Biology Department
Library databases

Student Scholars Day (SDD)
Key Card Request for Kindschi Hall
Lab Safety
Driving University Vehicles
Remote Access to GVSU Network via Pulse Secure (step 1)
Remote Access to GVSU Network via Duo-mulifactor (step 2)
University Travel

ITEX-AON understanding tundra ecosystem change
ITEX - International Tundra EXperiment
AON - Arctic Observatory Network (NSF funding information)
SEARCH - Study of Environmental Arctic Change
SAON - Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks

Climate Change Education Solutions (CCES) Network

 

Climate Change Education Solutions (CCES) Network
Mekik Climatology Lab
Drawdown solutions for climate change

Climate Central
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Global Change Master Directory
United States Global Change Research Program
NASA Climate Change
EPA Climate Change

Arctic:
Arctic Report Card (NOAA)
The Arctic in a changing climate (Arctic Council)
Arctic Climate Challenge

Explore the data:
https://www.nottheendoftheworld.co.uk/explore-data (Not the End of the World data)
https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/DemographicProfiles/Pyramid/900 (World Population)
https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth (Population & Other Data)
https://wid.world/ (Global Wealth Distribution)
https://wir2022.wid.world/ (World Inequality Report)
https://data.worldbank.org/region/world (Global Economics)
https://www.gapminder.org/data/ (data to fight global misconceptions)
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/ (calculate your ecological footprint)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/ (calculate your daily caloric need)
https://coastal.climatecentral.org (projected sea-level change)
https://www.unbiodiversitylab.org (global information on biodiversity and related topics)
https://www.protectedplanet.net/en (global database of protected areas for conservation)
https://ourworldindata.org/ (Global greenhouse gas emissions)
https://www.fueleconomy.gov (US Department of Energy comparisons of vehicles)
https://www.iea.org (global energy usage)

Make a change:
Incentives from the Inflation Recovery Act (IRA)

Apply to receive your ballot by Mail https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/avapplication
Visit the above site to register to vote.  If voting in person view your ballot first, save time and look up all the potential people you want to vote for before going to the polls.

National Center for Ecological Research
National Ecological Observatory Network in Utqiaġvik
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
US National Phenology Network
Ecolog Listserv Archives (good place to look for job postings)

General Information

The Arctic Studies Center
Arctic Portal
CAFF Publications
AMAP Documents
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Research Information

National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs (NSF OPP)

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
Principles for Conducting Research in the Arctic
Fieldwork Planning Handbook (INTERACT-International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic)

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Arctic Data Center (data repository for the Arctic section of NSF Polar Programs)

Broader Impacts Guiding Principles
Broader Impacts Plan Rubric

Data Management Plan
Arctic Data Center

Research Priorities

AESC - Arctic Executive Steering Committee
National Strategy for the Arctic Region (2022)
Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region (2023)

US Arctic Research Commission
Report on the Goals and Objectives for Arctic Research 2023-2024 for the US Arctic Research Program Plan
Arctic Region: Factors That Facilitate and Hinder the Advancement of U.S. Priorities (2023)
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (2023)

IARPC - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
Arctic Research Plan: FY2022-2026
Report to Congress, On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Observing Network, 2022

SEARCH – Study of Environmental Arctic Change
Arctic Futures 2050 Conference Report

SAON - Sustained Arctic Observing Networks
Alice Bradly et al (2023): Shared Arctic Variable Framework Links Local to Global Observing System Priorities and Requirements
Starkweather et al (2022): Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks’ (SAON) Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (ROADS)
Country Report: USA (January 2012)

Arctic Observing Summit
Arctic Observing Summit 2022 – Statement of Participants

ICARP - International Conference on Arctic Research Planning
A road map for the future (2015)

Battelle Arctic Research Operations in Utqiagvik
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC and UMIAQ)
UIC Science, LLC
UIC Science (old site)
Barrow Area Info Database Internet Map Server (BAID)
North Slope Borough Wildlife Management Subsistence Harvest
Community Database Online Barrow (Utqiaġvik)
Arctic Slope Native Association (ASNA)
North Slope Borough School District: Barrow High School
NOAA CMDL
NOAA CMDL Webcam
FAA Webcam (airport) Webcam
NEON / Utqiaġvik Webcam
NGEE-Arctic
Barrow Weather
Ilisagvik College
Soil Temperature Data (Nelson/Hinkel)
NARL 75th Anniversary (History and Current Research)

Climate Change in Atqasuk
Community Database Online Atqasuk
Arctic Slope Native Association Atqasuk
North Slope Borough Atqasuk
North Slope Borough School District: Meade River School
Atqasuk Airport  (aka Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport) Webcam
Atqasuk Weather

Polar STEAM (Science, Art, Education)
NSF's PolarTREC Program
Polar Literacy

Environmental Graphiti (using art to convey science)
A Teacher Friendly Guide to Climate Change
Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators (pdf)
Climate Change Education Solutions (CCES) Network
Play with Data (Interactive datasets with lesson plans related to environmental science)

Berry interesting Data (Middle School and Up lesson plan)

General
USDA Plants (current nomenclature)
The Plant List

Native Plant Database (Missouri Prairie Foundation)

Tundra
Hultén’s Flora of Alaska
Flora of the North Slope
The Store Outside Your Door Edible Plants Project
Toolik Field Station Plant Guide   &   Virtual Herbarium
Svalbard Flora
Icelandic Flora (in Icelandic)

Michigan
Michigan Flora online

Non-technical key
West Michigan Plants
Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians
Birds of Michigan