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Interior Department Resources

Department of the Interior Homepage
Official homepage of the Department of the Interior.

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey Homepage
Official homepage of USGS.
U.S. Geological Survey Publication Search (USGS)
This database allows you to get citations to USGS publications. The WSU library has a depository collection of USGS materials, but most of them are uncataloged, so this is the most effective way to search for items in our own collection.
National Geologic Map Database (USGS)
The National Map
Create various kinds of maps, including the classic 7.5 minute topological maps in PDF format.
GeoLex: the USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database
Earth Explorer
Includes maps, satellite imagery, soil and hydrology data available for order from the USGS.
USGS Ecosystems Division
Formerly the National Biological Service
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
The BRD center in LaCrosse
Upper Mississippi River Select a Reach
Obtain aerial photographs, GIS data, and project information on each pool of the Mississippi.
Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources
Their major recent publication. Dated from 1998.

Parks, Recreation, and Wildlife

The National Park Service
Official homepage of the National Park Services
Recreation.gov
Recreational opportunities on Federal Lands, a cross-agency site.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Official homepage of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Wetlands Inventory
Fish and Wildlife, Region 3
Great Lakes and Big River

Other helpful links

General Land Office Records
An index of historical land office patent sales from the Bureau of Land Management.
Minerals Yearbook
Available from Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, the full image of all yearbooks between 1932 and 1993.

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