopher sites, telnet sites, listervs, and newsgroups - plus the Island Press Eco-Calendar. We hope you enjoyed this issue of Eco-Compass. We'd like to hear your comments and suggestions for use in future editions. If you'd like to submit an environmental site for inclusion in next month's newsletter, or if you want to learn more about Island Press, please feel free to contact us at: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
