Web Resources

Watershed Links

Chattahoochee River & Georgia Water Resources Information

Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. UCR advocates and secures the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, in order to restore and conserve their ecological health for the people and fish and wildlife that depend on the river system. This site contains Chattahoochee facts, maps, laws, and activities for children of all ages and resources for educators. There is also a comprehensive list of local /regional environmental groups.
www.ucriverkeeper.org

Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center. Oxbow Meadows is a nature discovery center located on 1,600 acres of hardwood wetland habitat in Columbus, Georgia. Nestled in a bend of the Chattahoochee River, it is a place where nature can be itself. Two nature trails wind between ponds, allowing visitors to view native flora & fauna. The center is a hands-on interpretive facility that focuses on the natural & cultural history of the region. Live & mounted animals are on display, including turtles, snakes, birds, frogs, spiders, fish & an alligator.
oxbow.colstate.edu

Clean Water Campaign. This website is your source for information on how you can be part of the “solution to stormwater pollution.” Based in Atlanta this website examines stormwater pollution in Georgia listing community programs, events, and resources. Don’t miss the fun, interactive stormwater facts and activities for kids!!!
www.cleanwatercampaign.com

UGA River Basin Science and Policy Center. The River Basin Science and Policy Center conducts scientific and policy research projects on water-related problems and issues. Educational programs and materials for K-12 students, teachers, and the general adult public are available to better understand water resources and the challenges we face in effectively managing these issues. Additional information about Georgia’s water includes: water issues, facts and maps, what’s in the news, and water conservation.
http://rivercenter.uga.edu/

Chattahoochee Nature Center. Are you looking for environmental educational classes taught by a naturalist or an environmental curriculum comprehensible for all ages? Go a on a virtual tour through: the Georgia Wetlands (Mountain Bog, the Piedmont Flood Plain, the Okefenokee Swamp, the Pitcher Plant Bog, and a Longleaf Pine and Wiregrass Community), raptor aviaries, the beaver exhibit, and down the Chattahoochee exploring issues unique the river and it’s ecosystem. This site explores Georgia as an environmental treasure full of variety and beauty.
www.chattnaturecenter.com

Environmental Education in Georgia. EEinGEORGIA.org is the online clearinghouse for environmental education (EE) in Georgia. This site provides EE lesson plans based on Georgia’s Quality Core Curriculum standards, a searchable directory of Georgia's EE providers and the resources they offer, a statewide calendar of EE events, EE news, and easy-to-access facts about Georgia's environment.
eeingeorgia.org

Georgia Adopt-A-Stream The goals of this organization are: to increase public awareness of the state's nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues, provide citizens with the tools and training to evaluate and protect their local waterways, encourage partnerships between citizens and their local government, and collect quality baseline water quality data
www.riversalive.org/aas.htm

Georgia Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an international, interdisciplinary, water education program for formal and nonformal educators of students 5 to 18. Each year, Project WET holds an international environmental art and poetry contest (River of Words Activity) for grades K-12. By encouraging children to explore their own watershed, discover its importance in their lives, and express what they learn, nurtures respect and understanding of the natural world. Children are encouraged to learn their “ecological address" by honing their observation skills, (the basis of both art and science), then describing through poetry and art their own “place in space.”
www.projectwet.org

Elachee Nature Center Elachee invites you to visit and participate in educational programs for schools and groups designed to be engaging, educational, and memorable. Elachee's sprawling campus consists of a woodland refuge and an interactive museum that will excite and educate visitors of all ages. Visit our animal exhibits or set sail on the Chota Princess—a floating classroom on Lake Lanier—to learn about lake ecology and the Chattahoochee River watershed. Surrounding the Center is the 1,300 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve laced with over 12 miles of nature trails.
www.elachee.org

Discover For Yourself

Surf Your Watershed. This interactive site allows you to look at a variety of information on watersheds throughout the United States. This site also allows you to search for watersheds by zip code, city, county or river!
www.epa.gov/surf/

