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Impeded research
Oct. 2nd, 2013 01:53 pmThe US government shutdown is actively impeding my research.
I keep needing to access information on native plant and animal species, especially distribution, and guess where a lot of that information is stored? Right! On websites run by institutions like the National Parks Service, or the Department of Agriculture.
Fortunately state-specific websites are still up and running, but the national sites being down is a PAIN. I've already written my senators and representative, urging them to fight this thing, and now I'm really glad I did.
I keep needing to access information on native plant and animal species, especially distribution, and guess where a lot of that information is stored? Right! On websites run by institutions like the National Parks Service, or the Department of Agriculture.
Fortunately state-specific websites are still up and running, but the national sites being down is a PAIN. I've already written my senators and representative, urging them to fight this thing, and now I'm really glad I did.