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NRCS, Landowners Improve Habitat for At-risk Species by Ciji Taylor, NRCS, last updated: Jun 13, 2013 07:10 AM: Through voluntary conservation, American farmers, ranchers and forestland owners are restoring and protecting habitat for seven at-risk wildlife species.

The Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 12, 2013 12:32 PM: Forest Plan Revisions and the New Planning Rule: Considerations for all-lands and open space.

Other Conservation & Planning Tools by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:12 AM

EISPC Energy Zones Mapping Tool by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: The Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council (EISPC) Energy Zones Mapping Tool is a free online tool that enables users to identify potential clean energy resource areas within the Eastern Transmission Interconnection. The tool includes nine types of energy resources to be considered for clean energy generation facilities in the U.S. portion of the Eastern Interconnection. These types are biomass, clean coal technologies with carbon capture and sequestration, geothermal, natural gas, nuclear, solar (photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal, as well as rooftop photovoltaic solar), storage (pumped-hydro storage and compressed-air energy storage), water (hydroelectric power), and wind (both land-based and offshore). For each of these major categories, the resource data and information have been compiled, reviewed, and assembled into a GIS database. The Mapping Tool provides a way to put environmental data into the hands of energy planners and can be used by agencies or NGOs as a starting point for a dialog about their conservation objectives.

National Geographic Foundation: FieldScope by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: National Geographic FieldScope is a web-based mapping, analysis, and collaboration tool designed to support geographic investigations and engage students as citizen scientists investigating real-world issues - both in the classroom and in outdoor education settings.

National Geographic Foundation: LandScope America by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: LandScope America is a new online resource for the land-protection community and the public. By bringing together maps, data, photos, and stories about America’s natural places and open spaces, the project informs and inspires conservation of lands and waters.

National Geospatial Management Center by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: The National Geospatial Management Center (NGMC) has long been respected for the quality of maps it produces to support various Natural Resource Conservation Service projects and programs. In addition to producing maps, NGMC is a major distributor of geospatial data to support National, State and local field needs.

National Conservation Easement Database by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: This is the first national database of conservation easement information, compiling records from land trusts and public agencies throughout the United States.

Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: This program collects, analyzes, and reports information on the status and trends of America’s forests: how much forest exists, where it exists, who owns it, and how it is changing, as well as how the trees and other forest vegetation are growing and how much has died or has been removed in recent years.

EPA Southeastern Ecological Framework Project by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: The Southeastern Ecological Framework Project is a GIS-based analysis to identify ecologically significant areas and connectivity in the southeast region of the U.S.

Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center is an interdisciplinary resource that is actively developing new technology and tools to anticipate and respond to emerging eastern forest threats.

Abandoned Mineland Acid Mine Drainage (AML AMD) Inventory by Web Editor, last updated: Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM: An inventory of land and water impacted by past mining (primarily coal mining) is maintained by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to provide information needed to implement the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The inventory contains information on the location, type, and extent of abandoned mined lands, as well as information on the cost associated with the reclamation of those problems.

Climate Science Center Research Funding Opportunity for FY 14 by Department of the Interior, last updated: Jun 10, 2013 12:42 PM: The U.S. Department of the Interior Northeast, South Central, and Southwest Climate Science Centers (CSCs) are seeking proposals for FY 2014. Proposals are invited for projects that support CSC science priorities.

Wetland restorations offer environmental, economic benefits by Michelle Banks, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, last updated: Jun 05, 2013 04:21 PM: Scientists with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recognize the environmental and economic benefits regional wetlands provide and the importance of preserving wetland resources.

A Crowning Achievement by The Nature Conservancy, last updated: Jun 05, 2013 04:15 PM: The Nature Conservancy plants 34,000 native red spruce trees to help bring back West Virginia’s mountaintop forests

Science Needs Your Dead Cicadas by The Atlantic Cities, last updated: Jun 05, 2013 03:59 PM: The department of biology at North Carolina State University is looking for crooked cicadas: cicadas with one wing slightly shorter than the other, or with a wing containing an odd number of veins, or maybe a little leg segment that's not quite the right length.

Open Source Web Mapping Tools by Web Editor, last updated: May 31, 2013 01:46 PM: A roundup of modular open source options for creating visualizations and decision support tools using GIS data inside the AppLCC portal.

Documentation on Open Source GIS Tools and the AppLCC Portal by Web Editor, last updated: May 31, 2013 01:45 PM

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants Program Awards Native American Tribes in 14 States for Conservation Work by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, last updated: May 28, 2013 03:19 PM: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is one of 23 Native Tribes to receive Tribal Wildlife Grants awards. The awards are funding a wide range of conservation projects throughout the nation on tribal lands.

Spring 2012 Earliest on Record by U.S. Geological Survey, last updated: May 28, 2013 03:14 PM: March 2012 set records for warm temperatures that promoted early leafing and flowering across large areas of the United States.