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PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Modules in PDF can be viewed
and printed out essentially as pages of text. They are not identical to
the interactive modules on-line, but they contain as much as possible of
the same graphics and text. The list below indicates
which modules are now available in PDF.
Some modules on the list may not be available in PDF. If modules are
not available in PDF they are not hot-linked. Modules that are currently
being converted to PDF are also not hot-linked but are indicated as being
under construction.
Why should you download PDF versions of the modules?
1. If you have a slow Internet connection speed. Many of the
modules in Watershed Academy Web consist of many text and graphical image
files that can slow down the loading of each web page. Users with slow
Internet connection speeds can reduce their web page loading times by
- opening the PDF version and reading it onscreen;
- downloading the PDF version to their computer and
reading it there; or
- printing out the PDF version and reading the
printed copy.
2. If you have limited Internet access. The PDF version of the
modules makes it possible for students with limited access to the Internet
to use Watershed Academy Web materials. These PDF documents can be
downloaded or printed out during a user's limited access time and used
later without being online.
3. If you prefer a printed copy for reference. Some users prefer
the ‘paperless' method of online module completion, but others may prefer
to print a personal copy for later reference and margin notes. A full set
of the printed modules is like a watershed management textbook
encompassing the entire scope of Watershed Academy Web.
Viewing PDF
All PDF versions of the modules can be viewed with a plug-in
application called Adobe Acrobat Reader. See EPA's PDF page for more
information about getting and using the free Acrobat Reader.
PDF Versions
For convenience, file size and number of pages are also indicated next
to the PDF version of the module.
Introductory/Overview
Modules
Watershed Ecology
Modules
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Introduction
to watershed ecology (PDF, 1.8MB, 37 pages) |
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Protecting
instream flows: how much water does a river need? (PDF, 1.2MB,
22 pages) |
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Stream
corridor structure (PDF, 8.0MB, 34 pages) |
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Biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning: maintaining natural life support
processes (PDF, 968KB, 14 pages) |
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Birds:
bellwethers of watershed health (PDF, 1.7MB, 24 pages) |
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Wetland
functions and values (PDF, 1.3MB, 23 pages) |
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Understanding
lake ecology (PDF, 871KB, 57 pages) |
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The role
of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries (PDF,
186KB, 14 pages) |
Watershed Change
Modules
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Agents of
watershed change (PDF, 3.2MB, 49 pages)
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Nonpoint
source pollution with Nitrogen and Phosphorus (PDF, 472KB, 14
pages) |
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Invasive non-native species (HTML format only; return to Academy Web page to
access) |
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Human
alteration of the global Nitrogen cycle (PDF, 878KB, 17
pages) |
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Biotic
invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences and control
(PDF, 349KB, 22 pages) |
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Nutrient
pollution of coastal rivers, bays, and seas (PDF, 947KB, 17
pages)
Effects of
aquaculture on world fish supplies (PDF, 231KB, 14
pages) |
Analysis and Planning Modules
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Introduction
to watershed planning (PDF, 1.3MB, 28 pages) |
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Overview of
watershed monitoring (PDF, 4.3MB, 33 pages) |
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Rapid
bioassessment protocols (PDF, 2.1MB, 34 pages) |
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Watershed
ecological risk assessment (PDF, 2.0MB, 34 pages) |
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Training in use of the national hydrography GIS dataset (NHD)
(HTML format only; return to Academy Web page to
access) |
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Watershed
modeling (PDF, 8.9MB, 35 pages) |
Management Practices Modules
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8
tools of watershed protection in developing areas (PDF, 2.7MB,
30 pages) |
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Agricultural
management practices for water quality protection (PDF, 2.7MB,
54 pages) |
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Forestry Best
Management Practices in watersheds (PDF, 4.9MB, 47 pages) |
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Stream corridor restoration tools (HTML format only; return to
Academy Web page to
access) |
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Restoration: what's right/wrong with this picture? (HTML format
only; return to Academy
Web page to access) |
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Introduction
to EPA's drinking water source protection programs (PDF, 4.5MB,
119 pages) |
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Source
water protection: Best Management Practices and other measures for
protecting drinking water supplies (PDF, 3.6MB, 125 pages) |
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Controlling
underground injection of wastewater (PDF, 2.1MB, 65 pages) |
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Advanced drinking water technology workshop (Powerpoint Slide
Show format; return to Academy Web page to
access) |
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Managing transient non-community drinking water systems
(Powerpoint Slide Show format; return to Academy Web page to
access) |
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Applying
ecological principles to management of the U.S. national forests
(PDF, 1.1MB, 22 pages) |
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Ecological
principles for managing land use (PDF, 579KB, 12
pages) |
Community/Social Context
Modules
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Getting
in step: a guide to effective outreach in your watershed (PDF,
2.4MB, 49 pages) |
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Top
ten watershed lessons learned (PDF, 11.5MB, 85 pages) |
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Introduction
to the Clean Water Act (PDF, 4.3MB, 70 pages) |
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Introduction to
the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 (PDF, 1.9MB, 100 pages)
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Water in
a changing world (PDF, 671KB, 18 pages) |
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Statewide
watershed management executive overview (PDF, 1.6MB, 21 pages)
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Economics
of Sustainability (PDF, 815KB, 61 pages) |
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Monitoring consortiums (HTML format only; return to Academy Web page to
access) |
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Introduction to
public water systems (PDF, 2.8MB, 125 pages) |
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Grade K through 12 watershed learning links (HTML format only;
return to Academy Web
page to access) |
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