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Montana Fire Season Resources
22 July 2007Fire season is upon us in Montana. Here are some useful sites that provide up-to-date information on regional wildfires and Montana air quality (where’s that smoke coming from?). InciWeb: Incident Information Center This site assembles a great deal of information on ongoing or recent fires, including incident data, containment levels, maps, planned actions, and more. [...]
Tax Resources
2 February 2007Getting ready to file your taxes? Here are quick links to tax resources: IRS tax forms Montana tax forms The IRS and Montana Department of Revenue also offer information on free filing services. IRS Free File Program MontanaFreeFile.org
Iraq Study Group Report Now Available
6 December 2006The Iraq Study Group, also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission, has released its official Report. The report can be downloaded from the Center for Strategic & International Studies website and the U.S. Institute of Peace website. A hard copy will be placed on reserve at the Mansfield Library Information Center shortly. Edited to add: the [...]
Constitution Day Resources
13 September 2006Constitution Day is September 17th. The holiday commemorates the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. The National Archives offers resources for Constitution Day, including a digitized copy of the Constitution and lesson plans for teachers. The Department of Education provides background information on the holiday and teaching resources via the Federal [...]
New Digital Collection of Forest Service Documents
25 August 2006We’re pleased to announce a new digital collection at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library: The US Forest Service Research Legacy Documents. From the collection description: The US Forest Service Research Legacy Documents at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is a digitized selection of publications by research and development scientists of the US Forest [...]
InciWeb
14 July 2006As the fire season heats up, it helps to know about tools for getting reliable, up-to-date information. InciWeb is a relatively new web-based tool for keeping track of wildfire information. The site provides current, incident-level information on the extent, cause, location, and containment of fires. Each incident page provides maps, information on fire behavior, and [...]