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LINKS OF INTEREST
NEPA
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions. To meet NEPA requirements federal agencies prepare a detailed statement known as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). EPA reviews and comments on EISs prepared by other federal agencies, maintains a national filing system for all EISs, and assures that its own actions comply with NEPA.
ARCHAEOLGOY
- There are many opportunities for the public to get involved in archaeology, through field schools. A complete list can be found here.
- Project Archaeology uses archaeological inquiry to foster understanding of past and present cultures; improve social studies and science education; and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our archaeological legacy.
- State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) are located in each state of the U.S. They provide invaluable expertise in all facets of historic preservation. See List of SHPOs.
- By law, U.S. citizens have a voice when federal actions will affect properties that qualify for the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official list of historic properties. Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen's Guide to Section 106 Review is designed to help citizens make their voices heard.
- The Society for Georgia Archaeology, a non-profit organization, believes that all Georgians should understand the significance of their archaeological sites so that they will support archaeological preservation, education and research.
- The Archaeological Society of South Carolina has been in operation since 1968 with a goal to share information about South Carolina's archaeological heritage.
ECOLOGY
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. Its mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is comprised of six divisions which carryout DNR’s mission to sustain, enhance, protect and conserve Georgia’s natural, historic and cultural resources. As one of six divisions within DNR, the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) is charged with conserving, enhancing and promoting Georgia’s wildlife resources, including game and nongame animals, fish and protected plants. WRD is comprised of three sections – Game Management, Fisheries Management, and Nongame Conservation.
- The United States Geological Society (USGS) Maps, Imagery & Publications is the online repository for the United States Geological Society's mapping data. Available mapping data includes: topographic maps, satellite imagery, aerials, and historical topographic maps. Scientific publications relating to the Geology of the U.S. is also available.
- The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) has been producing wetland maps and geospatial wetland data for the United States since the mid-1970s. The focus has been on two fronts: 1) map or digital database preparation and delivery to the public, and 2) projecting and reporting on national wetland trends using a probability-based sampling design.
STRUCTURAL HISTORY
- State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) are located in each state of the U.S. They provide invaluable expertise in all facets of historic preservation. See List of SHPOs.
- The National Park Service invites you to discover American history in all its diversity, from archaeolgical sites to homes of poets and presidents to the sobering stories of war. Our history is part of who we were, who we are, and who we will be.
- The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
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