Resources Links

There are many resources available for environmental education designed for both teachers and students. While it is impossible to compile all of the resources here, the following is a fairly comprehensive guide to information and websites related to watersheds and issues important in the Damariscotta Lake Watershed.

(Student) Water Quality Monitoring Programs

Earth Force

http://www.earthforce.org/welcome.htm

Aquatic Invasives

The Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.

http://www.apms.org

Aquatic Life

A Guide to Benthic Macroinvertebrates

http://osf1.gmu.edu/~avia/page1.htm

Adopt a Salmon/Brook Trout

http://www.boquetriver.org./adopt.html

Biomonitoring

http://osf1.gmu.edu/~avia/biomonitor.htm

The Wild Gulf Almanac: Educational Resources About Habitats and Ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine Watershed Water Cycle

Associations

Lakenet

http://www.worldlakes.org/

Maine Congress of Lakes Association

http://www.mainecola.org/

Maine Lakes Conservancy

http://www.mlci.org/home01.htm

North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)

http://www.nalms.org/

Biomes

Biomes of the World (Freshwater Ecosystems)

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

World in Our Backyard: A Wetlands Education and Stewardship Program EPA New England (wetland Textbook on-line)

http://www.epa.gov/region01/students/teacher/world.html

Children's Books

A River Ran Wild, Lynne Cherry

She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head, Kathryn Laskey

Squish: A Wetland Walk, Nancy Luenn

Squishy, Misty, Damp & Muddy: In Between World of Wetlands, Molly Cone

Drinking Water

Earth Force

http://www.earthforce.org/welcome.htm

The Blue Thumb Project

http://www.awwa.org/bluethumb/

Ecology/Environmental Education

Environmental Education on the Internet

http://www.eelink.net/

EPA NPS stud/teach

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/nps/eduinfo.html

EPA water resources

http://www.epa.gov/OW/index.html

IF&W

http://www.state.me.us/ifw/education/edu.htm

Sharing Nature

http://www.sharingnature.com

Sierra Club

http://www.sierraclub.org/education/

The Green Teacher

http://www.greenteacher.com/

Environmental Issues

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

http://www.state.me.us/dep/index.htm

Maine Environmental Policy Institute

http://www.meepi.org

Exclusively Maine

Gulf of Maine Aquarium

http://www.gma.org/

Maine Lakes Bureau of Land & Water Quality

http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/lake.htm

Just for Kids

Critter Questions (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission)

http://wld.fwc.state.fl.us/critters/

EPA kids stuff (nps)

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/nps/kids.html

EPA kids stuff (water)

http://www.epa.gov/OW/kids.html

Mojave Water Agency Water Education and Kids Corner

http://www.mojavewater.org/mwa800.htm

The Groundwater Foundation

http://www.groundwater.org/KidsCorner/kidscorner.htm

Maps

PEARL (Public Educational Access Resources Lakes)

http://pearl.spatial.maine.edu/

Terra-Server (maps)

http://www.terraserver.com/

Professional Development

EPA training opportunities

http://www.epa.gov/water/training.html

Resources for Supplies

Acorn Naturalist

http://www.acornnaturalist.com

Ben Meadows

http://www.benmeadows.com

Carolina Biological Supply Co.

http://www.carolina.com

Delta Education

http://www.delta-education.com

Enviroscape

http://www.enviroscape.com

Lamotte

http://www.lamotte.com

Science Kits & Boreal Labs

http://www.boreal.com

Water Education Foundation

http://www.water-ed.org/schoolprograms.asp

Searches

Alta Vista

http://www.altavista.com

Environmental Education on the Internet -- list of links and searchable

http://www.eelink.net/

Envirosource

http://www.enviro-source.com/

For My World --eco links

http://www.formyworld.com/invoke.cfm?oid=F15545AF-C47F-11D4-81E800D0B789220F&method=display&xc=03)

Google

http://www.google.com

Project Learning Tree

http://www.plt.org/

Water on the Web-searchable lesson plans section-high school

http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/index.html

Water Science for Schools (searchable)

http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/index.html

University/Research Sites

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research

http://www.umaine.edu/WaterResearch

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

http://www.umext.maine.edu/topics/waterqual.htm

Video/Print Materials

EPA Educational Resources for Students/Youth - Video/Interactive Materials

http://www.epa.gov/adopt/resources/video.html

Magic School Bus

Water Cycle

Animated Water Cycle

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/cycle.html

Watershed Curriculum

Adopt-a-Watershed

http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/

Project WET: Curriculum and Activity Guide

http://www.montana.edu/wwwwet/

Project Wild Aquatic

Save-our-Streams

http://www.iwla.org/SOS/catalog/teach.html

The Globe Program

http://www.globe.gov/

USGS Water Education Resources

http://water.usgs.gov/education.html

USGS Water Science for Schools

Watershed: A Successful Voyage into Integrative Learning

Watersheds

Know Your Watershed

http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/

My Watershed

http://www.MyWatershed.com/prevention.htm

Wetlands

Bogs of the Northeast, Charles W. Johnson

Book of Swamp and Bog, John Eastman

Freshwater Wetlands, Dennis Magee

Life and Death of a Salt Marsh, John & Mildred Teal

Pond and Brook: Nature in Freshwater Environments, Michael J. Caduto

Pondwatchers Guide, Mass. Audubon

Sierra Club Wetlands Reader, S. Wilson, T. Moritz, ed.

The Salt Marsh, Seacoast Science Center

Tidemarsh Guide, Mervin Roberts

Wetlands: Audubon Society Nature Guide, William A Nieing

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