The following links are presented to assist environmental planners and environmental specialists by gathering many relevant impact and media research tools and sites in one place.
Academic
Control
of Timber and Other Resources (U.C. Berkeley Environmental Economics Course)
Humboldt State
University Department of Forestry and Watershed Management
Landscape
Ecology and Biogeography from CSU
U.C. Berkeley Center
for the Assessment and Monitoring of Environmental Resources
U.C. Berkeley College of
Natural Resources
U.C. Berkeley Digital
Library Project (part of CERES)
Political
Science Web Sites
TerraServer
UC Davis MapSurfer
California's
Farmland Protection Laws
Official California
Legislative Information
California
Land Conservation Act/Open Space Subvention Program
Alternatives
for Future Urban Growth in California's Central Valley
American Farmland Trust
Beyond
Sprawl: New Patterns of Growth to Fit the New California
Greenbelt Alliance)
The California
Planners' Book of Lists (1999)
The California
Planners' Book of Lists (1998)
The California
Planners' Book of Lists (1997)
[CA]
Jurisdictions That Have Developed a "Right-To-Farm" Ordinance
Conservation
Journal
Farmland
Policy in California's Central Valley: State, County and Intergovernmental Roles.
(courtesy of Alvin D. Sokolow, Cooperative Extension, Univ. of California at
Davis)
California
Farmland Conservancy Program (formerly Agricultural Land Stewardship
Program; created in 1996, and provides grant funding for projects which use and
support agricultural conservation easements for protection of agricultural
lands)
Farmland
Protection Policy as a State-Local Arena. (courtesy of Alvin D. Sokolow,
Cooperative Extension, Univ. of California at Davis)
Farmland
Mapping & Monitoring Program
California
Farmland
California
Air Quality Data
(ADAM)
Aerometric Data Analysis and Management System
Aftermarket,
Performance and Add-on Parts Information
Air Quality
Information
"ARB
- Generated" Publications Database
ARB Archive
Search Engine (Text Search)
(BACT) Best
Available Control Technology Clearinghouse
Biomass
Burning Alternatives - Service Providers Maps
(CATEF)
California Air Toxics Emission Factor Database
(CCAQS)
Central California Air Quality Studies
(CEFS)
California Emission Forecasting System
(CEIDARS)
Access and Tools (District Use Only)
Consumer
Product Solvents Database
District
Look Up by ZIP Code, City, or County Name
(DRDB) District
Rules Database
Environmental
Impact Report List
Events
Calendar
Emission
Inventory Data (by Facility)
Emission
Inventory Data (Summarized)
Outdoor
Residential Waste Burning Information
(PFIRS)
Prescribed Fire Incident Reporting System
Quality
Assurance Site Index
Rules Log Database
Staff
Directory
Statewide Portable
Equipment Registration Program
Street
Legal Parts Database
Archaeological / Cultural Resources
National Register of
Historic Places
National Register
Evaluation Criteria
Section 106
Regulations
Biology & Endangered Species Information
US Fish &
Wildlife Services - species site
NOAA
/ NMFS
site devoted to protected species
California
Natural Diversity Database
The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) is a statewide inventory of
the locations and condition of the state's rarest species and natural
communities. Their goal is to provide the most current information on the
state's most imperiled elements of natural diversity and to provide tools to
analyze these data. Includes up-to-date lists of endangered and threatened
animals and plants, lists by county, and research reports.
California Native Plant
Society
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit
organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in
California's native plants. The Society, working through its local chapters,
seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve
this rich resource for future generations.
Biodiversity
and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant (UCI)
This is a site on the federal ESA with extensive hyperlinks. It discusses
California endangered species.
Enforcement
of the Endangered Species Act in California
This is the text of a U.S. Congressional committee hearing held in Hemet,
California, in July 1999 to receive testimony from the citizens from Southern
California who have experienced first hand how the Endangered Species Act is
enforced and implemented. The committee sought testimony dealing with concerns
that the ESA is no longer the national law that Congress intended it to be when
it was originally enacted in 1973, that it is increasingly used to stop growth
and economic development in only certain areas of the country, particularly in
the West.
Endangered
Species: Difficult Choices [CRS Report]
Discussion of controversial issues of Endangered Species Act of 1973 and its
impact on California.
California
Fish & Game Code Section 2050-2068
This is the California Code section designated as the California Endangered
Species Act.
California
Endangered Species Act: Summary
This site gives a brief summary of the California law with definitions and a
description of the petitioning process.