Know Your Watershed. This site provides information on all the tools needed to start a watershed group and put together a watershed management plan to successfully implement a local, voluntary plan. This site also allows you to search for watersheds by zip code, city, county or river!
ctic.purdue.edu/kyw/kyw.html

Watershed Initiatives. This group provides: mediation, facilitation, education forums, and management of watershed and natural resource protection and restoration projects.
www.watersheds.com

The Water FAQ. This list of Frequently Asked Questions explains common water problems and possible solutions to them through different treatment methods. This site also provides information on testing water for pesticides.
www.softwater.com/faq.html

Water Environment Federation is both a technical and educational organization. This site provides a wide variety of valuable information and resources about water quality, more specifically, preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. If you are seeking water quality education resources for all ages, programs/workshops, products, or are curious to know what water quality issues are being discussed in legislation, this is the is the site for you.
www.wef.org/

The Green Map System (GMS) brings a locally adaptable framework into the hands of many. It invites design teams of all ages and backgrounds to create a Green Map by charting urban areas in a manner that illuminates the interconnections between the natural and designed, environments.
www.greenmap.org/home/home.html

Government Information

Water Standards. Information from the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards

Office of Water. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.epa.gov/OW/

Office of Wastewater Management. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/OWM/

Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.epa.gov/OWOW/

Watershed Science Institute (WSI). Part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the US Department of Agriculture. WSI works to "incorporate ecological principles into natural resource conservation and accelerate the development and transfer of appropriate technology in response to comprehensive watershed needs and environmental sustainability at the watershed and landscape scales."
www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/about/

Educational Programs

Yahara Watershed Education Network. The Yahara Watershed Education Network is an informal umbrella for K-16 educational activities that focus on local issues using "watershed" and "ecosystem health" as integrating concepts. It is a collaborative effort of Edgewood College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local teachers and school districts, their students, and other interested educators.
danenet.wicip.org/ywen/index.html

Watershed Initiatives. Watershed Initiatives develops public education workshops, facilitates public meetings and mediates among stakeholder interest groups struggling with difficult natural resource issues. Project management for watershed restoration projects are also provided..
www.watersheds.com/index.htm

Watershed Education Committee. The Watershed Education Committee (WEC) provides a diverse forum for teachers, scientist and educators interested in watershed issues, to exchange educational and scientific information. The group works with groups such as boater's, farmers and business's, to address a wide range of issues including; agricultural runoff, oil spills, urban runoff and wetland deterioration and restoration.
www.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/educate/teachprg.html

Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET). The Internet Watershed Educational Tool was developed to help educate local officials and other concerned citizens about water resources. InterWET gives a technical and multi-perspective response to local watershed issues, using as a case study the Spring Creek Watershed in central Pennsylvania. InterWET can be used as a stand-alone educational resource and as part of larger watershed educational efforts for a variety of people in many different watersheds.
www.interwet.psu.edu/

US EPA Watershed Academy. This program is an academy for watershed managers, focusing and based on local, states, tribal and federal experiences.
www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/

Adopt-A-Watershed. This site is home to the K-12 adopt-a-watershed science curriculum. Its focus is the watershed as a basis for hands-on, in the field learning, for students and the community, developing partnerships, and reinforcing learning through community service.
www.adopt-a-watershed.org

Global Water Sampling Project. A collaborative online project, allowing students from all around the globe to compare the quality of their local water.
k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/waterproj

Water Science for Schools. Information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, and maps, from the US Geological Survey.
wwwga.usgs.gov/edu

Watershed-The System. This is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based watershed management information system designed for community based organizations dealing with soil, water, and habitat conservation.
www.watershedthesystem.com

Organizations and Resources

The WaterShed Partners. The WaterShed Partners is an informal association of organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota) committed to addressing shared goals pertaining to watershed education.
cgee.hamline.edu/watershed/index.htm

