Page 18 IDEAS continued from page 17 This space is for ideas, unfunded proposals, thoughts, epigrams, even quips. I'll start it: Chinook Centrex. Over a year ago I helped compile 450 pages of information about Portland and Oregon. Out of 5,000 copies printed, there are about 100 left There are still5-10 requests weekly. I think the need exists for a similar effort Perhaps a catalog of information for the hard times, perhaps section by section? Should it be for all the Northwest? Cost money? So how about if interested people contact me-with suggestions, levels of commitment, etc. Then we can arrange to meet Steve Johnson Environmental Education Center P.O. Box 751 Portland State University Portland, Ore. 97207 (503) 229-4692 _(NFORMATION ) Public Interest Reports Environmental Alert Group 1543 N. Martel Ave. Los Angeles, Cal. 90046 Good fact sheets/pamphlets available at cost. Write for publication list. World Environmental Directory Standard Environmental Reference P.O. Box 1067 Silver Spring, Md. 20910 $50. 6,600 companies, groups, etc., in 60 countries. They also publish other library-level subscription environmental journals, such as Energy, Resources Report. 1 yr, $145. Hatfield Newsletter U.S. Senate September, 4 pages on privacy legislation Publications and Reports Resulting from Research Grants. Funded through: Coastal P1ollution Branch Pacific Northwest Environmental Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 200 S.W. 35th St. Corvallis, Or. 97330 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region X 1200 6th Ave. Seattle, Wash. 98101 (206) 442-1200 An after-hours environmental emergency services notification project. For reporting oil spills, unexplained fish kills, sewage treatment disasters, etc. Environmental Impact Statement Reviews U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 6th Ave. Seattle, Wash. 98101 Periodically the EPA publishes a list of received impact statements for theNorthwest region. Forestry Extension School of Forestry Oregon State University Corvallis, Ore. 97331 Free catalog of conferences, publications, audio-visual materials. A range of How-to, technical and various ages education curriculum materials. Resource Guide-Use This Western Regional Environmental Ed. Council 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, Cal. 95814 Guide to enviroprnental education curriculum. Speakers and Programs Multnomah County Library 801 S.W. lOth-Group Services 223-7201, x43 A free 25 page booklet on organizations offering speakers programs in the Portland area. Metric Conversion Chart-Approximations S~mI' I When You Know Multiply sr To Find S~mol sl:r· When You Know Multiply By To Find sl:::- LENGTH LENGTH mm millimeters 0.04 inches in in. inches *2.5 centimeters em em centimeters 0.4 inches in ft feet 30 centimeters em m meters 3.3 feet ft yd_ yards 0.9 meters m m meters 1.1 yards yd_ m1 miles 1.6 kilometers km km kilometers 0.6 miles m1 AREA AREA in2 square inches 6.5 sq. centimeters cm2 cm 2 square centimeters 0.16 square inches in2 ft2 square feet 0.09 square meters m2 m2 square meters 1.2 square yards yd2 yd2 square yards 0.8 square meters m2 km 2 square kilometers 0.4 square miles mi2 mi 2 square miles 2.6 sq kilometers km2 ha hectares acres 0.4 hectares ha (10,000m 2) 2.5 acres MASS (weltht) MASS (wei&ht) 28 ~g ~g ~r~~~(ams 0.035 ounces oz oz ounces ~r~~~(ams 2.2 pounds lb lb pounds 0.45 short tons t tonnes (lOOOkg) 1.1 short tons (2000 lb) 0.9 tonnes VOLUME VOLUME ml milliliters 0.03 fluid ounces fl oz 1 liters 2.1 pints pt tsp teaspoons 5 ' milliliters ml 1 liters 1.06 quarts qt tbsp tablespoons 15 milliliters ml 1 liters 0.26 gallons ~a I fl oz fluid ounces 30 milliliters ml mJ cubic meters 35 cubic feet p c cups 0.24 liters I mJ cubic meters 1.3 cubic yards yd3 pt pints 0.47 liters I qt quarts 0.95 liters I TEMPERATURE (exact) ~al gallons 3.8 liters I ·c Celsius temp. 9/5 (+32) Fahrenheit temp. •f p cubic feet 0.03 cubic meters mJ TEMPERATURE (exact) to Metric yd3 cubic yards 0.76 cubic meters mJ OF Fahrenheit temp. - 32; 5/9 Celsius temp . ·c * 1 in=2.54 em (exactly) of remainder · November, 1974 To Live with the Earth Oregon Environmental Foundation c/o Oregon Environmental Council 2637 SW Water Ave. Portland, Ore. 97201 222-1963 $1.25 postpaid. 78 pp. Idea and information booklet, including directory and bibliography for Oregonians mostly. .Multnomah County Library 801 SW lOth Ave. Portland, Ore. 97205 Picture file collection, formed in 1915 by Elanor Statler. 10,000 categories. 2-3 million sheets. SIPAU c/o Noel Peattie Rt. 1, Box 216 Winters, Cal. 95694 $2/yr. A librarians review/abstract-style newsletter, semi-annually. Finds little-known newsletters, "underground" publications, etc. The EEC has been given the results of a January, 1974, search of the files of the Institute for Environmental Scientists in Wash., Ore., Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta, interested in assisting conservation groups. Call EEC (2294682) for more information. Some other Environmental Education Newsletters: The Ecology Center Newsletter 2179 Allston Way Berkeley, Cal. 94704 Newsletter ofEnvironmental Educatz"on Faculty of Education University of British Columbia Vancouver 8, B.C., Canada 228-6895 Eco-Notes Western Regional Environmental Ed. Council 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, Calif. 95814 State and Local Environmental Libraries: A Directory Natl. Technical Institute of Science 5280 Port Royal Rd. Springfield, Va. 22105 $3.00 see also Eco-Net
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