Water Links
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
www.acb-online.org
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit organization that builds and fosters partnerships for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Their web site connects teachers to a resource list offered by the Chesapeake Regional Information Service (CRIS) where information sheets, activity guides, posters, and audiovisuals can be requested.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)
162 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
(301) 261-2350
www.cbf.org
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is a private, nonprofit conservation organization that promotes responsible management of the Bay's resources. Their web site includes a large variety of student, teacher, and parent resources.
EE Link
eelink.net
EE Link is a search tool linking many environmental education web sites. Includes K-12 resources arranged by topic area.
GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network)
www.green.org
GREEN's web site contains information on water quality monitoring. Site includes a glossary and outlines steps that young people (geared to middle and high school ages) can take to improve and sustain watersheds.
Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607
(301) 292-5665
www.hardbargainfarm.org
Hard Bargain Farm is a traditional farm located on 330 acres along the Potomac River. Their web site includes an interactive farm designed to help students understand their connections to agriculture and the watershed. Also includes teacher and community resources.
Izaak Walton League of America
707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-2983
1(800) BUG-IWLA
www.iwla.org
The Izaak Walton League of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of natural resources. Their web site includes detailed information on the use of macroinvertebrates to determine water quality. This organization also produces a variety of watershed education publications, such as the Save Our Streams Teacher's Manual.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
www.dnr.state.md.us
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources' web site includes current information on tides, weather, and aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay region.
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
www.nationalgeographic.com
Search the web site for the latest information on water and watersheds. See Water, Special Edition Magazine, Vol. 184, No. 5A, 1993, for an in-depth discussion of water supply, development, pollution, and restoration.
Potomac Basin Reporter
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 984-1908
www.potomacriver.org/info_center/reporter.htm
This publication, offered six times annually, reports on timely initiatives and programs relating to the Potomac River basin.
Project WET
201 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MO 59717-0570
(406) 994-5392
www.projectwet.org
A nonprofit water education program for educators and young people, grades K-12.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Education Department, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037-0028
(447) 482-2200
www.serc.si.edu
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, SERC provides the location, equipment, and scientific staff to allow students to conduct activities about an estuary habitat. Their web site has several resources for teachers including the Java History Trail Guide.
Surfrider Foundation
www.surfrider.org
Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the oceans and beaches. Their web site includes publications for elementary school teachers on beach ecology.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
14th & Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20250
www.nrcs.usda.gov
NRCS has initiated hundreds of projects to improve and protect natural resources. Their web site and publications such as Protecting the Potomac-The Nation's River and Your Hometown Clean Water Tour are full of helpful information.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
The EPA web site has an abundance of information on water and watersheds and includes an interactive section for children.
