Helpful Links
We try to provide an answer to your questions, whatever that question may be. However, there are lots of experts out there who may know a lot more than we do about any particular subject. Listed here are links to some of their websites. These links will generally open in a new page. Simply close that page when you are finished, and you will be returned to this page.
We have listed Commonly Used Acronyms and their definitions for your convenience.
Your Elected Officials
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ The President of the United States,
George W. Bush
http://walden.house.gov/ United
States Congressman Greg Walden, 2nd District
http://gsmith.senate.gov/public/ United States Senator Gordon Smith
http://wyden.senate.gov/ United States Senator Ron Wyden
http://www.governor.state.or.us/ Governor Ted Kulongoski
http://www.leg.state.or.us/whitsett/ State Senator Doug Whitsett,
District 28
http://www.leg.state.or.us/garrard/ Rep. Bill Garrard,
District 56
http://www.leg.state.or.us/gilman/ Rep. George Gilman,
District 55
Federal Government Website Links:
www.usda.gov US Department of
Agriculture
www.nrcs.usda.gov Natural
Resource Conservation Service
www.fsa.usda.gov Farm Service
Agency
http://www.fs.fed.us/ Forest Service
www.doi.gov US Department of Interior
www.usbr.gov Bureau of Reclamation
www.nps.gov National Park Service
www.fws.gov Fish and Wildlife Service
www.usgs.gov Geological Survey
www.nmfs.noaa.gov National Marine
Fishery Service
www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html Bureau of Indian Affairs
www.blm.gov Bureau of Land Management
www.nifc.gov National Interagency Fire
Center
State of Oregon Website Links
www.oregon.gov Official State of
Oregon website
www.oregon.gov/a_to_z_listing.shtml Index to all Oregon State
Agencies
www.salmonplate.org
Link to the Salmon License Plate program
www.dfw.state.or.us Department
of Fish and Wildlife
www.oregon.gov/OPRD/index.shtml Parks and Recreation Department
http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml Department of Agriculture
http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/WEEDS/lists.shtml Weed
information
www.oregon.gov/OPSW/index.shtml Oregon Plan for Salmon and
Watersheds
www.oregon.gov/DSL/index.shtml Department of State Lands
www.oregon.gov/OWRD/index.shtml Water Resources Department
www.oregon.gov/OWEB/index.shtml Watershed Enhancement Board
http://oregon.gov/oda/nrd/water_mgmt_area_map.shtml Map to all the
watersheds in Oregon, with links to the approved Agricultural Water
Quality Management Plans for each.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/index.php
OSU Extension Service
Soil & Water Information
http://www.wtamu.edu/%7Ecrobinson/sponge/index.html Exceptional site!
Explains soil-water in a simple and understandable, yet completely
accurate and comprehensive format. EVERYBODY needs to check out this
site!
http://licenseinfo.oregon.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=license_seng&link_item_id=26432
Info about fish screens and related subjects
http://www.centralpt.com/pageview.aspx?id=15924
More fish screen info
Bird Nestbox Plans NOTE: these all
have printable plans for building a variety of different bird houses, of
varying difficulty. Great for youth activities.
http://bygpub.com/bluebird/
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/ndblinds/
http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/buildingbh.htm
http://www.thewoodcrafter.net/proj/p17.php
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Build/BrdHouse
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/Premium/Home/1999/03-Mar/Birdhouses0399/Birdhouses.html
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/birdhous/
http://birding.about.com/cs/birdhousesfeeders/a/buildingindex.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/urban/construction/index.htm
Downloadable Publications
http://www.woodlandfishandwildlife.org/
Various woodland wildlife-related info
http://attra.ncat.org/publication.html
Various sustainable ag publications
http://www.attra.org/water_quality.html
Various water quality publications
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/resourcenotes/resnotes.html
BLM resource notes
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techno2/htm
BLM tech notes
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm
BLM technical references
http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/docs/usgs_pubs/Biology_publications.html
USGS biological publications
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/t-d.php
Various Forest Service technical publications
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/seeding/index.html
Pubs about seeding and related info
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/seedpro/index.html
More technical seed related info
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/plantid/index.html
A plant identification site
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/farmers.html
Several NRCS documents of interest to farmers in general
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/
NRCS technical publications
Online Resources NOTE: Some of these are LARGE files. Please be patient!
NRCS Official Field Office Technical Guide
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg/
CREP Manual
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/2-crp.pdf
Oregon Conservation Strategy
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/
2007 Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook
http://weeds.ippc.orst.edu/pnw/weeds?01W_INTRO1.dat
The Practical Streambank Bioengineering Guide
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/pubs/idpmcpustguid.pdf
Western Wetland Flora
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/florawe/species.htm
Web Soil Survey (Online soils map of your property)
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon
http://oregonstate.edu/ornhic/2004_t&e_book.pdf
Stream Corridor Restoration
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/stream_restoration/
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/aquatic/svapfnl.pdf
Be sure to check out our Fun Facts page! It includes some links which are useful and fun, too!