Hamilton-Trenton Marsh as a Living Laboratory
Watershed Education Internet Resource Guide
Workshop Session Facilitators:
Building Environmental Education Solutions, Inc. (BEES) (www.beesinc.org)
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (www.thewatershed.org)
Watershed Education Sites Offering Curriculum Ideas:
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Building Environmental Education Solutions (BEES) (www.beesinc.org)
 This site offers ideas for creating interdisciplinary programs centered on local environmental
issues. It contains background information on watershed issues and water quality monitoring, and
links with other environmental education sites.
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Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (http://www.earthforce.org/green)
 This site is a resource for setting up a water quality monitoring program at your school, as well as
for general watershed background information.
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South Branch Watershed Association (http://www.eclipse.net/~sbwa)
 Check out the wonderful materials on macroinvertebrates and biological monitoring.
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Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (www.ceaedep.rutgers.edu)
 This site is a clearinghouse for environmental education resources, including local workshop
information, background materials, and links with other internet sites.
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Save Our Streams (SOS) Stream Doctor (http://www.iwla.org/SOS/streamdo.html)
 This site offers great tips for stream monitoring. The SOS macroinvertebrate key is helpful for
learning about biological stream monitoring and offers practice worksheets and samples for
students.
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Project Wet (www.montana.edu/wwwwet/)
 A water education resource made specifically for teachers. Teachers may attend Project Wet
workshops in their areas and obtain great curriculum materials.
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Environmental Education for Kids (EEK) (www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm)
 An environmental education site for kids that also offers ideas for teachers.
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The GLOBE program (www.globe.gov)
 An environmental education curriculum program that offers a teacher’s guide and several sample
activities/investigations that relate to watershed education. Sample discussion questions are also
available.
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Adopt a Watershed (www.adopt-a-watershed.org)
 This site offers curriculum activities in a variety of fields including biology, chemistry, earth
science, geography, math, and arts. Activities are available for a wide range of educational levels.
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Watershed Education Resources (www.igc.org/green/resources.html)
 This site records past watershed restoration projects and thus offers ideas and tips. This is also a
good way to display current research projects in which students are involved.
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Give Water a Hand (www.uwex.edu/erc/)
 This site provides ideas for action-oriented projects and hands on learning. Free guides are also
available for teachers.
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Earth Awareness Education Resources (www.earthballoon.com/resource.htm)
 A database of useful environmental education Internet links in the areas of science, environmental
sites, educational materials, etc…
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River Network (www.riverwatch.org)
 This is the website for an organization whose mission is to restore and protect rivers. The
organization offers information on river restoration and offers workshops for teachers and
students.
Sites Offering Water Quality Information and Mapping Systems:
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Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov)
o Surf Your Watershed (www.epa.gov/surf)
 This site offers detailed information on the status of watersheds throughout the
nation. You locate the watershed by zip code, county, city, etc.
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Watershed Information Network (www.epa.gov/win/questions.html)
 This site is watershed-specific and offers basic facts regarding the health of
watersheds and provides maps for visual assessment.
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Enviromapper for Watersheds (http://map2.epa.gov.enviromapper)
 This useful mapping tool offers more than 20 standard mapping features with zoom
capacities and layering capabilities.
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Watershed Scorecard (www.scorecard.org/env-releases/)
 This site offers watershed-specific data concerning pollution issues, including identifying
polluters, types of contamination and related health effects. Maps are also available in the
Pollution Locator program.
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Topozone (www.topozone.com)
 This site offers detailed topographic maps of watersheds throughout the country. It is interactive
and has zoom capacities.
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National Wetlands Inventory (www.nwi.fws.gov)
 This site offers a wetland interactive mapping tool that has a nationwide database. County, city,
zip code or USFWS Refuge number can be used to identify specific watersheds.
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Know your Watershed (www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW)
 Search for your watershed by state and city, county, zip code or EPA region. This site offers
information on aquifers, rock types, stream flow, water uses, water discharge and more.
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NJ Department of Environmental Protection (www.state.nj.us/dep/watershedmgt/bfbm)
 This site offers water monitoring data and a Surf your New Jersey Watershed option.