LibGuides: Environmental/GeoSciences: Plant Science, Soil Science, and Geoscience

Plant Science

Agriculture Network Information Collaborative (AgNIC)
This is a distributed network that provides access to forestry related information, subject area experts, and other resources.
UIPLANTS
Encyclopedic database on woody landscape plant identification, including native and introduced species commonly found in the northern portion of eastern North America.
US Forest Service
Includes laws, publications, papers

Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Illinois State Geological Survey Publications
Minerals UK
Contains a wealth of information on mineral resources, mineral planning, policy and legislation, sustainable development, statistics and exploration. Includes reports such as World Mineral Production.
National Geologic Map Database
Resource for maps and related data about: geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology.
USGS Publications Warehouse
Pubs Warehouse provides access to over 100,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau.
US Geological Survey
US Topo Quadrangles - Maps for America
US Topo quadrangles are produced by the National Geospatial Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. Created in 7.5-minute quadrangle format like the legacy paper maps, US Topo maps support frequent updating, and basic, on-screen geographic analysis.