The Allegheny Watershed Network. The goals of the Allegheny Watershed Network are to increase communication among the many groups and individuals living and working in the Allegheny River watershed and to bring attention to the resources of the region.
www.pecwest.org/

National Watershed Coalition (NWC). The NWC is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Coalition (F.E.I.N. no. 84-1142882) (Dun & Bradstreet Number, DUNS, 09-053-1299) made up of national, regional, state, and local organizations, associations, and individuals, that advocate dealing with natural resource problems and issues using watersheds as the planning and implementation unit. NWC advocates using total resource management principles in planning, and believes the USDA assisted small watershed programs are among the best planning and implementation vehicles available for wise water and land management.
www.watershedcoalition.org/

The National River Conservation Organization. As the nation's leader in supporting grassroots river and watershed conservation groups, this website has been designed to link activists with river information, resources and services.
www.rivernetwork.org

Watershed Science Centre. WSC is an inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional alliance focusing on watershed ecosystem management, health, protection and rehabilitation.
www.trentu.ca/wsc

The Watershed Company specializes in the evaluation and rehabilitation of rivers, streams, wetlands, and other wildlife habitat.
www.watershedco.com

Conservation Technology Information Center. Home to information about environmentally beneficial and economically viable management practices for agriculture, urban and other watershed stakeholders.
ctic.purdue.edu

Water Environment Research Foundation. WERF works on water quality issues, focusing on four major points: Collection and Treatment Systems, Human Health and Environmental Effects, Watershed Management, and Residuals Management.
www.werf.org

AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project. WSP is committed to conserving, restoring, and sustaining natural habitats for future generations by linking education with high quality scientific practices.
northcoast.com/~fishhelp

Waterkeeper Alliance is a rassroots organization with over 100 local programs and growing. Waterkeeper Alliance is dedicated to preserving and protecting YOUR water from polluters! The Waterkeeper Alliance also connects and supports local Waterkeeper programs to provide a voice for waterways and their communities worldwide.
waterkeeper.org


