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Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center

This pamphlet describes what the Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning staff do to restore and protect both wetlands and habitats found within the park.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Green Manuring (open access)

Green Manuring

"Green manuring means turning under suitable crops to enrich the soil. Such crops may be turned under green or when ripe. Green manuring adds organic matter and, directly or indirectly, nitrogen to the soil. Leguminous crops are most desirable for green manuring, since they add to the soil nitrogen gathered from the air in addition to the organic matter which they carry. Besides the nitrogen in the legumes turned under, an additional supply of nitrogen is fixed in the soil by the action of bacteria, using the carbon in the organic matter as a source of energy. Turning under an entire crop is advised only when the soil is poor and for the purpose of starting a rotation. Turning under catch crops or winter-grown green crops is an economical and successful method of supplying nitrogen." -- p. 2
Date: 1922
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 & Pieters, A. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Cities Fact Sheet, July 2006 (open access)

Clean Cities Fact Sheet, July 2006

Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector.
Date: July 2006
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuts and Their Uses as Food (open access)

Nuts and Their Uses as Food

Report discussing the composition, nutritional value, and different uses of nuts in food. Includes descriptions of nuts in preserves, candies, coffee, butters, as well as in foods for diabetics.
Date: 1908
Creator: Jaffa, Myer E. (Myer Edward), 1857-1931
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Conserve Home Energy Payback Analysis (open access)

Texas Conserve Home Energy Payback Analysis

Pamphlet discussing ways to lower energy usage in the home.
Date: [1979..1991]
Creator: Texas Conserve
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renewable Energy and Your Electric Utility (open access)

Renewable Energy and Your Electric Utility

Bulletin describing Texans' desire to move towards renewable energy and the possibilities that energy offers.
Date: June 17, 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solar Water Heaters for Swimming Pools (open access)

Solar Water Heaters for Swimming Pools

Bulletin describing solar water heaters for swimming pools.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renewal Energy Guide for Builders (open access)

Renewal Energy Guide for Builders

Bulletin describing information about using renewable energy for construction, particularly the use of insulation and energy efficient appliances, solar energy to heat spaces and water (including pools), and photovoltaic (PV) power.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passive Solar Design for the Home (open access)

Passive Solar Design for the Home

Bulletin describing how to design homes that efficiently use solar heating systems.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solar Water Heaters (open access)

Solar Water Heaters

Document describing the types of solar water heaters available to consumers and providing resources about renewable energy in Texas.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renewable Energy and Sustainability (open access)

Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Bulletin describing renewable energy and sustainability for use in schools.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renewable Energy for the Home (open access)

Renewable Energy for the Home

Bulletin describing renewable energy for the home for use in schools.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solar Electricity Works for Texas (open access)

Solar Electricity Works for Texas

Bulletin describing solar electricity uses in Texas.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Energy Conservation in the Home (open access)

Energy Conservation in the Home

Fact sheet about home energy conservation methods, including insulation and the use of energy efficient appliances.
Date: 2003
Creator: Texas. State Energy Conservation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Don't Be Fuelish: Tips for the Motorist: 30 Good Ways to Make Gas Go Further (open access)

Don't Be Fuelish: Tips for the Motorist: 30 Good Ways to Make Gas Go Further

"In this pamphlet are tips on how you can reduce the fuel consumption of your own car" (p. i).
Date: 1975?
Creator: United States. Office of Energy Conservation and Environment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Influence of Salt and Similar Substances on Soil Moisture, Extra-Early Potatoes, Rotting of Cranberries, Chestnuts, Low-Grade Paris Green, Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide, Skim Milk in Bread Making, Best Number of Hens in One Pen, Next Box for Egg Records, and Profitable and Unprofitable Cows.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Eighth annual Robert Schwab Awards program] (open access)

[Eighth annual Robert Schwab Awards program]

Program for the 1995 Eighth Annual Robert Schwab Awards.
Date: March 26, 1995
Creator: Texas Human Rights Foundation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy (open access)

The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy

Informational pamphlet explaining the ins and outs of recycling, how to conserve energy and resources, general conservation tips, alternative cleaner recipes, pest controls, and other relevant information. Includes a Spanish translation at the back.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Resources of Texas (open access)

Natural Resources of Texas

Booklet with information on the natural resources and outdoor recreation opportunities of Texas.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Hall of Medicine] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Hall of Medicine]

Pamphlet advertising Doris Appel's Hall of medicine sculpture series on display at the Medical Museum of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The pamphlet features and image of the sculptures together on the front cover and gives a brief paragraph on the history of each figure represented in the series.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Half the Sky newsletter -  - Volume III, Number 4, April 1985 (open access)

Half the Sky newsletter - - Volume III, Number 4, April 1985

7 page Half the Sky newsletter - - Volume III, Number 4, April 1985. Newsletter consists of letters, reviews, and advertisements.
Date: April 1985
Creator: Half the Sky
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Lunches (open access)

School Lunches

This report discusses the requirements of and most nutritious options for school lunches, whether prepared by a child's parents or provided by a child's school. Bread, milk, green vegetables and fruit are necessary for any nutritious lunch, but children may have a dessert as well. Includes suggestions for pricing lunches provided by the school.
Date: 1916
Creator: Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927 & Ward, Mabel
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alfalfa Weevil and Methods of Controlling It (open access)

The Alfalfa Weevil and Methods of Controlling It

"The alfalfa weevil destroys a great deal of alfalfa in northern Utah and southern Idaho. It also inhabits southwestern Wyoming and is spreading slowly to new territory in all directions. It may in time infest most of the United States. The adult, a small brown snout-beetle, and the larva, a green, worm-like creature, usually escape notice during the first two or three years that they are present in a locality, but as soon as they become numerous enough to do harm they are readily found, and their effect upon the appearance of the fields is conspicuous. Vigorous treatment is then necessary to prevent partial or total destruction of the first and second crops. The purpose of this bulletin is to show how serious the attack is to the farmer, how much territory it embraces and how it spreads, and to describe the insect, its work, and the methods which are effective in dealing with it." -- title page
Date: 1916
Creator: Reeves, Geo. I. (George I.), b. 1879; Miles, Philip B.; Chamberlin, Thomas R.; Snow, Sterling J. & Bower, Luther J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy (open access)

The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy

A pamphlet providing tips on how to effectively reduce energy and water consumption and toxic waste while efficiently reusing and recycling products.
Date: May 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History