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Water
EPA Resources
Aquatic ecosystems
About Estuaries
What is an estuary? Why are estuaries important? Why protect estuaries?
Learn the answers to these questions and more on this in-depth, easy to
understand Web site. Includes links to sites on related material.
www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/about1.htm
Action Bioscience 
Learn about current topics in bioscience through this wide range of articles
by scientists, science educators, and science students. Site also provides
original lessons and resources to enhance bioscience teaching.
- The State of Ecosystems
- Wetlands loss and impacts on Birds
- America's Oceans in Crisis
- Ecosystem Services
- Global Warming
- Bringing Coastal Deadzones
- Beach
Closings
http://www.actionbioscience.org
Adopt Your Watershed
Learn about what groups in your area are doing to protect watersheds, and
find out how you can help.
www.epa.gov/adopt
America's Wetlands
This site will give you a better understanding of the rich variety of wetlands,
their importance, how they are threatened, and what can be done to conserve
them for future generations.
www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/vital/toc.html
Animals and Plants in the Chesapeake
Bay
The Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding watershed provide the ideal habitat
for many plant and animal species. Learn about the diverse inhabitants of
this ecosystem and examine environmental indicators and data related to the
Bay.
www.chesapeakebay.net/baybio.htm
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
Learn what this office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
is doing to protect marine mammals and endangered species.
ww.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
Coral Reef Protection
This site explores why coral reefs are important and what is being done
to protect them.
www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/coral/
Exploring
Estuaries
Estuaries are sometimes called bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets, or sounds.
They are special places where rivers and streams meet the sea. Visit this
site to find out about estuaries, the plants and animals that live there and
the problems estuaries face today.
epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids
Give Water a Hand
A national watershed education program designed to involve young people
in local environmental service projects. Also available in Spanish.
www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Great Lakes Ecopages
This site provides information on the biodiversity of the Great Lakes and
the partnerships and habitat restoration techniques being implemented to
conserve Great Lakes biodiversity.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/ecopage/
The National
Estuarine Research Reserve System K-12 Educator Resources
Estuaries, where rivers met the sea, are facinating ecosystems. Find out
about what makes estuaries special, the threats to estuarine ecosystems and
explore estuaries around the U.S.
National Wetlands Research Center
This site from the U.S. Geolocic Survey explores the many factors that
affect wetland health, and provides resources for preserving our wetlands.
www.nwrc.usgs.gov
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service
maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Water topics include
issues related to wetlands, water quality, water rights, and water resources
planning/conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov/
New England Aquarium
If you're interested in marine life, visit this site to explore educational resources the Aquarium offers. Don't miss the videos on the home page showing aquarium staff working with a variety of animals brought in after rescue.
www.neaq.org
NOAA Education Web Site
Explore this site to find the information you need about weather, climate
change, estuaries, and oceans. You'll find activities, background information,
and much more!
www.education.noaa.gov
Research Vessel Lake
Guardian on the Great Lakes
This site provides information on research that is being done on this vessel
to help solve environmental problems not only in the Great Lakes but in fresh
waters throughout the world.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/monitoring/guard/ship.html
Respect the Beach
The Surfrider Foundation offers information on preserving and conserving
our beaches--sand, water and waves.
www.surfrider.org/whatwedo3a.asp
Southwest Florida Water
Management District Interactive Education Resources
Great virtual, interactive field trips that will help you to teach
about wetlands and watersheds. Explore Florida's Green Swamp, Hillsborough
River and Springs Coast Watershed. Includes lots of other neat resources
too such as educational tabloids, teacher's guides, and comprehensive educational
kits.
www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/infoed/educators/interactive.htm
Stream Corridor
Project
This site provides an explanation of the structure of streams and their
role in the environment. It also discusses stream restoration.
www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000/stream
Surf Your Watershed
A service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information
on your watershed or community.
www.epa.gov/surf
TEACH: Environment
Why do water levels change in the Great Lakes? What fish do people catch
there, and what's threatening one of the world's largest freshwater fisheries?
Learn about the environment of the Great Lakes region and the environmental
issues there.
www.great-lakes.net/teach/envt/
Virtual Watershed Tour
Learn about watersheds on this informative virtual tour.
ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/cbwm/virtualwatershed
Visualizing the Great Lakes: Images of
a Region
This site offers images representing topical issues surrounding the Great
Lakes and the environment.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/image
World Water Monitoring
Day
World Water Monitoring Day helps watershed leaders, educators and trained
volunteers to educate students and citizens how the actions of individuals
in a watershed can impact environmental quality and human health.
www.worldwatermonitoringday.org
Drinking water
Water on Tap: What You Need
to Know
Where does your drinking water come from? How is it treated? How do you
protect it? This is the place to get the answers to these and other drinking
water questions.
www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/index.html
Drinking
Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff for Kids (Grades 9-12)
Test your knowledge about water and water conservation.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_9-12.html
Ground water
Ground Water
Primer
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water, the
contaminants that can affect water quality along with the risks they pose,
activities that an individual or community can do to help protect and conserve
ground water, and programs that are now in place to help protect ground
water.
www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/groundwater/src/title.htm
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service
maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Water topics include
issues related to wetlands, water quality, water rights, and water resources
planning/conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov
Drinking
Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff for Kids (Grades 9-12)
Test your knowledge about water and water conservation.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_9-12.html
Water conservation
Chesapeake Bay Restoration
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a regional partnership that directs and conducts
the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United
States.
www.chesapeakebay.net/restrtn.htm
Drinking
Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff for Kids (Grades 9-12)
Test your knowledge about water and water conservation.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_9-12.html
Ground Water
Primer
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water, the
contaminants that can affect water quality along with the risks they pose,
activities that an individual or community can do to help protect and conserve
ground water, and programs that are now in place to help protect ground
water.
www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/groundwater/src/title.htm
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service
maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Water topics include
issues related to wetlands, water quality, water rights, and water resources
planning/conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov
RoboCow
Flash Movie 
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's RoboCow. Able to leap tall silos in
a single bound, this animated environmental advocate uses her radar vision
to detect on-farm perils. She maps out solutions to hazards like improperly
stored chemicals, pesticide runoff and stream contamination. There are six
other videos on water quality and agriculture. You'll need the Flash
plug-in to view the clips.
www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash/robocow/en/robocow_e.htm
Watershare
Would you like to learn more about water conservation? Check out this site
to find information about water conservation in the city and on the farm.
www.usbr.gov/mp
Water pollution
Acid Rain Educational Resources
epa.gov/acidrain/education
Experiments and activities,
basic acid rain concepts, and things you can do about acid rain.
Cleanup
for Kids
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) designed this site
to teach you about oil spills and other hazardous chemical accidents. You
will find information about how oil spills can occur and how NOAA works
to help clean them up. You'll also find experiments you can do to demonstrate
the hazards of oil spills.
response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html
Effects
of Acid Rain
Fact sheets that define acid rain, its causes and effects on our planet.
www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/
Global Water
Sampling Project
A collaborative project that allows participants to compare water quality
of local water streams, lakes, etc. with other fresh water sources around
the world.
www.ciese.org/curriculum/waterproj
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service
maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Water topics include
issues related to wetlands, water quality, water rights, and water resources
planning/conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov
RoboCow
Flash Movie
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's RoboCow. Able to leap tall silos in
a single bound, this animated environmental advocate uses her radar vision
to detect on-farm perils. She maps out solutions to hazards like improperly
stored chemicals, pesticide runoff and stream contamination. There are six
other videos on water quality and agriculture. You'll need the Flash
plug-in to view the clips.
www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash/robocow/en/robocow_e.htm
Water Where You Live
Just click on any State you're interested in and find all about its streams,
rivers, and lakes, including water quality data. You can even find out
about the beaches.
www.epa.gov/ow/states.html
Resources
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection
in the United States. This site provides a history of the CWA, a summary
of the Act, and links to additional information about the CWA.
www.epa.gov/regulations/laws/index.html#cwa
Envirofacts: EPA's Data Warehouse
A national information system that provides an integrated single point
of access to data extracted from six major EPA databases. Find data about
public water systems and drinking water.
www.epa.gov/enviro
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service
maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Water topics include
issues related to wetlands, water quality, water rights, and water resources
planning/conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov
New England Aquarium
If you're interested in marine life, visit this site to explore educational resources the Aquarium offers. Don't miss the videos on the home page showing aquarium staff working with a variety of animals brought in after rescue.
www.neaq.org
Ocean Science Education Teacher Resource Center
This site links to a large collection of environmental web sites that contain
information, activities, and data about a variety of ocean sciences topics.
www.vims.edu/bridge
Research Vessel Lake
Guardian on the Great Lakes
This site provides information on research that is being done on this vessel
to help solve environmental problems not only in the Great Lakes but in
fresh waters throughout the world.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/monitoring/guard/ship.html
Surf Your Watershed
A service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information
on your watershed or community.
www.epa.gov/surf
Visualizing the Great Lakes:
Images of a Region
This site offers images representing topical issues surrounding the Great
Lakes and the environment.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/image
Water Science for Schools
This site provides extensive background information on a wide variety of
water topics. It also includes on-line activities, data tables, maps,
and a glossary of terms.
ga.water.usgs.gov/edu
Water Where You Live
Just click on any State you're interested in, and find all about its streams,
rivers, and lakes, including water quality data. You can even find out
about the beaches.
www.epa.gov/ow/states.html