References

A. SOILS

*Project Wet Activity Guide - A Wetland Soils in Living Color Activity - The Department of Environmental Quality models of soil horizons, some Agriculture Education/FFA Teachers, SWCDs and NRCS offices have these.

Virginia Soil Survey - local SWCD, NRCS, county planning dept. offices and area Planning District Commissions have copies of these.

You and Your Land - Potomac Basin SWCDs

*NPS - Nonpoint Source Pollution and You - DCR

*Virginia Erosion & Sediment Control Law - DCR

*Land Judging and Soil Evaluation Virginia Tech Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences

Websites:

USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division . Links to soil related sites, including those below. http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/index.html

Soil and Water Conservation Society website http://www.swcs.org

National Soil Survey Center: http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssc/

Hydric Soil Indicators. This on-line publication has wetland soils information and definitions: http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/hydric/fieldind/fieldind.html

Soil Quality Institute: http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/

Soil Survey Manual. This on-line manual is the ultimate resource for soil survey methods and terms: http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/ssm/gen_cont.html

List of Published Soil Surveys: http://statlab.iastate.edu/soils/soildiv/sslists/sslisthome.html

Sk Worm answers your soils questions: http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/squirm/skworm.html

B. FORESTRY

Forest Trees of Virginia - Virginia Dept. of Forestry (Teachers may obtain a free copy of this publication by requesting one from Virginia Department of Forestry, also available for purchase from the VDOF Online Store.

Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality in Virginia - Technical Guide

Virginia Department of Forestry Project Learning Tree Activity Guide -Available by attending a one day workshop sponsored by the Virginia Department of Forestry

Riparian Forest Handbook - Virginia Department of Forestry

What Tree is That? (Key) - National Arbor Day Foundation (402) 474-5655

4-H Virtual Forest - Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virtual Tour of The Forest - Virginia Department of Forestry

http://www.dof.virginia.gov/resources/pub-mgt-Teacher-Guide-VR-Tour.pdf                     Virtual Tour of The Forest Teacher Guide - Virginia Department of Forestry

National 4-H Forestry Invitational Handbook - Virginia Cooperative Extension

Prescribed Burning - Virginia Department of Forestry

Websites:

Tree ID fact sheets, key and links - http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/dendro.htm

American Forests website http://www.amfor.org

Virginia Department of Forestry Homepage http://www.dof.state.va.us

4-H Environmental Education & Natural Resources Site: http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/eenr.html

C. WILDLIFE

Wildlife Conservation in Virginia VDGIF (note that some of the statistics and management guidelines may be out of date, but the booklet gives a good overview; available in quantity (804) 367-6989)

Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Handbook, Cooperative Extension Service 130 pages (your local Extension office may be able to loan you this handbook. OR, send $12.00 for hardcopy or $10.00 for CDRom payable to Colorado State University and send to Bulletin Room, Aylesworth Hall-SW, CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.)

A Guide to Endangered and Threatened Species in Virginia, Karen Terwilliger, ed.; c. 1994 Va. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 220 pgs.; McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg VA 24062-0308.

Planting for Wildlife:

Wildlife Plantings, Boxes and Platforms VDGIF (handout; available in small quantities (804) 367-9369)

Successful Wildlife Plantings VDGIF (10-pg. booklet; available in small quantities (804) 367-0904)

Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service (16-pg. booklet; contact USFWS, Annapolis MD (410) 573-4500)

Invasive Alien Plant Species in Virginia - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage (804) 786-7951

American Wildlife and Plants: A Guide to Wildlife Food Habits, by Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim, and Arnold L. Nelson; Dover Publications, Inc., NY, c. 1961 (look first at your local library; this book is still in print and retails for approximately $10-$12 and it can be ordered by your local bookstore)

Wildlife Laws:

Educators and Virginia's Wildlife Laws VDGIF (8-pg. booklet; available in small quantities (804) 367-9369)

Fishing Regulations and Hunting Regulations VDGIF (available in quantity (804) 367-9369)

Identifying Wildlife:

Animal Tracks and How to Know Them VDGIF (handout; available in small quantities (804) 367-9369)

The Angler's Guide to Virginia Freshwater Sportfish VDGIF (30-pg. booklet; (804) 367-8629)

Peterson Field Guides to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians etc. for species i.d. (available in libraries and bookstores) note: A Field Guide to the Mammals has a skull key in the back of the book.  Available in bulk quantity discounts from Museum Products or toll free 800-395-5400

Eastern Central Birding by Ear: A Guide to Bird Song Identification audio tapes/CDs of bird calls.  By Richard Walton (available from some library systems and at bookstores or nature shops such as Acorn Naturalists.)

Project Wild Activities:

Oh Deer!
Turkey Trouble
Checks & Balances

Websites:

Fish and Wildlife Information System - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Wildlife species information and location maps: www.fwie.fw.vt.edu/index.htm

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: www.fws.gov

National Wildlife Federation: www.nwf.org

D. AQUATICS

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