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Links to information on wetlands.


Sounds of the Worlds Animals    
How different languages interpret animal sounds. Look for Animals associated with wetlands.
The URL is: http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/animals.ht...

Wetland Sites To Visit    
Partial Listing of Managed Wetland Sites Throughout Illinois: This site is a chart depicting county, type of wetland, and contact information.
The URL is: http://dnr.state.il.us/wetlands/ch9b.htm

EPA Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds    
A resource that includes information and FAQs about wetlands, oceans, and watersheds. (Grades 6 through High School.)
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/owowwtr1/

Midwestern Wetland Flora    
Midwestern wetland flora an on-line field guide of wetland plants


The URL is: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/plntgu...

Wetlands and Riparian Zones    
This site has tons of information with corresponding pictures about wetlands. This site was created by Utah State University with middle school students.
The URL is: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?to...

EPA Wetlands Reading List (Grades K-12)    
This is a annotated list of printed materials that will supplement lesson plans and provide students with suggestions for independent reading on wetlands.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/science/readlist....

Information on Wetlands    
This site provides information about wetlands for high school and college students.
The URL is: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/wqg/

Purple Loosestrife Control    
Activities are provided ranging from wetland plant diversity studies to investigations of wetland insects life cycle.
The URL is: http://www.miseagrant.org/pp/activities.html

Illinois Wetlands: Twin Groves Virtual Wetland Preserve    
This site includes information about the vanishing wetlands and the benefits of wetlands in Illinois. It contains resources, games and teacher and student activities that focus on the biodiversity within Illinois wetlands and types of Illinois wetland systems.
The URL is: http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Wetland...

Center Hill 6th Graders Build a Wetland    
Describes the process that students went through to build a wetland on their school grounds and information on how to get in touch with them.


The URL is: http://www.natureillinois.org/natwrks2.htm

Index of Watershed Indicators    
This site contains watershed conditions, surfing your watershed, maps, and facts sheets.


The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/iwi/

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) of Illinois    
Damselfly and dragonfly observations by state and county


The URL is: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/d...

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center    
Emphasizes natural resource issues & data pertinent to N.A Great Plains. Biological Resources link to technical papers most useful to teachers. Offers information on the prairie that can be applied to the Illinois habitat.
The URL is: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/

Wetlands Regulation Center    
This site provides questions and issues that focus on federal court decisions affecting wetland regulations.
The URL is: http://www.wetlands.com/regs/tlpge01f.htm

Audubon Society Information on Wetland Issues    
Consists of information and resources that focus on action projects, issues, and current efforts related to wetlands.


The URL is: http://www.audubon.org/campaign/wetland/

EPA River Corridor and Wetland Restoration    
Contains information relating to details of wetland and restoration projects.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore

Young Scientist's Guide to Wetlands    
The booklet addresses: What is a wetland?; Wetland plants; Wetland animals; Wetland types (marsh, swamp, floodplain, etc) ; Visiting a wetland; and Value of wetlands.
The URL is: http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/wetlands/ysi.html

Association of State Wetland Managers    
This site provides information, addresses and phone numbers of wetland managers from Illinois and other States as well as Canada.


The URL is: http://aswm.org/

Freaky Frog Gazette    
Deformed Frogs found in Minnesota Wetlands. Students discover deformities in local wetland frog population which could possibly have been caused by pesticide run off. Is this an issue your community should investigate?
The URL is: http://www.biopoint.com/virtualfrog/Welcome.html

USGS Water Resources Outreach Program & Poster Series - K-12    
An initiative of the US Geological Survey, to develop an awareness of water resources for K-12

students. Includes a poster series and educational training packages (FREE).
The URL is: http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/OutReach.html

WETMAAP: Wetland Education Through Maps and Aerial Photography    
The WETMAAP Program develops workshops and supports a website for educators that provide basic ecological concepts, technological skills in the use of maps, aerial photography, and satellite imagery, and methods of interpretation necessary for understanding and assessing wetland and upland habitat change.
The URL is: http://www.wetmaap.org

Educating Young People about Water - PreK-12 Curricula      
Materials compiled and reviewed by the Environmental Resources Center, University of Wisconsin-Extension, that will help you to develop a community-based, youth water education program that targets youth and links key community members in partnerships while working toward common water education goals.
The URL is: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/listgrade.cfm

Swampy's wetlands    
A site devoted to wetland & environmental education by looking at the importance of: Soils, Water, Animals,Mankind/Used, Plants & You!
The URL is: http://www.swampy.org

Frog Calls Videos    
Frog calls and documentary video clips of scientists discussing frog issues, including declining amphibians and malformed frogs.
The URL is: http://www.midwestfrogs.com/


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