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There are many resources available for community members, teachers and children to learn more about watersheds, lakes and issues important in the Damariscotta Lake Watershed. The following is a list of links to some of these resources.
Land protection
Maine State Conservation Center: Resources for the citizens of Maine
www.stateconservation.org/Maine
Water quality
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org
Maine Stream Team Program
www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/docstream/team/streamteam.html
Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Resources
www.epa.gov/OWOW/nps/eduinfo.html
LakeSmart
www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/doclake/lakesmart/index.htm
Aquatic invasive plants
The Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.
www.apms.org
U.S. Department of Agriculture
www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/main.shtml
Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants
www.mciap.org/herbarium/invasive/php
Aquatic life
Benthic macroinvertebrates in our water
www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthosclean.html
An introduction to benthic macroinvertebrates
www.kywater.org/ww/bugs/intro.htm
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Lake associations
Lakenet
www.worldlakes.org
Maine Congress of Lakes Association
www.mainecola.org
Maine Lakes Conservancy
www.mlci.org
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
www.nalms.org
Lakes Environmental Association
www.mainelakes.org
For young people
Earth Force
www.earthforce.org
Critter Questions
www.wld.fwc.state.fl.us/critters
Water Kids
www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1022
Drinking Water and Ground Water
www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids
Magic School Bus
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus
Children's books
- A River Ran Wild, by Lynne Cherry
- She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head, by Kathryn Laskey
- Squish: A Wetland Walk, by Nancy Luenn
- Squishy, Misty, Damp & Muddy: In Between World of Wetlands, by Molly Cone
For educators
North American Association for Environmental Education
www.eelink.net
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Educational Programs
www.maine.gov/ifw/education/index.htm
Sharing Nature Worldwide: Experiential nature activities to uplift and inspire
www.sharingnature.com
The Green Teacher
www.greenteacher.com
World Biomes
www.kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/freshwater.html
World in Our Backyard: A wetlands education and stewardship program
www.epa.gov/region01/students/teacher/world.html
Project Learning Tree
www.plt.org
Water on the Web: A national curriculum for colleges and high schools
www.waterontheweb.org
USGS Water Science for Schools
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
EPA Educational Video/Interactive Resources for Students and Teachers
www.epa.gov/adopt/resources/video.html
Project WET: Curriculum and activity guide
www.projectwet.org
Project Wild Aquatic
www.projectwild.org
Save our Streams
www.iwla.org/index.php?id=19
The Globe Program
www.globe.gov
Watershed Education
www.stjoeriver.net/wmp/edulinks.htm
Environmental issuesMaine Department of Environmental Protection
www.maine.gov/dep/index.shtml
Maine Environmental Policy Institute
www.meepi.org
Maps
PEARL (Public Educational Access Resources Lakes)
www.pearl.maine.edu/default.htm
Terra-Server
www.terraserver.com
TrainingEPA training opportunities
www.epa.gov/water/training.html
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Workshops
www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/workshops/#NewWaterQuality
MSAD 40 Adult Education
www.msad40.org/schools/adult
Central Lincoln County Adult Education
www.union74.maineadulted.org
University/Research Sites
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research
www.umaine.edu/WaterResearch
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
www.umext.maine.edu/waterquality/default.htm
Watersheds
Know Your Watershed
http://www2.ctic.purdue.edu/kyw/kyw.html
A Guide to Watersheds
www.lakelubbers.com/articles/guide-to-watersheds.cfm
DLWA Educational Programs
Download Wonders of Water:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Recycling Edition
Resources for supplies
Acorn Naturalist
www.acornnaturalist.com
Ben Meadows
www.benmeadows.com
Carolina Biological Supply Co.
www.carolina.com
Delta Education
www.delta-education.com
Enviroscape
www.enviroscape.com
Lamotte
www.lamotte.com
Science Kits & Boreal Labs
www.boreal.com
Water Education Foundation
www.water-ed.org/schoolprograms.asp
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