Government Links
The following is a list of state and federal government agencies, including information systems and databases. Relevant links to pages within the agency's web-site are listed, including selected offices or divisions within each agency and information for ordering publications.
Biological Resources Division (BRD) of USGS
Libraries | National Biological Information Infrastructure | Fact Sheets
Chambers of Commerce across Texas (COC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Education | National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI) | GIS Resources and Tools | Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds | Bird Conservation | BEACH Watch | Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Program
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Gulf of Mexico Program Office (GMPO)
Publications | Public Health
Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
Clean Rivers Program (CRP) | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Publications | Solid Waste Management | Water Quality
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Education | MMS Library
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Education | NASA Newsroom | Multimedia Gallery
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Cospas-Sarsat (Search and Rescue System) | National Climatic Data Center
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Shoreline / Coastline Databases
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): Galveston Laboratory
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Commercial Fisheries Statistics | Endangered Species | Fisheries Statistics and Economics Division | Publications
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA's Central Library | Coastal Ocean Program Office | Houston/Galveston PORTS | Tide Prediction | WINDandSEA : Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
National Ocean Service (NOS)
Coastal Change Analysis Program | Coastal Information Directory | Coastal Remote Sensing Program | Coastal Services Center | Map Finder Service | State of the Coast Report | Special Projects Office (formerly ORCA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
PLANTS National Database | Watershed Science Institute | Wetland Science Institute
Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAES)
Extension Units | Publications
Texas Coastal Management Program (TCMP)
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Houston District | Don't Mess With Texas Program
Texas General Land Office (TGLO)
Oil Spill Prevention and Response | Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) | Texas Wetland Information Network (WetNet) | Publications
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Clean Rivers Program (CRP) | GIS | Library | Small Business and Local Government Assistance | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Checklist of Texas Wildlife | Education | GIS | Publications | Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine | Threatened and Endangered Species | Vegetation Types of Texas
Texas Sea Grant
National Sea Grant Depository
Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)
Bays and Estuaries | Texas Water Conditions
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Galveston District | Galveston District Library | Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project | Waterways Experiment Station Environmental Lab: Wetlands Ecology | The Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Education | Marine Safety and Environmental Protection | National Response Center | Oil Spill Response Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Coastal Ecosystems Program | Education: Shorebird Sister Schools Program | Endangered Species Program | Environmental Contaminants Program | Office Directory | Office of Migratory Bird Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Southwest Region
Texas Links | Wetlands Mapping Tool
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Global Land Information System | National Geologic Map Database | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program and its On-Line Publications | USGS in Texas | Water Resources | Water Quality Data | Water-Science Glossary of Terms