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Website_Title Website_URL Description Website_Author_Sponsor
@griculture Online http://www.agriculture.com/ Advice, information and interactive features for the farming community and agriculture industry. Editors of Successful Farming
Botanique: Portal to Gardens, Arboreta and Nature Sites http://www.botanique.com/ PORTAL lists more than 2300 gardens, arboreta and nature sites in North America. Botanique lists many places that represent the botanical gems of our planet. Herald 21
Food and Agriculture Organization- Forestry Department http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp From the United Nations, this site is for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on all aspects of forestry. Provides information in forest resources, forest management, and interdisciplinary issues. Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
National Environmental Directory http://www.environmentaldirectory.net/ A directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues, and environmental education. Harbinger Communications
GIS Dictionary http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/ Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be regarded as the high- tech equivalent of the map. An individual map contains a lot of information which is used in different ways by different individuals and organisations. University of Edinburgh Department of Geography
Plant Facts http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/ PlantFacts has merged several digital collections to include the most concentrated search engine dealing strictly with plants; a searchable database of high quality images featuring Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant Diseases, and Insects; a collection of 200 short gardening how-to videos, ranging from tips on basic landscaping to lessons on deadheading roses; and illustrated answers to over 600 commonly asked Gardening Questions, ranging from when to plant annuals to watering large shade trees. Ohio State University
Places Online http://www.placesonline.org/ Provides places-based web sites. Sponsored by the Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ The 2001 US National Arboretum "web version" of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. United States Department of Agriculture
Island Directory http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world United Nations Environment Programme

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