CERES
Theme: Forest Resources CERES
Theme: Plants
Digital
Photo Database
Wildflowers
in Landscape Design Office
of State Landscape Architecture
A
Guide to the Biotic Zones of California and Their Dominant Plant Communities
(after Sawyer(1995))
Near
Realtime Normalized Vegetation Index for North America
Building Code
California
Health and Safety Code, Section 17920.3
Substandard Buildings, Section 17920.3
California
Revenue and Taxation Code
Franchise Tax Board, Sections 17274 and 24436.5
Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations
California Building Code ,California Plumbing Code , California Electrical Code,
California Mechanical Code ,California Fire Code
Title 25 of the California Code
of Regulations
1997 Uniform Housing Code, Chapters 4, 5 and 6 and Sections 702.2 and 702.3
Demographics
Assessment
Program, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
California
Counties Ranked by the 1997-98 Numeric Change in Population
California
Counties Ranked by the 1997-98 Percent Change in Population
California
Department of Finance Interim County Population Projections
Census
of California Counties: 1900-1990
Database of California Towns - demographics, community and environmental information
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/htmlfile/subject/lftable.htm
California Census and Demographic Data - by County, Sub County, City
America's
Endangered Ecosystems
Biological
Values of Ancient Forests (S.F. Examiner)
Catalog
of Bioregional Primary Sources
Ecology
WWW page: List of WWW Sites of Interest to Ecologists
Foggy Thoughts
Forest
Biology Links
Special Ecological
Areas
Vegetation
Management
California
Department of Finance County Profiles
California
Resources Agency: Governor's 1998-99 Budget
California
State Government Finances, 1996
Economic
Well-being and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Northwest: A Consensus
Report by Pacific Northwest Economists
Eco-nomics
Forest
Resources Improvement Fund (FRIF) Legislation
Jobs vs.
Owls? A Sierra Club Report
Labor
Force and Commuting Data for Mendocino County, California
Labor
Force Data For Sub-County Areas, Mendocino
Mendocino
County Economic Development Guide
Mendocino
County Labor Market Information
Predicting
Employment Impacts of Changing Forest Management in California
The
Economic Aspects of Ecoforestry
The Inflation
Calculator
Ancient
Redwood Campaign-Rainforest Action Network
Bay Area Action
Defending
Headwaters Forest
Environmental
Internet Resources presented by Redwood Chapter of Sierra Club
Environmental
Organization Web Directory
Environmental
Organizations presented by Nerd World
EPIC (Environmental
Protection Information Center)
Greenwood Watershed
Association
Greenpeace
International
Greenpeace-The
Fight for the Forests
Headwaters
Redwood Forest Action Page
Headwaters
Web Collective
Institute for Global
Communications
Mendocino
County Ecology Web
Mendocino
County Environmental Groups
Mendocino Environmental
Center
Native Forest
Council
Natural Resources
Defense Council
North Coast Chapter
California Native Plant Society
Northwest
Timber Workers Resource Council
Rainforest Action Network
Redwood Region
Audubon Society
Save-the-Redwoods
League
Sempervirens Fund
Sierra Club
Sierra
Club California EcoWatch
Temperate Forest Foundation
The
Great Wasteland of California
Wilderness Society
American
Fisheries Society
For The Sake Of The Salmon
Institute for Fisheries
Resources
Marine
Resources and World Policy (San Jose State University)
Pacific Coast Federation
of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA)
Pacific Salmon
Commission
Restoring
Coho Salmon in California (An LAO Report)
Salmon
& Steelhead Project, Mendocino Unified School District
Salmon
Life History
Save Our Wild Salmon
Federal Emergency
Management Agency Homepage
Floodplain Management
Association
United
States Bureau of Reclamation
Los Angeles
Counties introduction to Flood Plain management
Forestry
Forest
Engineering
Forest Facts
Forestry:
Past, Present, and Future
Forestry
Practices Affect The Ocean
Forestry Research
Community
Information
about Old-Growth in the Pacific Northwest
Infoseek
Forestry Information
Redwood National
and State Parks Exotic Plant Control Strategy
Redwood National and
State Parks Fire Management
The
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Forestry Databases
World Forest Institute
Geology / Seismicity / Soils / Topography
The Geologic
Society of America
Regional
Geologic Maps of California
National Geodetic Survey for
benchmarks and survey coordinates
TriNet SHAKE MAPs
Recent Earthquakes
in California
USGS - Displays an index map of earthquakes in the last hour, last day, and last
week.
