The American West and the Environment
Good Starting Points
National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/ )
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/ )
American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov/ )
Bureau Of Labor and Statistics ( http://www.bls.gov/)
Thomas: Legislative Information (http://thomas.loc.gov/)
California Digital Liabrary (http://www.californiadigitallibrary.org/ )
Heritage Colorado (http://www.cdpheritage.org/heritage/index.html )
Conservation and Environment Maps (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cnsvhome.html)
History of the American West (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html )
Buckaroos in Paradise (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ncrhtml/crhome.html)
American Environmental Photographs (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/icuhtml/aephome.html)
US Geological Survey (http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ )
Hoover Dam (http://www.ecommcode.com/hoover/hooveronline/hoover_dam/toc.html)
Grand Coulee Dam (http://content.lib.washington.edu/grandcouleeweb/index.html)
Directed Readings
The Salt Lake City Tribune's dedicated page to drought information:
http://www.sltrib.com/drought
LA Times article on other Western resources:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-
bog25aug25,1,5889342.story?coll=laheadlines-nation
Washington Post article on Las Vegas and drought restrictions:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42627-2004Aug28.html