1. Mike Phillips Illinois Valley Community College & group participants

2.  Quality sources for students to use  Sources available in the future  Sources that support learning

3.  Identify Goals  One user group  Specific project or unit  Students in one course  Multiple user groups  Students in several courses  Community

4.  International  Federal  State  Local  Privately Developed & Maintained  Not for profits (NGOs)  For profits

5.  USGS:  Stream gage  Earthquakes  Water quality  Volcanoes  Maps, air images  Drought  Much more

6.  NOAA  Marine & coastal (inc. National Hurricane Center)  Water temp  Drought  Stream gage  Temp over time  Drought  All things weather & climate

7.  USEPA  Enviromapper  Watershed  Superfund  USDA  Soils  Drought  DOE  Energy Information Administration

8.  US Drought Monitor  NASA  Imagery  CDC  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control  http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html

9.  FEMA  Bureau of Labor Statistics  Census  Population clock  Regional river basin coalitions  ie. Susquehanna River Basin Coalition  NRC

10.  Environmental Protection Agency  Geological Survey/State Geologist  Cooperative Extension  Emergency Management  Public Health  each state has its own structure

11.  City Hall  clerk  mayor  zoning office  emergency response office  Fire Department  Sewage Dept.  Water Dept.  Students should be encouraged to visit or call

12.  International  Private for-profit  Not for profit

13.  For students & community  http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/geology/environmental _research.htm http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/geology/environmental _research.htm  Project specific (for a project on international energy policy  http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/courses/bio1000we/ass ignments/group_resources.htm http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/courses/bio1000we/ass ignments/group_resources.htm  Unit specific (for a unit on earthquakes for a natural disasters course)  http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/courses/gel1005/GEO2 07/assignments/week2/207-week2.htm http://www2.ivcc.edu/phillips/courses/gel1005/GEO2 07/assignments/week2/207-week2.htm (above pages are attached as rtf documents as well)