Grizzly Bears in Northwest Montana

Haven't you wondered about the grizzly bears in Montana? The USGS has released a status update regarding the size & population of the bears.

Alabama Tornadoes: Resources, Facts & Donation Information for April 27, 2011 event

For resources (help or assistance):

• State of Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• FEMA or Alabama Disaster site
• American Red Cross - Get Assistance
• USDA Offers Food Safety Tips In Aftermath of Devastating Storms
• What to do after a tornado
• Tree trimming tips
• Floods & Tornadoes: keeping disaster site workers safe during cleanup & recovery operations
• US Dept. of Labor provides grants to help Alabama residents recover from storms 
• Rebuilding after a natural disaster  

Victims have been asked to forward their mail to a new address in order to avoid identity fraud. Keep in mind that there's only one official site that offers free credit reports.

For facts (which are ongoing):

• National Weather Service
• Tornado Tracks in Mississippi and Alabama 
• State of the Climate: Tornadoes April 2011
• Unique Space Image of Alabama Tornado Tracks
• Satellite and Radar Data Reveal Damage Track of Alabama Tornadic Thunderstorms

Give:

• Christian Service Mission or use the Amazon Wish List 
• Red Cross Donations 

Tornado

Oddly appropriate for us in Alabama today, this Are You Ready guide from FEMA focuses on tornadoes.

Bed Bugs

Does your mind automatically scream OMG bed bugs! when you discover a bug bite on your body? If so, this might help to lower the volume - the EPA has awarded grants to support bed bug education, outreach and environmental justice projects.

The New fcc.gov

The FCC has unveiled their new look: http://beta.fcc.gov/.

The U.S. Government Manual on the Web

For the first time, the National Archives has released the United States Government Manual on the Internet. Print copies will be available at Federal Depository Libraries.

eCycle Cell Phones

With Earth Day right around the corner, it's time to think about recycling. For instance, consider recycling your old cell phone. The EPA has put together an informative site that will make it easy for you to recycle or donate your old cell phone.

Civil War 150 Years

Here's a list of agencies/departments that are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the civil war: 

Census History: Civil War Sesquicentennial 

How We’ve Commemorated the Civil War 

The List: What You Didn’t Know About the Smithsonian in the Civil War

 The Civil War: 150 Years

Appropriations Bill to Fund Federal Government Available on FDsys

Find the appropriations bill to fund federal government on FDsys.

Science Supporting Gulf of Mexico Oil-Spill Response, Mitigation, and Restoration—Assessment, Monitoring, Mapping, and Coordination

Humans in Space

NASA has a video and images of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Today is the 50th anniversary of his flight to outer space which was the very first time for a human being to journey to space.

STD Awareness

April is STD Awareness Month.

Census Bureau Workshops at Birmingham Public Library

Two Census workshops have been scheduled at Birmingham Public Library

• Census Data Basics -- Tuesday, April 26, 2011 (10 AM - 11:30 AM)

• Census Data and Proposal Writing for Not-for-Profit Organizations -- Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (10 AM - 11:30 AM)

Both presentations will be held in the Arrington Auditorium, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Linn Henley Research building at the downtown Birmingham Public Library.

 

Latest Volcano Activity

Get the latest volcano activity from the Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcano Activity Report.

Display of the Month: Earth Day

We're going to take the whole month of April to celebrate Earth Day 2011.

• the happy earth day activities book
• Case of the Broken Loop
• Follow That Trail
• Recycling ...for the future: It's everybody's business
• Don't Throw Away That Food
• Resources on Waste for Your Home and Community
• The Clean Air Act of 1990: A primer on consensus-building
• The Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Financing America's environmental infrastructure - a report of progress
• Clean Water Action Plan: Restoring and protecting America's waters
• A "Green" Building Tour
• Islands of Green in a Sea of People
• Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse: Tips for consumers who change their own motor oil and oil filters
• Housing: A home for recycled materials
• Promoting Cleaner Technologies and Tools for Environmental Protection
• Reformulated Gasoline and Your Motor Boat
• The Road From Global Warming to a Cleaner Future
• Our Land, Our Legacy: The resource conservation and recovery act
• Let's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
• Earth Day Everyday
• Greening the Government
• Earth Science Fun Pad: Packed with things to do!

Do You Like To Break Codes? Help the FBI Break a Code

Help the FBI break this code & possibly solve a murder case.

Why and When to Vaccinate?

Are you up to date on your vaccines? Considering skipping some? Or, are you traveling out of country this spring? No matter what, you should be knowledgeable regarding vaccines.