Bookshelf

This is an alphabetized list of documents of interest to SAMAB constituents. The list includes links to web-based documents and bibliographic information for print documents.

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National Academy of Science

• Ecological Indicators for the Nation--a report from a committee of the National Academies' National Research Council. Available for purchase.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Land and Facilities Plan--Draft (November 2000)
• Oak Ridge Reservation Comprehensive Integrated Plan (September 1999)

State of Tennessee, Department of Environment and Conservation

• TDEC Four-Year Strategic Plan
• Report of Tennessee Rivers Assessment Project
• The 1998 303(d) List of Impaired Waters
• A Landowner's Guide to Streambank Protection and Stabilization
• State of Tennessee Unified Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan
• The Tennessee Wetlands Conservation Strategy
• Tennessee Rare and Endangered Plant List
• Tennessee Rare Vertebrates List
• Tennessee Rare Invertebrates List
• Rare and Endangered Species List by County
• Tennessee's Source Water Assessment
• Tennessee Ozone 1999
• 1998 Department of Energy Oversight--Annual Report

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Atlas of America's Polluted Waters--The maps in this atlas depict the waters within each state that do not meet state water quality standards. States listed these waters in their most recent submission to EPA, generally in 1998, as required by section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
• Liquid Assets 2000: America's Water Resources at a Turning Point--provides a snapshot of the economic value of clean water, the problems we face in the new millennium, and the actions we must take to protect and restore the nation's water resources. This report explores the current condition of the nation's water resources and demonstrates the link between clean water and a strong economy by focusing on specific businesses and activities that rely on clean water.
• Public Involvement in Environmental Permits: A Reference Guide. (August 2000)--The Reference Guide (published by US EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response) summarizes the major permitting programs under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. It also gives an overview of the core requirements for public involvement activities in these permitting programs. The Reference Guide then provides best practices and a model plan for implementing effective public participation activities under these programs, and provides a compendium of additional resources and contacts for use in implementation.

U.S.D.A. Forest Service

• Compass a quarterly catalog of recent publications and technologies published by the Southern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service.

Others

• The Guide to Sustainable Community Indicators (2nd ed.) explains the concepts of sustainability and indicators, and how to identify effective sustainability indicators for your community. This 202-page publication is written in terms easily understood by community economic developers, grassroots activists, municipal and state agency staff, nonprofit organizations, and local businesses. It includes detailed descriptions of sample indicators for topics such as business, production, recreation, land use, and transportation, as well as a list of over 400 indicators being used by communities of all sizes. Available for $19.95 + $3.00 s/h from Hart Environmental Data, P. O. Box 361, North Andover, MA 01845, phone: 978-975-1988, e-mail: mhart@tiac.net, website: http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators.