Topic Resource List for Teachers and Students in VA/DC

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Stream Corridor Restoration

This resource provides excellent background information on stream ecology, macroinvertebrates, erosion and much, much more. If you are seeking general background information, check out the table of contents of this publication first.

Anacostia

• Anacostia Park - National Park Service
• Anacostia River - Md DNR Site
• Anacostia River Water Quality Monitoring Project
• Anacostia Watershed Map
• Anacostia Watershed Network
• Anacostia Watershed Society
• Hydrogeology and Ground-Water Quality of the Anacostia River Watershed - USGS

Arlington County, Virginia

• Arlington County Watershed Planning and Management
• Arlington County Watersheds
• Arlington Dogs
• Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment
• Four Mile Run
• Virginia Cooperative Extension - Arlington Office

Bacteria

• Iron Bacteria

Chesapeake Bay/Potomac River

• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay Club
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin – Maps of the Potomac Basin
• Potomac's South Branch Male Bass Population...
• Potomac Watershed Partnership
• Potomac Watershed Roundtable
• Water Quality Report for the Potomac River Basin, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, 1992-96
• USGS - Chesapeake Bay Activities - Maps, Articles, Land Use and Water Quality Information and More
• USGS – Real-Time Ground-Water Data for the Potomac River Basin

Clean Water Act (CWA)

• Layman’s Introduction to CWA
• Full CWA Text (PDF)

DC

• District of Columbia
• District of Columbia Water and Sewage Authority
• Green Spaces for DC
• Tree Inventory for the District of Columbia
• Urban Ecosystem Analysis for the District of Columbia (PDF)

Educator Tools

• Chesapeake Bay Science on the Internet for Educators
• Clean Virginia Waterways – Virginia’s Water Resources – A Tool for Teachers
• Colorado Foundation of Water Education's Online Watershed Lesson Plans
• River of Words
• La Ciencia del Agua para Escuelas
• USGS Water Science for Schools
• Virginia Education Network
• Virginia’s Natural Resource Education Guide
• Virginia Science Resource Network
• Virginia State Parks

Erosion

• Sedminet Maps for Maryland's Coastal Areas
• Interactive Sediment Maps of Maryland
• Maryland Geologic Survey - Coastal & Estuarine Geology
• Historical Erosion Maps of Maryland
• USGS - A Summary Report of Sediment Processes in the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed

Exotic and Invasive Species

• The Source for Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic Species
• USGS – Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
• Arlington County's Invasive Species Program
• Field Guide for Beginners: A Key to Selected Exotic and Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region

  Created by: Alice Ferguson Foundation

  Copyright 2003

Fairfax County, Virginia

• Fairfax County, Virginia
• Fairfax County Park Authority
• Fairfax Trails and Streams Maps
• Fairfax Water Authority

Fish

• PCB Levels in White Perch
• Potomac's South Branch Male Bass Population...
• Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay

  Author: Edward Murdy, Ray Birdsong, John Musick

  Smithsonian Institution Press

  Copyright 1997

Forests, Trees and Buffers

• County-Specific Forestry Information
• Tree Identification Guide
• Tree Inventory for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Forest Facts and Historical Trends
• Fandex: Family Field Guides - Trees

  Workman Publishing

  ISBN #0-7611-1204-9

Household Cleaners

• Do-It-Yourself Frugal and Natural Household Cleaners

Journals

• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Journal
• EPA Publication Listing and Order Information
• Environmental News Network
• Estuaries and Coasts - Journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
• Potomac Basin Reporter

Litter/Trash & Recycling (Recycling Computers and Other Electronics is a Separate Section Below)

• Example of a Successful Recycling Program - Winthrop Univeristy
• Arlington County Recycling Programs
• "Talkin' Trash" - Article on what happens to recycled materials
• Virginia Litter
• Trash Statistics - Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page
• Arlington County, VA Solid Waste Study

Low Impact Development/Smart Growth

• Low Impact Development Options for Schools
• Smart Growth Network
• Smart Growth America