	Watershed Links Chattahoochee River & Georgia Water Resources Information Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. UCR advocates and secures the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, in order to restore and conserve their ecological health for the people and fish and wildlife that depend on the river system. This site contains Chattahoochee facts, maps, laws, and activities for children of all ages and resources for educators. There is also a comprehensive list of local /regional environmental groups. www.ucriverkeeper.org Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center. Oxbow Meadows is a nature discovery center located on 1,600 acres of hardwood wetland habitat in Columbus, Georgia. Nestled in a bend of the Chattahoochee River, it is a place where nature can be itself. Two nature trails wind between ponds, allowing visitors to view native flora & fauna. The center is a hands-on interpretive facility that focuses on the natural & cultural history of the region. Live & mounted animals are on display, including turtles, snakes, birds, frogs, spiders, fish & an alligator. oxbow.colstate.edu Clean Water Campaign. This website is your source for information on how you can be part of the “solution to stormwater pollution.” Based in Atlanta this website examines stormwater pollution in Georgia listing community programs, events, and resources. Don’t miss the fun, interactive stormwater facts and activities for kids!!! www.cleanwatercampaign.com UGA River Basin Science and Policy Center. The River Basin Science and Policy Center conducts scientific and policy research projects on water-related problems and issues. Educational programs and materials for K-12 students, teachers, and the general adult public are available to better understand water resources and the challenges we face in effectively managing these issues. Additional information about Georgia’s water includes: water issues, facts and maps, what’s in the news, and water conservation. http://rivercenter.uga.edu/ Chattahoochee Nature Center. Are you looking for environmental educational classes taught by a naturalist or an environmental curriculum comprehensible for all ages? Go a on a virtual tour through: the Georgia Wetlands (Mountain Bog, the Piedmont Flood Plain, the Okefenokee Swamp, the Pitcher Plant Bog, and a Longleaf Pine and Wiregrass Community), raptor aviaries, the beaver exhibit, and down the Chattahoochee exploring issues unique the river and it’s ecosystem. This site explores Georgia as an environmental treasure full of variety and beauty. www.chattnaturecenter.com Environmental Education in Georgia. EEinGEORGIA.org is the online clearinghouse for environmental education (EE) in Georgia. This site provides EE lesson plans based on Georgia’s Quality Core Curriculum standards, a searchable directory of Georgia's EE providers and the resources they offer, a statewide calendar of EE events, EE news, and easy-to-access facts about Georgia's environment. eeingeorgia.org Georgia Adopt-A-Stream The goals of this organization are: to increase public awareness of the state's nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues, provide citizens with the tools and training to evaluate and protect their local waterways, encourage partnerships between citizens and their local government, and collect quality baseline water quality data www.riversalive.org/aas.htm Georgia Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an international, interdisciplinary, water education program for formal and nonformal educators of students 5 to 18. Each year, Project WET holds an international environmental art and poetry contest (River of Words Activity) for grades K-12. By encouraging children to explore their own watershed, discover its importance in their lives, and express what they learn, nurtures respect and understanding of the natural world. Children are encouraged to learn their “ecological address" by honing their observation skills, (the basis of both art and science), then describing through poetry and art their own “place in space.” www.projectwet.org Elachee Nature Center Elachee invites you to visit and participate in educational programs for schools and groups designed to be engaging, educational, and memorable. Elachee's sprawling campus consists of a woodland refuge and an interactive museum that will excite and educate visitors of all ages. Visit our animal exhibits or set sail on the Chota Princess—a floating classroom on Lake Lanier—to learn about lake ecology and the Chattahoochee River watershed. Surrounding the Center is the 1,300 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve laced with over 12 miles of nature trails. www.elachee.org Discover For Yourself Surf Your Watershed. This interactive site allows you to look at a variety of information on watersheds throughout the United States. This site also allows you to search for watersheds by zip code, city, county or river! www.epa.gov/surf/ Know Your Watershed. This site provides information on all the tools needed to start a watershed group and put together a watershed management plan to successfully implement a local, voluntary plan. This site also allows you to search for watersheds by zip code, city, county or river! ctic.purdue.edu/kyw/kyw.html Watershed Initiatives. This group provides: mediation, facilitation, education forums, and management of watershed and natural resource protection and restoration projects. www.watersheds.com The Water FAQ. This list of Frequently Asked Questions explains common water problems and possible solutions to them through different treatment methods. This site also provides information on testing water for pesticides. www.softwater.com/faq.html Water Environment Federation is both a technical and educational organization. This site provides a wide variety of valuable information and resources about water quality, more specifically, preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. If you are seeking water quality education resources for all ages, programs/workshops, products, or are curious to know what water quality issues are being discussed in legislation, this is the is the site for you. www.wef.org/ The Green Map System (GMS) brings a locally adaptable framework into the hands of many. It invites design teams of all ages and backgrounds to create a Green Map by charting urban areas in a manner that illuminates the interconnections between the natural and designed, environments. www.greenmap.org/home/home.html Government Information Water Standards. Information from the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards Office of Water. