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Links

Writing Resources
Purdue University's On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center's The Writer's Handbook
Merriam-Webster Dictionary / Thesaurus
Cal Poly Pomona's Master's Thesis / Project Regulations
Chicago Manual of Style Documentation (from Florida State University)

Botanic Gardens, Nurseries, & Parks
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, (RSABG) Claremont, Calif. California native plants.
The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants. California native plants.
Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, California. California and Baja California native plants.
Matilija Nursery, 8225 Waters Road, Moorpark CA 93021. California native plants.
Garrison Foothill Nursery & Design, 679 E. 16th Street, Upland, California 949-9878. Hours: M-F: Noon - 5PM: Sat: 9:30AM - 5PM. Plants native to California and other Mediterranean-climate areas.

Ethnobotany
Botany online - The Internet Hypertextbook
EthnobotDB--worldwide plant uses
FoodplantDB--Native American food plants
MPNADB--medicinal plants of Native America
PhytochemDB--plant chemicals
Native American Ethnobotany Database: Foods, Drugs, Dyes, and Fibers of Native North American Peoples
The Medicinal Herb Garden, University of Washington in Seattle
Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation links

Botany
International Plant Names Index (IPNI): a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names. The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and checked. IPNI will be a dynamic resource, depending on direct contributions by all members of the botanical community.
Ecosys-- plant ecological ranges

Environmental Advocacy Groups
California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Claremont Wildlands Conservancy (CWC): dedicated to the preservation of open space in the foothills above Claremont, California.
California Wilderness Coalition (CWC)
Heal The Bay & Heal The Bay's Stream Team: analyzing water quality for the Malibu Creek Watershed
Spirit of the Sage Council, a non-profit biocentric grassroots coalition of environmental organizations & American Indians dedicated to defending & conserving Native Plants, Native Animals & Native Sacred Lands
Pomona Valley Audubon Society
Society for Ecological Restoration, California Chapter (SERCAL)
The Local Wilderness Coalition
The Trust for Public Lands (TPL)
The Wildlands Project

Spirituality, Ethics & the Environment
The Center for Spirituality & Sustainability
The Center for Process Studies
Center for the Respect of Life & the Environment

Healing / Therapeutic Aspects of Nature
American Horticultural Therapy Association: concerned with the promotion and development of horticultural therapy as a therapeutic and rehabilitative medium for persons who are disabled or disadvantaged.
Human Issues in Horticulture Virginia Tech University
Kansas State University Horticultural Therapy Program
Symposium on Health Care Design
Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH)

Government Agencies
California Dept. of Fish & Game (DF&G): Habitat Conservation and Management in California

Landscape Architecture
The Landscape Architecture Image Resource (LAIR) project

Urban Forestry
California ReLeaf Website
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

Images
UC Berkeley Digital Library Project CalPhotos: Plants Database
CalFlora Database: biological, geographical and taxonomic information on California plants
Weed Science Society of America photo herbarium

Computer Software
Eagle Point LANDCADD. Order form for students.
Bricsnet IntelliCAD: AutoCad compatible software, Academic purchase price is $45.00
CityGreen Software: GIS plug-in that measures benefits of the urban forest.

Misc. Links (to be organized)
A Practical Guide to Mycorrhiza
Cal Poly Pomona WebMail: link to access your Cal Poly Pomona mail from the web
Corrections to the Jepson Manual
California native plant email discussion list
Botanical Data Overview/UC Berkeley Digital Library
California Academy of Sciences - Wildflower Identification
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) Information about native flora and fauna, restoration projects and information, invasive non natives & more. Many links to other sites:
California Exotic Pest Plant Council (CalEPPC)
California Native Grass Association
California Oak Foundation
Native Habitats
The Nature Conservancy's Wildland Weeds
University of California Natural Reserve System

 

Tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
-- Mary Oliver

Humankind has not woven the web of life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are bound together.
All things connect.

— Chief Seattle



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Last revision Date: 2nd October 2002