Texas
Resources & Links
There are many other Internet sites that contain information on the ecology and climate of the Gulf Coast. We have included below a selection of regional sites and sites specific to Texas that are particularly useful. If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please send them to the Global Environment Program.
Regional Links
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Southeast Regional Climate Center
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sercc/
Southern Regional Climate Center
http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/
Southeastern Regional Climate Assessment
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/regional/
U.S. National Assessment
Gulf Coast Regional Workshop Report
http://www.nacc.usgcrp.gov/regions/gulfcoast/
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REGIONAL ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Office
http://www.gmpo.gov/
Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) Program
http://pelican.gmpo.gov/gem2.html
EPA – Region 4 (FL, AL, MS)
http://www.epa.gov/region4/
EPA – Region 6 (LA, TX)
http://www.epa.gov/region6/
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico
http://www.utexas.edu/research/beg/gasoil.html
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
http://www.gulfcouncil.org/
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
http://www.gsmfc.org/
Southern Group of State Foresters
http://www.southernforests.org/
Texas Links
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Office of the Texas State Climatologist
http://www.met.tamu.edu/met/osc/osc.html
Southern Regional Climate Center
for summaries precipitation and>
http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/
EPA's Texas climate impacts pages
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/
CoolTexas Coalition
http://www.cooltexas.net
Texas Global Warming Solutions:
A Report by WWF
http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/
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CLIMATE-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS
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Texas General Land Office,
Coastal Issues
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/coastal.html
Texas Coastal Management Program
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/coastal/cmp.html
Overview of Coastal Hazards
http://www.coastalhazards.wcu.edu/Texas.htm
Droughts in Texas
http://agnews.tamu.edu/drought/
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/DATA/
http://www.txwin.net/dpc/index.htm
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TEXAS'S ECOLOGY
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Natural Regions of Texas
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us.htm
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://www.wildflower.org/
The Natural Wonders of Texas
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/nature.htm
Texas Wetland Information Network
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/wetnet/
Digital Flora of Texas
http://www.texasflora.org/
Native Prairies Association of Texas
http://www.texasprairie.org/
The Nature Conservancy –
Texas Chapter
http://www.texasnature.org/
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TEXAS'S NATURAL RESOURCES
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Texas WaterMatters
http://www.texaswatermatters.org/
Texas Environmental Profiles
http://www.texasep.org/
National Parks in Texas
http://165.83.219.77/parksearch/
National Forests and
Grasslands in Texas
http://www.r8web.com/texas/
Texas Parks and Wildlife Service
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/tx/
Texas's Water Resources and Issues
http://twri.tamu.edu/
Texas's Forests
http://www.texasforestry.org/
Texas's Coasts and
Coastal Resources
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/resources.html
Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/
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TEXAS'S STATE GOVERNMENT
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Governor of Texas
http://www.governor.tx.us
Texas State Legislature
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/capitol.htm
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TEXAS'S ENVIRONMENTAL STATE AGENCIES
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Texas Department of Agriculture
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
Texas Forest Service
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/
Texas Natural Resources
Conservation Commission
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us
Texas Soil and Water
Conservation Board
http://www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/
Texas State Energy
Conservation Office
http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/
Texas Water Development Board
www.twdb.state.tx.us/
Texas General Land Office
www.glo.state.tx.us
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