http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/index.asp

From Cornell University, this website features the Sugar Maple Research and Extension Program. The site provides great information, photos, and activities for maple syrup producers, students and teachers, and other maple syrup enthusiasts. The Syrup Production section has information on a variety of topics including How Does Sap Flow through Maple Trees?, Maple Recipes and Nutritional Information, Evaporator Designs: Old and New, and more. The site also features four virtual tours covering such aspects of maple syrup as sap collection, sap processing, syrup production history, and sugar bush management. In addition, the site offers a page on Frequently Asked Questions and a list of relevant links. [NL]

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/darwincentre/live/

Another innovative creation from the Natural History Museum of London, this Darwin Centre-Live website allows site visitors to "meet Museum curators and researchers to find out about their work, recent scientific discoveries and the Museum's vast collections." The site provides a Calendar of Events which provides times, dates, and descriptions for events that will be shown live on the internet. Site visitors can also view videos from the extensive archive containing over 100 Darwin Centre Live events. Some examples of archived live events include features on Dangerous Fishes, DNA and Genetics, Parasites, Images of Nature, and many more. [NL]

http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/Home/Index.html

Part of the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, this website offers various resources for orchardists interested in organic and integrated production methods. The site contains sections on Organic Fruit Production, Soil and Pest Management, Apple Replant Disease, and more. The site also offers links to other Washington State University sites for Horticulture, Entomology, Fruit Pathology, and Postharvest resources. Many of the documents on this site are available for download as PDF files. [NL]

http://www.nature.nps.gov/

This great Nature & Science website from the National Park Service (NPS) was recently redesigned, and offers visitors a wide variety of information about how the NPS uses science to protect natural resources. The site links to main topic areas for Biology, Natural Sounds, Water, and more. The Biology section includes short informational features on Migratory Birds, Invasive Species Management, Threatened and Endangered Species, and Wildlife Health and Disease -- just to name a few. The main site also links to sections for Students and Teachers, Protecting and Restoring, Science and Research, and more. [NL]

http://www.nfid.org/library/influenza/index.html

Hosted by National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and authored by Dr. William J. Martone, this website provides a variety of information about Influenza. The site offers short sections on Research, Influenza: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment, What is Influenza?, and more. The text is accompanied by links to tables, charts, and graphs, and the entire document is available for download. The site provides a list of online References as well. [NL]

http://tomclothier.hort.net/index.html

This impressive website was created by long-time gardener Tom Clothier as an archive for numerous gardening articles, germination databases, and photos. The 314 pages in this online archive were "developed as a public service in the spirit of cooperative extension." The site is free of advertisements and was designed to accommodate children researchers as well. The website provides information on seed starting, garden design, aphids, native pollinators, and much more. The site also offers an extensive photo album of Mr. Clothier’s flowers which are listed by Scientific Name, Common Name, and Variety / Color. [NL]

http://www.texas-rose-rustlers.com/

Rose enthusiasts take note: this artful website presents the Texas Rose Rustlers, "an organization dedicated to the collection and propagation of old roses." The Rustlers have been working since the early 1980s to revive interest in old rose varieties. The Rose Rustlers have accomplished this goal by working to locate old rose specimens, take cuttings, and increase their numbers through propagation. The website offers an abundance of information about rose rustling and old roses including sections like Rose Rustling: Pointers and Suggestions on How to Find and Collect Roses, Propagation, Old Rose Bibliography, Reference Information, and more. The site hosts a Rose Exchange and offers beautiful illustrations of old roses as well. [NL]

http://www.bearden.org/

This kid-friendly Bear Den website, hosted by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, provides young site visitors with a wide variety of information about bears. The website, developed with bear conservation in mind, provides basic information pages for all eight species of bears including Spectacled, Sun, Sloth, and Asiatic Black bears. The site also offers an assorted Collection of Facts on Bears, a simple Match the Bears memory game, a short Bear Quiz, and a list of bear-related links. [NL]