BTAA-GIN Collection Stories

By Meg Mering and Wenjie Wang  What BTAA Library submitted the item?  University of Nebraska-Lincoln  Interesting tidbits  Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands include the Nebraska National Forest, Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Fort Pierre National Grassland and Oglala National Grassland  Within the United States, North Dakota (1.72%) is the only state that has less forest cover than Nebraska (3.20%).  The Nebraska National Forest (Bessey Ranger District) began in 1902 as an experiment led by Charles Bessey, an UNL botany professor, to produce trees and plant them in what is now the largest human-made forest in the United States.   https://gisgeography.com/nebraska-state-map/   Map of Nebraska. The green highlighted areas indicate the forests in Nebraska.                                 ...

By Daniel Dotson The Ohio State University has a valuable OSU Extension that offers services and knowledge on a wide range of issues. Like many extension networks in other states, major topics include agriculture and environment. Water Water, Water everywhere… but WHERE exactly? The BTAA Geoportal has some answers. With over records for over 150 items related to water in Ohio , users could find information related to: Watersheds  Wetlands  Aquifers  Groundwater  Floodplains  Bodies of water  And More!  Information is available often by county, but sometimes specific to cities. Most of these are more recent items and data sets, but there is some historic information as well as some scanned maps available.  Maumee River Trees & Forests Over 100 items are available related to trees or forests. With trees as a major concern for environmental issues, but also with implications for the agriculture community, such resources would also be valu...