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency. www.epa.gov/OW/ Office of Wastewater Management. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/OWM/ Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. An office of the Environmental Protection Agency. www.epa.gov/OWOW/ Watershed Science Institute (WSI). Part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the US Department of Agriculture. WSI works to "incorporate ecological principles into natural resource conservation and accelerate the development and transfer of appropriate technology in response to comprehensive watershed needs and environmental sustainability at the watershed and landscape scales." www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/about/ Educational Programs Yahara Watershed Education Network. The Yahara Watershed Education Network is an informal umbrella for K-16 educational activities that focus on local issues using "watershed" and "ecosystem health" as integrating concepts. It is a collaborative effort of Edgewood College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local teachers and school districts, their students, and other interested educators. danenet.wicip.org/ywen/index.html Watershed Initiatives. Watershed Initiatives develops public education workshops, facilitates public meetings and mediates among stakeholder interest groups struggling with difficult natural resource issues. Project management for watershed restoration projects are also provided.. www.watersheds.com/index.htm Watershed Education Committee. The Watershed Education Committee (WEC) provides a diverse forum for teachers, scientist and educators interested in watershed issues, to exchange educational and scientific information. The group works with groups such as boater's, farmers and business's, to address a wide range of issues including; agricultural runoff, oil spills, urban runoff and wetland deterioration and restoration. www.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/educate/teachprg.html Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET). The Internet Watershed Educational Tool was developed to help educate local officials and other concerned citizens about water resources. InterWET gives a technical and multi-perspective response to local watershed issues, using as a case study the Spring Creek Watershed in central Pennsylvania. InterWET can be used as a stand-alone educational resource and as part of larger watershed educational efforts for a variety of people in many different watersheds. www.interwet.psu.edu/ US EPA Watershed Academy. This program is an academy for watershed managers, focusing and based on local, states, tribal and federal experiences. www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/ Adopt-A-Watershed. This site is home to the K-12 adopt-a-watershed science curriculum. Its focus is the watershed as a basis for hands-on, in the field learning, for students and the community, developing partnerships, and reinforcing learning through community service. www.adopt-a-watershed.org Global Water Sampling Project. A collaborative online project, allowing students from all around the globe to compare the quality of their local water. k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/waterproj Water Science for Schools. Information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, and maps, from the US Geological Survey. wwwga.usgs.gov/edu Watershed-The System. This is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based watershed management information system designed for community based organizations dealing with soil, water, and habitat conservation. www.watershedthesystem.com Organizations and Resources The WaterShed Partners. The WaterShed Partners is an informal association of organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota) committed to addressing shared goals pertaining to watershed education. cgee.hamline.edu/watershed/index.htm The Allegheny Watershed Network. The goals of the Allegheny Watershed Network are to increase communication among the many groups and individuals living and working in the Allegheny River watershed and to bring attention to the resources of the region. www.pecwest.org/ National Watershed Coalition (NWC). The NWC is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Coalition (F.E.I.N. no. 84-1142882) (Dun & Bradstreet Number, DUNS, 09-053-1299) made up of national, regional, state, and local organizations, associations, and individuals, that advocate dealing with natural resource problems and issues using watersheds as the planning and implementation unit. NWC advocates using total resource management principles in planning, and believes the USDA assisted small watershed programs are among the best planning and implementation vehicles available for wise water and land management. www.watershedcoalition.org/ The National River Conservation Organization. As the nation's leader in supporting grassroots river and watershed conservation groups, this website has been designed to link activists with river information, resources and services. www.rivernetwork.org Watershed Science Centre. WSC is an inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional alliance focusing on watershed ecosystem management, health, protection and rehabilitation. www.trentu.ca/wsc The Watershed Company specializes in the evaluation and rehabilitation of rivers, streams, wetlands, and other wildlife habitat. www.watershedco.com Conservation Technology Information Center. Home to information about environmentally beneficial and economically viable management practices for agriculture, urban and other watershed stakeholders. ctic.purdue.edu Water Environment Research Foundation. WERF works on water quality issues, focusing on four major points: Collection and Treatment Systems, Human Health and Environmental Effects, Watershed Management, and Residuals Management. www.werf.org AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project. WSP is committed to conserving, restoring, and sustaining natural habitats for future generations by linking education with high quality scientific practices. northcoast.com/~fishhelp Waterkeeper Alliance is a rassroots organization with over 100 local programs and growing. Waterkeeper Alliance is dedicated to preserving and protecting YOUR water from polluters! The Waterkeeper Alliance also connects and supports local Waterkeeper programs to provide a voice for waterways and their communities worldwide. waterkeeper.org