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Publications About Environmental Quality and HealthThe U.S. Government Printing Office offers for sale new and classic official environmental publications that present both scientific and practical information to protect and improve the nation's water, air, foster the protection of plant and animal species and their habitats, help protect human health, and promote a cleaner and healthier environment for the American people. Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Description: NA-FR-01-95. Teaches how to prune trees to produce strong, healthy, attractive plants. Describes how, when and why to prune. Year/Pages: 1996: 29 p.; ill. Caterpillars of Eastern Forests Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team Description: FHTET-96-34. By David L. Wagner, et al. Designed to enable forest managers, extension entomologists, and nonspecialists to identify many of the eastern region's most frequently encountered species of Lepidoptera (caterpillar). Year/Pages: 1998: 115 p.; ill. Price: $5.00 Environmental Quality: Along the American River Publisher: Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality Description: 26th annual report. Prepared by Robert Livernash. Celebrates our rich natural heritage and the many efforts underway to preserve and restore it. Year/Pages: 1998: 408 p.; ill. Riparian Forest Buffers: Function and Design for Protection and Enhancement of Water Resources Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Forest Resources Management Description: NA-PR-07-91. Discusses the ecological benefits streamside forests provide to protect streams and rivers. Item 084. Year/Pages: 1996: 26 p.; ill. Price: $9.50 Environmental Health Perspectives Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences Description: Issued 19 times per year. Includes monthly periodical with one annual review and two special issues and quarterly Toxicogenomics edition. Subscription service covers issues for 1 year. Single copy, $25.00, Annual Review & Special Issues, $26.00, Toxicogenomics edition, $15.00; foreign single copy, $35.00, Annual Review & Special Issues, $36.40, Toxicogenomics edition, $21.00. Copies of the last 6 issues, one Annual, 2 Special, and 2 Quarterly issues will be retained in stock for individual purchase. Publishes cutting-edge research articles and news of the environment. EHPM. File Code 2B. Advertised as a new periodical with a new perspective. Item 0507-P-02. Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Economic Research Service Description: Periodical issued five times a year. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Latest 2 issues kept in stock for individual purchase. Single copy: $8.50, domestic; $11.90, foreign. AMBER. File Code 2B. First GPO issue April 2003. GLOBE Program Teacher's Guide, 1997 Publisher: Commerce Dept., NOAA, National Climatic Data Center, GLOBE Leadership Council Description: Issued in looseleaf form with index dividers and binder. On cover: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. Provides information for scientists and educators on student measurement procedures and data quality techniques. Contains a wide variety of learning activities. Includes sections on: Implementation Guide; Atmosphere; Hydrology; Soil; Land Cover/Biology; GPS (Global Positioning System); Seasons; and Toolkit. Year/Pages: 1997: 872 p. and 9 index dividers; ill. looseleaf. Price: $27.80 Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service Description: Quarterly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the issue current when the order is processed. Copies of the latest 2 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $7,50; foreign single copy, $10.50. Consists of articles written by foresters dealing with methods, plans and equipment found useful in preventing or fighting forest fires. Title formerly: Fire Control Notes. FCN. File Code 2Q.Item 82. Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region Description: R5-FR-003. Presents a history of fire control in the National forests of California from 1896 to 1956. Thirteen digit ISBN: 9781593514297. Year/Pages: 2005: 452 p.; ill. Lure of the Forest: Oral Histories from the National Forests in California Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region Description: R5-FR-005. Context and compilation by Victor Geraci: project editor. Contains the stories of Region Five (California National Forests) retirees. Reflects how these past employees of the Forest Service remembered their service to the forests. Thirteen digit ISBN: 9781593514303. Year/Pages: 2005: 201 p.; ill. Ever-Changing View: A History of the National Forests in California, 1891-1987 Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region Description: R5-FR-003. Presents a history of the management of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region from the late nineteenth century to 1987. Thirteen digit ISBN: 9781593514280. Year/Pages: 2005: 673 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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