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West Virginia DNR - Rare, Threatened, And Endangered Species In West Virginia
Species Fact Sheets In West Virginia ... To View The West Virginia Rare, Threatened ... © 2003 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ... [Read More]
American FactFinder
American FactFinder is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program. American FactFinder is designed to work with browsers that support web standards (this includes Internet Explorer 6.0 and Netscape 7.x). Netscape 4.x is no longer supported. ... [Read More]
Virginia Department of Health
VDACS-Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ... Arbovirus Fact Sheets ... Preventing West Nile Virus Flyer ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - Birding In West Virginia
Watcheagles soar over the Potomac River, listen to the songs of warblers courting indense evergreen forests atop the Allegheny Plateau, see woodpeckers scour thebark of oak trees for insects, wade through a high elevation fen to glimpse abittern, or watch waterfowl resting on a migration stopover along the OhioRiver. These and many other natural wonders await even the casual bird watcherin West Virginia. ... Birding In West Virginia ... [Read More]
State Fact Sheets - agricultureincomepopulationeducationemploymentfarmstop commoditiesexportscountiesfinancial indicatorspovertyorganic farmingfarm incomeAmericaUSDA
West Virginia ... Virginia ... State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in the United States. ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - Native Shrubs
In the 1980's, as concern over invasive exotic species grew, the West Virginia Native Plant Society designed these fact sheets to promote the use of native shrubs in landscaping. The project was expanded to incorporate the wildlife values of the various shrubs so that those who desired to attract wildlife to their yards could use the information in planning their gardens. ... But whether a gardener or a land planner, the importance of using native species is increasing. With 28% of the flora of West Virginia now being made up of non-native species, it is prudent to look at the use of native species to temper the introduction and spread of exotics. The impact of non-native invasive plant species on natural biological diversity has reduced available habitat for native species. In the worst cases, they radically altered the ecosystem processes, altered natural areas, and displaced native species altogether. ... [Read More]
Methods and Definitions Fact Sheet
The Impaired Driving State Cost Fact Sheets were developed by Dexter Taylor, Ph.D., Ted R. Miller, Ph.D., and Kenya L. Cox, M.A., of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), 2002. The address and phone number for PIRE are: 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705; phone number: 301-755-2700. The estimates were produced under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (contract number DTNHZZ-98-D35079). The information and opinions presented are attributable to the authors alone and may not represent the official views of the sponsoring agency. ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - West Virginia Nature Notes, Rare Species Fact Sheets
The cerulean warbler is a neotropical migrant warblerthat breeds in eastern North America and winters in South America. The mainbreeding range of the cerulean warbler extends from central Minnesota andsouthern Canada east to Connecticut and Massachusetts south to North Carolinaand west to Arkansas. The heart of the breeding range occurs along the Mississippiand Ohio River Valleys and within the Cumberland Plateau of West Virginia andKentucky. In West Virginia this species occurs mainly west of the AlleghenyMountains in the Ohio Hills Physiographic Region, with the highest numbersinhabiting the southwestern portions of the state. It occurs less frequently in the Eastern Panhandle and it isuncommon within the Allegheny Mountains. The cerulean warbler winters in mixedspecies flocks on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains from Columbia toPeru, Bolivia, and the montane forests of Venezuela. ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - West Virginia Nature Notes, Rare Species Fact Sheets
West Virginia Nature Notes ... © 2003 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ... Rare Species Fact Sheets ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - West Virginia Animals
West Virginia is home to more than 57 species of amphibians and reptiles; 70 wild mammals; 178 species of fish and nearly 300 species of birds. For more information, click on the following links: ... West Virginia Animals ... © 2003 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ... [Read More]
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