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Environmental Science

A collection of resources for environmental science and information about environmental issues and concerns

Welcome!

Welcome to the Environment Science LibGuide!

This page has been created to assist students and members of the general public in learning about current challenges of environmental science. It introduces a variety of resources and suggests venues for further exploration.

Use the tabs in the Navigation Bar at the left side of the page to find out about books, datasets, open educational resources, the environmental news, and advocacy groups in the field.

Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life

Winona LaDuke speaks on heritage foods and ways to protect indigenous plants from patenting and genetic engineering (June 2011).

How Trees Talk to Each Other

Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia, talks about the social life of trees (June 2016) (18:40)

Mother Earth Speech

Dr. Daniel Wildcat’s speech at the National Museum of the American Indian (July 7, 2007).

Why wildfires have gotten worse

Paul Hessburg, a research ecologist, talks about misguided management of forest and how to restore the natural balance of the landscape.