Seismic
Shaking Hazard Maps of California
Cal
Trans Maps Server – showing landslide highway corridors
The California Board for
Geologists and Geophysicists
Microsoft TERRASERVER
- For Aerial Photos and Topographic Maps
National
Resource Conservation Service, NRCS
List
of Published Soil Surveys
National
Soils Data Access Facility
National
Soil Survey Handbook
Soil
Survey Division
Soil
Survey Information
University
Website describing Soil Mapping
California
Soil Surveys - by County
GovBot:
Search Engine of Government Web Sites
CALIFORNIA
CA Home Page:
California State Government Agency Index
California Association of
Resource Conservation Districts
California Department of Fish
and Game
California
Electronic Government Information
California Employment
Development Department
California
Public Resources Code
California Resources Agency
California
State and Local Government-Library of Congress Internet Resource Page
California
State Board of Forestry
California State Board of
Equalization (Timber Taxes and Harvest Value Schedules)
California State Water
Resources Control Board
CDF Home Page
CEGI:
WWW Research Tools
CERES: California
Environmental Resources Evaluation System
Committee
on Resources-105th Congress (1997-1998)-Printed Hearings
Official
California Legislative Information
FEDERAL
Fire and Resource Assessment
Program (FRAP) of the California Department of Forestry
National Marine
Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S.
Senate Directive For Forests Decline
USDA Forest Service
USDA
Forest Service NEPA, NFMA and Appeals Homepage
All Federal
Agencies - Great site linking all federal agencies
7/1/99
Title 40 CFR This GPO site has the complete contents of Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as printed in the July 1999 version of the printed CFR.
The CFR is searchable and is available in Adobe Acrobat format and plain text.
NEPA full text
| More about
NEPA
Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
Public Law 106-40, Jan. 6, 1999; 42 U.S.C. 7412(r) Amendment to Section 112(r)
of the Clean Air Act
Factsheets and
full text - The Clean Air Act (CAA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq. (1970)
CAA
summary | CAA
full text | Guide
to the CAA | CAA
- US Code - The Clean Water Act (CWA); 33 U.S.C. s/s 121 et seq. (1977)
CWA
summary | CWA
full text - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) 42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq. (1980)
CERCLA
summary | CERCLA
full text - The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA);
42 U.S.C. 11011 et seq. (1986)
EPCRA
summary | EPCRA
full text - The Endangered Species Act (ESA); 7 U.S.C. 136;16 U.S.C. 460 et
seq. (1973)
ESA
summary | ESA
full text - The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);
7 U.S.C. s/s 135 et seq. (1972)
FIFRA
summary | FIFRA
full text - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.
FFDCA
full text - Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Public Law 104-170, Aug. 3,
1996
FQPA summary and
full text - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); U.S.C. s/s 552 (1966)
FOIA
summary | FOIA
full text - The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); 29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq. (1970)
OSHA
summary | OSHA
full text - The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA); 33 U.S.C. 2702 to 2761
OPA
summary | OPA
full text - The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA); 42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102,
s/s et seq. (1990)
PPA
summary | PPA
full text - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 42 U.S.C. s/s
6901 et seq. (1976)
RCRA
summary | RCRA
full text
LEGISLATION
Assemblywoman
Virginia Strom-Martin, 1st Assembly District
California
Environmental Quality Act Information
California
State Forest Purposes and Policies
Legislative Analyst's Office
- Nonpartisan office which provides fiscal and policy analysis to the California
Legislature
Legislative
Analyst's Office Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget Bill: Resources Overview
Mendocino
Woodlands Outdoor Center Act
National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
National
Forest Management Act of 1976
Representative
Frank Rigg's Homepage
Senator Barbara Boxer's
Homepage
Senator Dianne
Feinstein's Homepage
State
Senator Mike Thompson, Senate District 2
US Fish &
Wildlife Service
Endangered
Species Handbook
NCRS Habitat Management
Site
Federal Haz-Mat
page
Unidocs - forms for
Haz-Mat permits etc.
Cal/EPA
State
OES
CA
State Fire Education
California
Code of Regulations
Dept
of Toxic Substance Control
Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment Office
State
Water Resources Control Board
SWRCB
Clean Water Programs Division
Cal-CUPA
Forum
Santa
Barbara Counties Haz Mat forms page
California Environmental Resources Network - CERES
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
www.swrcb.ca.gov/cwphome/ustcf.index.html
www.//geotracker.swrcb.ca.gov/forms
Microsoft's
TERRASERVER Site
http://130.166.124.2/canvatlas/overview.htm
http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxusca.htm
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/map-mf/mf2337/
http://www.regis.berkeley.edu/papers/tsoe.html
http://www.artscipub.com/info/latlonofmajorcities.asp
http://www.mapblast.com/(jpkwdc55dirk4v55ykxx1wzz)/Home.aspx
http://www.carcd.org/wisp/mendocino/
http://www.meridianworlddata.com/SiteMap9.asp
http://www.terrafly.fiu.edu/
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=4331940&e=442366&s=200
http://mapping.usgs.gov/
http://mapping.usgs.gov/partners/viewonline.html
http://sfgeo.wr.usgs.gov/
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/california.html
Geospatial
Map Site - A huge Mapping and geodata mapping resource page. This research
guide selectively lists print and digital
Digital Atlas of
California - A collection of maps showing the population, citizenship,
income, poverty, and education for California.
California
Maps - online maps of the state, cities, and national parks, monuments, and
historic sites.
California and
Nevada Road Atlas road maps with links to some topgraphic maps in GIF
format.
California Interactive
Maps California road maps.
California State
Map - California Maps showing roads, missions, parks, and attractions in
California.
Federally
Recognized California Tribes - Paula Giese. Includes maps and information
about Native Americans in California.
California
Counties Outline Map
Native American Lands / Fee to Trust
National
Wildlife Federation Tribal Lands Site
Bureau
of Indian Affairs statement on tribal fee to trust land transfers
CDF
List of Current California Tribes
Census
Maps of all California Tribes
EPA Tribal
Programs
EPA
Region 9 - Indian Programs
EPA -
Tribal Office - Clean Water Act Section 319
EPA -
Tribal Office - Clean Water Act Section106
Native Lands Trust
Board
California
Noise Regulation
California
Noise Law - Div 28
Federal
guide for abatement of noise impacts
Parks, Forests, and Wilderness Areas
California
National Forests - USGS
California
Refuge Map - Audubon Society Map showing wildlife refuges.
California
National Park Service - This map is part of the National Park Service's web
page and leads to information about the parks.
Public Resources / Emergency Services
Forest
Ecology, Logging, and Wildlife
Garlon:
Contaminant Specific Fact Sheets for Consumers
Garlon:
Contaminant Specific Technical Factsheets
Information Center for the
Environment
Natural
Resources Research Information Pages
Rarity
and Endemism in the Calfornia Flora
Silviculture
of California Conifer Types-Publications
USDA Current
Research Information System (search keyword: redwood)
USGS
Land Use and Land Cover Data
US
Census Bureau - all statistical indices
US Census Bureau -
accessible demographics databases
EPAs
Website describing Phase I and Phase II Stormwater Permits and the permitting
process.
Stormwater
templates
EPAs
Region IX TMDL website
California
State Water Resources Control Board; NPDES Site
California
State Highway System
California
Transit Maps
US
Fish & Wildlife Services Vernal Pool site
California
Website explaining Vernal pool basics
The Vernal Pool
Association website
Ephemeral
and Vernal pools explained and identified
Rivers
and Water Projects Maps
Rainfall
Maps DWR/CNRFC
Federal
and State Agencies Concerned with the Protection and Management of CA's
Wetlands, River Systems, and Watersheds
US Army
Corps of Engineers - Wetlands Regulations Page US
Army Corps
of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual
California
Watershed Projects Inventory
Caspar
Creek Phase II: Discovering How Watersheds Respond to Logging
Caspar
Creek Watershed Study
Hydrologic
Consequences of Logging Second-growth Redwood Watersheds
Little
River Adaptive Management Area-Watershed Analysis Recommendations
Pacific Rivers
Council: Watershed Restoration
Sediment
Research at the Redwood Field Station
So
what, exactly, is a CWE?
Watershed
Analysis...Whatever That Is
The
Watershed Management Council
California Habitats
California Wilderness
California Ocean and
Coastal Environmental Access Network (Cal OCEAN)
CERES
Theme: Deserts
Habitat
Publications - LUPIN
Plant Communities of
the Owens Valley
Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology
Wetlands of the Central and
Southern California Coast and Coastal Watersheds
Wildlife
Resources of the Central Valley, California
California
Coastal Management Program
California Wetlands Information System
Ecosystem Approach to Fish and Wildlife
Conservation
Mojave Desert
Ecosystem Project
National Environment and Planning Agency
National Wetlands Inventory
http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/organizations/cespk-co/regulatory/index.html
California
Wildlife Habitat Relationships Program
Effects
of Roads on Biological Diversity
Large
Habitat Block, Wildlife & Logging
Listed
Species in Mendocino County
Protecting
Biodiversity: An overview of problems facing the biodiveristy of our planet
The
1997 Species Report Card Summary
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
