Educational Resources
Rivers, Streams and Watersheds
Seattle Public Utilities - Conservation Index - a lot of good information about conservation related topics.
Seattle Public Utilities - Caring for Creeks - You can make a difference in your watershed by caring for a local creek. Learn about Seattle's creek systems and get involved in sustaining them!
Washington Native Plant Society - Everything you want to know about our state's native plants. Of special interest perhaps is the Starflower Restoration Stewardship Guidelines and Reports which documents Starflower's very successful restoration efforts including those at Greg Davis Park which serves as a gateway to a large section of Longfellow Creek.
Washington State Department of Ecology
Know Your Watershed - hosted at Purdue University
Surf Your Watershed - hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's. Click-able maps (and text search) that zooms in on watersheds all over the U.S.
STREAMWATCH - A Community Water Quality Monitoring program which operates across the Greater Melbourne, Australia area. The site offers a great example of a complete community program. There is a down-load-able on-line manual (in HTML format) that includes everything needed to run a complete community program. Marvelous example of what a community can do!
Creatures
The Salmon Page - Great collection of information and links about everything salmon. Hosted by the Riverdale School, Portland, Oregon.
Index to North American Freshwater Fishes - Fish Images, Maps and Information hosted by the Texas Natural History Collection, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. HUGE database on fresh water fish.
McKenzie Bugs - critters that have been found in the McKenzie river in Oregon.
Collecting Aquatic Insects - With some simple collecting equipment anyone can explore a world of creatures he or she never knew existed.
The Stream Study Page - information on determining the water quality of a stream based on the collection and identification of stream-bottom macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates are animals that have no backbone and are visible without magnification. Stream-bottom macroinvertebrates include such animals as crayfish, mussels, aquatic snails, aquatic worms, and the larvae of aquatic insects. (hosted by Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)
Digital Dragonflies - site dedicated to dragonflies, the "glittering jewels" of the "bug" world. Wonderful on-line catalog of these wonderful creatures.
Seattle Audubon Society - One of the oldest and largest environmental organizations in the Northwest, the Seattle Audubon Society was founded in 1916, Nice Web site with lots of great images of northwest birds in their "Bird Images Gallery".
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants - large site hosted by the University of Florida. Lots of pictures and data.
Sites for Teachers/Educators
Fauntleroy Creek - is a year-round, anadromous stream in West Seattle, Washington. From its mouth near the ferry pier in Fauntleroy Cove to its headwaters a mile east in Fauntleroy Park, this urban creek and its riparian corridor offer a rich and very accessible learning resource. Judy Pickens and other community volunteers work with teachers to create informative, interesting, and developmentally appropriate streamside activities, at no cost to the school.
Watershed Management Council - The Watershed Management Council is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of watershed management.
Other Sites of Interest
Earth Share of Washington - Earth Share of Washington is a federation of 66 environmental nonprofits working to conserve and protect the environment internationally, nationally, and locally in Washington State.
MAD Scientist Network - (the laboratory that never sleeps!). Ask scientists questions on-line!
