To the FWGNA group,
After months of labor behind the scenes, I'm very pleased to report that a new website entitled "The Freshwater Gastropods of North Carolina" (R.T. Dillon, B. T. Watson, & T. W. Stewart) is now up and on line!
This web resource documents 35 species of freshwater snails
inhabiting the Atlantic drainages of North Carolina, using a format
intended to be seamlessly compatible with the South Carolina site we've
had on line since 2003. You'll find a photo gallery, a
dichotomous key, PDF and jpeg maps showing species distributions, a
tabulation ranking all species by their statewide abundance (5,645 records!), and
conservation recommendations.
Special appreciation is due to Dr. Art Bogan and Ms. Jamie Smith for
graciously hosting us at the NC State Museum in Raleigh. Doug
Florian was the GIS consultant and Steve Bleezarde the web
wizard. The site was made possible by a grant from the Sierra Club
Board of Directors. Thanks to all of you!
It was only when we expanded into a second state (and engaged a
professional web designer) that it occurred to us we might need to
organize our files. Previously I had been throwing everything into my
~dillonr account, without regard to what it did or how to find it
again. So before we could make much progress on the FWGNC site,
we created a new ~FWGNA account on the CofC web server, and
moved everything (including the old FWGSC site) over to ~FWGNA, sorting all the files as we moved them. A tedious process.
The bottom line is that the entire FWGNA site has now moved, including both
the old South Carolina and the new North Carolina web resources.
Update your bookmarks!
http://www.cofc.edu/%7Efwgna/fwgnahome.htm
You'll notice a lot of "sprucing up" around the FWGNA front page -
expanded information resources and so forth. So drop by for a
visit today - we'd be interested to hear your comments, suggestions,
and reports of broken links. We expect the Atlantic drainages of
Georgia to be up in six months, with Virginia close behind!
Keep in touch,
Rob
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