Maps

• Arlington County Watersheds
• Fairfax Trails and Streams Maps
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin – Maps of the Potomac Basin
• Maps
• National Atlas.Gov
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• USGS - National Map - Map can be narrowed in focus to local area
• Virginia Counties and Cities
• Virginia's Major Watersheds
• Virginia Watershed Map

Maryland

• University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Maryland Sea Grant
• Digital Maps of Maryland Online
• Maryland Mapping Resource Guide

National Agencies/Programs

• NOAA Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
• Environmental Protection Agency
• EPA National Estuary Program
• National Fish Advisory Information
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Sea Grant
• United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources and Environment

Nutrients

• Information concerning orthophosphate
• Lawn Services - Recommended Companies
• Nutrient Cycle Studies - Univeristy of Maryland's Horn Point Lab
• Uncommon Blooms - The Nitrogen Factor"
• Phosphate Primer
• Phosphate Rock

Other

• Estimated Water Use in the United States
• National Weather Service Radar Image
• Sunrise and Sunset Times

Plants

• USDA Plants Database
• Fandex: Family Field Guides - Wildflowers

  Workman Publishing

  ISBN # 0-7611-1464-5

• Field Guide for Beginners: A Key to Selected Exotic and Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region

  Created by: Alice Ferguson Foundation

  Copyright 2003

• Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area

  Author: Cristol Fleming, Marion Blois Lobstein, Barbara Tufty

  Johns Hopkins University Press

  Copyright 1995

Rain Gardens

• Rain Gardens of West Michigan
• Virginia Department of Forestry Rain Garden Info
• Gardening With Water Quality in Mind

Recycling Electronics

• E-Recycling Policy Information
• Va DEQ E-Recycling
• EPA E-Recycling
• Northern Virginia E-Recycling

Stormwater/Stormwater Drainage

• Storm Drainage System
• What Does the Storm Drainage System Look Like? (photos of typical structures/systems)
• Storm Drainage Easements (describes easements and rights-of-way)
• Storm Drainage Problem Report Form (e-mails complaints/requests to MSMD)

Toxins

• Lead in Drinking Water
• USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program

Virginia Agencies

• Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
• Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Virginia Save Our Streams
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments – Water Supply Agencies
• Northern Virginia Regional Commission
• Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
• Potomac Watershed Roundtable
• Secretary of Natural Resources
• United States Geological Survey – Ground-Water Data for Virginia
• United States Geological Survey – Virginia Water Resources
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Department of Health
• Virginia Department of Historic Resources
• Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
• Virginia Department of Transportation
• Virginia General Assembly
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Virginia Marine Resources Commission
• Virginia Naturally
• Virginia Museum of Natural History
• Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Virginia Water Resources Center

Water Conservation

• EPA's WaterSense: Efficiency Made Easy

Wastewater Treatment/Water Utilities

• Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant - Virtual Tour
• Fairfax Water - Serves Loudoun, Fairfax, Alexandria and Prince William
• Water Distributors for DC and Va
• Service Areas for Washington Metropolitan Region Water Suppliers and Distributers

Water Monitoring

• National Zoo Environmental Monitoring Laboratory
• Stream Visual Assessment Protocol
• Tools for Assessing Stream Quality
• Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring National Facilitation Project
• Water Quality Monitoring - WQI Calculations

Water Monitoring Data

• Citizen Monitoring Data collected by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
• Rock Creek Dissolved Oxygen
• Rock Creek pH
• Rock Creek Temperature
• Rock Creek Nitrates
• Fairfax Water -Inorganic and Metal Analysis Reports 2003 & 2004 (Water Monitoring Results from the Potomac River and the Occoquan Reservoir)
• VA Department of Environmental Quality - Choose Your Watershed or River Basin for Results

Water Quality

• EPA Water Quality Standards
• Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Practices and Process
• USGS National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse

Watersheds

• Virginia Save Our Streams
• EPA - Local Watershed Background Information
• USGS – Reports on 15 Watersheds in the U.S.
• Virginia's Watersheds - Multiple Maps
• Virginia's Major Watersheds

Wetlands

• EPA Wetland Fact Sheets
• In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide

  Author: Ralph Tiner

  Rutgers University Press

  Copyright 2002

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