Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
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Showcase
The Habitable Planet is a multimedia course for high school teachers and adult learners interested in studying environmental science. The Web site provides access to course content and activities developed by leading scientists and researchers in the field.
New Materials
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H5P OER HUB
H5P's Authoring Tool (https://h5p.org) is used by the global Open Education and K-12 Education Community to create and...
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Sandwich App
We created an online learning object that aims to promote awareness of the importance of plants in our lives,...
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Water 030 - Waterworks Mathematics
There are a number of ways to solve waterworks mathematical problems. Many water operators look for short cuts in numbers...
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Water 032 - Water Supply and Demand in California
This open textbook will help you understand water demand and water supply more deeply. This understanding is going to...
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Water 041 - Water Distribution Operator II
This textbook is designed to provide the reader with a general understanding of many of the drinking water distribution...
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Water 040 - Water Distribution Operator I
This textbook is designed to provide the reader with a general understanding of many of the drinking water distribution...
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Water 061 - Water Treatment and Disposal II
Chapters in "Water Treatment and Disposal II," include topics such as; conventional treatment review, water recycling,...
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Water 060 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal I
Learning Outcomes: • Understand the importance of proper wastewater treatment • Describe and construct the urban water...
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Guideline
The EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the Data Protection Directive...
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Environmental Engineering (Sustainability and Conservation)
Environmental engineers are responsible for designing processes and infrastructure to ensure society has access to safe...
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Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography
Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography highlights freely-available online content related to soil and...
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Project Learning Tree: make learning fun
Use the environment to engage children in learning – both outside and indoors. An award-winning environmental education...
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Neural Covidex: COVID-19 AI-Open Data Mining Search Engine
Scientists and researchers can now quickly, freely, and easily search through over 45,000+ scholarly articles, medical...
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Kaggle: Your Machine Learning and Data Science Community
Kaggle is one of the world’s largest data science communities with powerful tools and resources to help you achieve your...
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Data Dryad - Publish and Preserve your Data
The Dryad Digital Repository is a cross-disciplinary, curated resource that makes research data, discoverable, freely...
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Harvard Dataverse: Cross-Disciplinary Repository
Harvard Dataverse is a free cross-disciplinary repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and...
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ORCID: Connecting Research & Researchers
ORCID provides a "persistent identifier" (an ORCID) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other...
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The Economics of Food and Agricultural Markets
The Second Edition of Economics of Food and Agricultural Markets is written for applied intermediate microeconomics...
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Smithsonian Open Access: Create. Imagine. Discover
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images right...
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Turning the Page - A Behavior Change Toolkit for Reducing Paper Use
In 2017, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and Root Solutions, with...
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Diagrama QAFP
Uso de diagramas QAFP para la clasificación de rocas ígneas.
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La Escala de Mohs: Dureza de los Minerales
Descripción del concepto de dureza de un mineral y su medida mediante la escala de Mohs
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Determinación de calcio y magnesio en aguas (Ruso)
Se valora en el laboratorio la cantidad decalcio y magnesio presentes en aguas de riego tilizando el Método...
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Utilización de simuladores de lluvia de campo
Se muestra la determinación de una simulación de lluvia utilizando un simulador de campo para estudiar la pérdidad de...
New Members
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Debra SavageLoudoun County Public Schools -
Hannah BonnerI work as a freelancer for the Spanish Oceanographic Institute as well as for UCBerkeley -
Betty CunninKwantlen Polytechnic University -
Vicki SealUniversity of Maryland System - University College -
Somaan AlamStyle Textiles Pvt. Ltd -
Manuel Alejandro Meléndez AldanaUniversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara -
Alejandra MezaUniversidad de Guadalajara
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Raphael JinguraChinhoyi University of Technology
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Linda PalmerDavis School District -
Cristel RomeroGreenWood Charter -
Darren RobinsonUniversity of Guelph -
Alice TarunSaint Lawrence University -
Robert EastWashington and Jefferson College -
Wandra ArringtonAlcorn State University -
Dayanna CarolinaNone -
Stephen SmithNottingham Trent University -
Vara LakshmiAcharya institute of technology -
Denise GibsonMoulton College -
Napisah HussinUnisza -
Maria Guadalupe GarciaBombas de Agua
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Johan van VeenendaalCedara College of Agriculture -
Peninah NsambaMakerere University -
Rubén Santiago AdameUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas -
Matias MastromauroUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba
Materials by Discipline
- Agriculture and Bio Engineering (53)
- Agriculture Education (75)
- Agriculture, Environment, & Development Economics (126)
- Animal Sciences (96)
- Environment and Natural Resources (216)
- Food science (204)
- Plant Sciences (223)
Professional Organizations
- American Association for Agricultural Education
- American Dairy Science Association
- American Agricultural Economics Association
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Agronomy
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- National Association of Ag Education
- Crop Science Society of America
- Society of Range Management
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Society of American Foresters
- The Wildlife Society
Agriculture & Environmental Sciences on the Web
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The future of agriculture in Pickaway | Community | circlevilleherald.com
Feb 20, 2026 11:32 AM PST
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Agriculture watching closely after Supreme Court limits tariff powers - Brownfield Ag News
Feb 20, 2026 11:09 AM PST
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Introduction to Agriculture Opens Doors to Leadership, Science, and Food Systems
Feb 20, 2026 11:00 AM PST
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The Iconic Blue FFA Jacket: A Symbol of Pride in Agriculture - Royal Examiner
Feb 20, 2026 10:42 AM PST
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Maryland Permanently Preserves 11 Additional Working Farms
Feb 20, 2026 09:52 AM PST
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Next-gen environmental leaders – Rhody Today - The University of Rhode Island
Feb 20, 2026 09:50 AM PST
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TreeCATs applications open for spring 2026 cohort - College News
Feb 20, 2026 09:47 AM PST
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Registration open for 2026 Perennial Plant Association National Symposium
Feb 20, 2026 09:46 AM PST
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What the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's tariffs could mean for agriculture
Feb 20, 2026 09:31 AM PST
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$1.1M from NY attorney general to promote climate-smart ag | Cornell Chronicle
Feb 20, 2026 08:53 AM PST
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Regulatory Requirements for Growing Media in Greenhouse Production
Feb 20, 2026 08:41 AM PST
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IAEA-FAO Partnership Delivers Nuclear Innovations From the Lab to the Field
Feb 20, 2026 08:31 AM PST
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Ranking Member Angie Craig Applauds Supreme Court Tariff Decision
Feb 20, 2026 08:00 AM PST
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Final Round of Forestry, Agriculture, and Rural Markets Cost Share Announced - TN.gov
Feb 20, 2026 07:56 AM PST
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John Deere's financial services net income rises 6.1% YoY - Equipment Finance News
Feb 20, 2026 07:49 AM PST
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AgriCulture: Feather Face Off, grants for specialty crops and spay-neuter programs
Feb 20, 2026 07:28 AM PST
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Signpost Series: Integrating Agroforestry on Irish Farms: A farmer's perspective - Teagasc
Feb 20, 2026 07:09 AM PST
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Drinking Water Inspectorate publishes 2024 report - Daera
Feb 20, 2026 07:02 AM PST
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USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments
Feb 20, 2026 07:01 AM PST
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Running a CEA Farm Takes More Than Growing Great Lettuce - Agritecture
Feb 20, 2026 06:55 AM PST