Publications and Databases

On-line Libraries

• Rocky Mountain Research Station- Peer-reviewed serial publications and journal articles from the Rocky Mountain Research Station

• Ecological Restoration Institute Library at Northern Arizona University

• New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute- Publications database

• New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service-This publications link provides information on a wide variety of agricultural, forest, and watershed issues

• Cooperative Conservation America- A database of cooperative conservation success stories and case studies

Biological Resources

• Natural Heritage New Mexico- Research information on plants and animals through this database

• Biota Information System of New Mexico- Biological Database for New Mexico (BISON)

• US Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Lists

• New Mexico Game and Fish Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy for New Mexico

Forestry and Forest Restoration

• New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles- Collaboratively developed guidelines for forest restoration

• A Waterwise Guide to Trees-Facts about tree care

• USDA/NRCS Tree & Shrub Establishment Specification

• Defensible Space for the home for wildland fire- A How-to guide for homeowners

• Historical and Modern Disturbance Regimes of Piñon-Juniper Vegetation in the Western U.S.

• Woody Biomass Tools and Resources

Wildfire Management

• Fire Effects Information System- Research how fire affects various plants and animals through this extensive fire ecology database

• National Database of State & Local Wildfire Mitigation Programs

• Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES)- A inter-agency fire management portal run by the University of Idaho

Erosion Control

• Introduction to Erosion Control Field Guide- Techniques for fixing gullies and headcuts

• A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land- Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads

Water Resources

• Induced Meandering Field Guide- A method for restoring stability to incised stream channels

• USDI/BLM Process for Assessing Proper Functioning Condition for Riparian Area Management

• US Department of Commerce/BLM Riparian Area Management (TR 1737-20) Grazing Management Processes and Strategies for Riparian - Wetland Areas

• Clearing the Waters- NMED Surface Water Quality Spring 2007 Newsletter

• Clearing the Waters- NMED Surface Water Quality Fall 2007 Newsletter

Grazing and Rangeland Management

• Planned Grazing Field Guide- Definitions of rangeland health indicators

• USDA/NRCS Prescribed Grazing Standard- Managing vegetation thru grazing

• Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health- Info on the 17 indicators of healthy rangelands

Vegetation

• USDA Plants Database- Information about the plants and mosses of the US

• Handbook of Wetland Vegetation Communities of New Mexico

• Invasive Plant Resource Guide- A reference for materials (fact sheets, handbooks, booklets, etc.) that support invasive plant management and education

• Weeds Web Site-A clearinghouse for information on weeds in New Mexico

• USDA/NRCS Publications by Plant Materials Center

• Salt Cedar Information Web Page- New Mexico State University

GIS and Cartography

• NM Resource Geographic Information System- GIS data for New Mexico (RGIS)

• US Geological Survey Webstore- 7.5 minute USGS Quad maps

Misc.

• US Drought Monitor

• Google Scholar- A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature

Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Resources (*Note-some may be large pdf files)

• A Guide for Planning Riparian Treatments in New Mexico

• Grazing Management Processes and Strategies for Riparian & Wetland Areas

• USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Pole Cuttings in Riparian Areas of the Southwest

• USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Longstem Transplants for Riparian Restoration in the Southwest

• USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Whip Cuttings to Revegetate and Stabilize Streambanks   

• USDA/NRCS Riparian Restoration in the Southwest. (Focusing Your Planning on Crucial Factors Concerning Site Preparation, Landscape Goals, and Revegetation, Los Lunas Plant Materials Center)

• USDA/NRCS Seeding Xeric Riparian Sites Following Removal of Invasive Phreatophytes

• USDA/NRCS Stream Channel Stabilization Standards

• USDA/NRCS Stream Visual Assessment Protocol Technical Note

• USDA/NRCS Streambank & Shoreline Protection Loose Rock Riprap Specification

• USDA/NRCS Streambank & Shoreline Protection Post and Wire Revetment Specification

• USDA/NRCS Streambank & Shoreline Protection Standard

• USDA/NRCS Streambank & Shoreline Protection Wire Bound Riprap Specification

• USDA/NRCS The Pole Cutting Solution

•  USDA/NRCS Water Climate Information

•  USDA/NRCS Watershed Science Institute Technical Report Stream Corridor Inventory & Assessment Techniques

• USDA/NRCS Web Soil Survey     *A Great Resource!

• USDA/NRCS Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide Sheets (WHEGS)

• USDC/National Technical Information Services- Stream Corridor Restoration - Principles, Processes, Practices

• Soil Data Mart

• USDA/NRCS Ecological Site Descriptions

• USDA/NRCS Field Office Technical guide

• USDA/NRCS Biology Technical Notes

• USDA/NRCS Deep Planting Publication

• USDA/NRCS Ecological Site Descriptions System for Rangeland & Forestland Data

• USDA/NRCS National Environmental Compliance Handbook

• USDA/NRCS References to the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)

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