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November 21, 2006

Online Maps Available

Select maps have been made available for purchase in print and available free online for the states of Alaska, Nevada and Washington. Some of the files are quite large and require some time to download, but that means they are high quality maps.

ALASKA
Sinnott, Rick, et al. Coastal zone boundaries of Alaska. 1 atlas (117 folded leaves of plates), scale ca. 1:253,440. Anchorage: Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, Office of Project Management and Permitting, Alaska Coastal Management Program, pub. 2006.
Digital copies of atlas maps may be downloaded from:
http://www.alaskacoast.state.ak.us/GIS/boundary.htm

NEVADA
Potential resources associated with proposed roadless areas in Nevada (Second edition) by Ronald H. Hess and Jonathan G. Price, set of 17 plates, scale 1:1,000,000, and 2-page text, available free on the web or for purchase at:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-12

Preliminary geologic map of the north half of the Fernley
West Quadrangle, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada, by James E.
Faulds and Alan R. Ramelli, available free on the web or for purchase at:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-13

Preliminary geologic map of the north half of the Searchlight Quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada, by James E. Faulds, Alan R. Ramelli, and Haroldo Lledo, available for purchase are the map and text, map only, or free on the web at:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-15 and http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-15m

Preliminary geologic map of the Flowery Peak Quadrangle, Lyon and Storey Counties, Nevada, by Stephen B. Castor, P. Kyle House, and Donald M. Hudson, available for purchase are the map and text, map only, or free on the web at:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-16 and http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-16m

Preliminary geologic map of the north half of the Jerritt
Canyon mining district, Elko County, Nevada, by John L. Muntean and Christopher D. Henry, available for purchase, or free on the web at:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF06-17

WASHINGTON
National Audubon Society, Washington State Office. The great Washington State birding trail, southwest loop. 1 map. Seattle, Wash.: Audubon Washington, pub. 2005. View online version of the map at: http://wa.audubon.org/birds_GreatWABirdingTrail_SWLoop.html

Posted by ajbrown at November 21, 2006 10:26 AM