Global
Rivers Environmental Education Network
GREEN is an innovative, action-oriented approach to education, based on an interdisciplinary watershed education model. GREEN's mission is to improve education through a global network that promotes watershed sustainability. It is a resource to schools and communities that wish to study their watershed and work to improve their quality of life.
International Rivers Network
The IRN web site is a global resource for all people who share concern for protecting and restoring the world's rivers and ensuring respect for the rights of riverine communities. This site contains a lot of useful information.
River
Network
They support river and watershed advocates at the local, state, and regional levels, help them build effective organizations, and promote working together to build a nationwide movement for rivers and watersheds. River Network also acquires and conserves riverlands.
USGS Water Resources Information
USGS Informational Releases related to water resources, historical streamflow data retrieval, realtime streamflow conditions, other publications and information.
U.S.
EPA National Estuary Program
Provides estuarine fact sheets, selected articles, maps, and publications.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Their mission is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Their major responsibilities are: migratory birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals, freshwater and anadromous fish, the National Wildlife Refuge System, wetlands, conserving habitat, and environmental contaminants.
U.S. Water News
Electronic version of America's premier water news publication. Areas of coverage include water supply, water quality, policy and legislation, litigation and water rights, conservation, climate, international matters, and more.
USA Today Weather: Hydrology Home Page
A multitude of information on floods and droughts.
Water Environment Federation
Preserving and enhancing the global water environment. Technical discussion groups, updates on regulations and legislation.
Water Quality Information Center
One of 10 information centers ofthe National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Educating Young People About Water
EELink
Information Center for the Environment (UC Davis)
The Center is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis, and collaborators at over 30 private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.
National
Wildlife Federation
Efforts focus on the conservation of wildlife and wild places and the health of the environment upon which we all depend, with special emphasis on wetlands, water quality, endangered habitats, land stewardship and sustainable communities. A great site with a lot of educational material.
Sierra Club
Focus on the conservation of wildlife and wild places and the health of the environment , with special emphasis on wetlands, water quality, endangered habitats, land stewardship and sustainable communities. An excellent resource.
Terrene
Institute
The Terrene Institute, a not-for-profit, nonadvocacy organization, links business with government, academia and citizens to improve the total human environment embracing us all: our natural world, governmental policies, societal and individual behavior. Education and public outreach comprise the cornerstones of the Terrene Institute.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is to protect public health and to safeguard and improve the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which human life depends. Some useful resources for teachers at this site.
United
States Geological Survey
The USGS is the nation's largest earth-science research and information agency.
