NBCR Related Links

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British Columbia

BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food task is to foster the socioeconomic viability and sustainability of the agriculture, fish and food sector throughout British Columbia. With searchable database.
BC Ministry of Employment and Investment: The provincial government's lead agency for job creation and economic development in British Columbia. If you already know what you are looking for, try their search engine.
BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks: The Water Management Program; information on everything that has to do with water management in British Columbia. Many links to water-related sites.
BC Wild: An organization dedicated to healthy environments, economies and communities that can be sustained in the long term, with primary focus on wilderness protection and sustainable forest practices. Links to reports and maps.
British Columbia Creature Page: Explore the animals that live under British Columbia's coastal waters; many beautiful photographs.
British Columbia Wilderness - BC Adventure Network: This site is part of the BC Adventure Network. Links to our Provincial and National Parks; a good place to find photographs of parks.
Colquitz River Water Stewardship Program: The Colquitz river system includes the Municipalities of Saanich and View Royal in the Greater Victoria Region at the sout-eastern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Students ollect and assess information about the river, and undertake a variety of projects to protect and enhance the quality of the water.
Environmental Concepts in the Classroom: Designed to assist teachers of all subjects and grades to integrate environmental concepts into their daily lesson plans. Supports the implementation of many of the prescribed learning outcomes in new and revised curriculum.
Fishing in British Columbia - BC Adventure Network: Follow the lifecyles of the aquatic insects that provide food for our famous Kamloops trout. Learn to recognize each insect on the water, and use this knowledge to improve your fishing skills. You will also find dozens of unique B.C. fly patterns contributed by some of our finest fly fishers. Selecting 'Stillwater Fishing' and will introduce you to hundreds of lakes in every region of the province, complete with detailed directions, color photos, depth charts, information on camping facilities, hiking trails and other recreational opportunities.
FRAP - The Fraser River Action Plan: An ambitious program to improve the long-term health and productivity of the Fraser River. Specific objectives include assessing the health of the river and reducing pollution entering the river, improving fish and wildlife productivity in the Fraser River Basin, and working with partners and stakeholders to manage the Fraser Basin for sustainability. With links to publications and educational resources.
Fresh Water Science Program (Kelowna, BC): Information about Okanagan University College's Fresh Water Science Program. With links to documents and sites.
Guide to Archival Repositories in B.C.: Contains entries for 174 archives in the province and includes the name and location of each repository, contact information (including hours of operation), and a brief description of the extent, nature and scope of holdings at each institution. Links to many resources, and clickable maps of British Columbia.
Pacific & Yukon - Weather Forecasting Services: Here you will find an up-to-date weather report for British Columbia and the Yukon. With links to Environment Canada's Pacific & Yukon Green Lane and other Regional Green Lanes.
Partners In Science Awareness
Port of Vancouver: This web site covers the wide spectrum of the Port of Vancouver's operations, It gives specific ports data and rivers related information as well as information on educational programs and details about the Vanterm Public Viewing Area and schools programs.; The Science and Technology branch of the Ministry of Employment and Investment works with post-secondary institutions; provincial, national and international research facilities, as well as business and industry to develop, promote and support science and technology-based research and industry in British Columbia. With many cool links.
Salmon information via the Internet: A collection of Pacific Salmon related information available via the internet. If you know of any other documents or connections you would like added to the list you can do so on-line.
The Sturgeon General Reports On the Health of Our Rivers: This web site is a conservation project of Environment Canada and the Fraser River Action Plan. It will appeal to intermediate students and is cleverly designed to encourage kids to examine the importance of river conservation. It uses and explains the play on words between the role of a surgeon-general in maintaining public health and the "sturgeon-general" who is concerned with the health of the Fraser River. This web site is extremely user friendly and contains
SFF - The Silva Forest Foundation: This site exists to distribute information about ecologically responsible forest use. On-line access to publications, manuals, maps and graphics. Access useful, practical information to help implement responsible use and protection of forests the world over. With links and many maps and photographs.
The Columbia River: Starting in British Columbia, Canada, the Columbia River flows through eastern Washington state, then forms the border between Washington and Oregon until it reaches the Pacific Ocean.
The Fraser River - British Columbia Online Highways: The longest of British Columbia's rivers, the Fraser rises near Mount Robson Provincial Park on the central Alberta border, flows north and then loops south down the center of the province, cutting the deep gorges of the Fraser Canyon before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
The Royal British Columbia Museum: A great place to search for all kinds of information on our Province's people, culture, and many other topics; like rivers for example.
Trumpeter Swan Sentinel Society: This is a non-profit society dedicated to making sure Trumpeter Swans continue to find quality winter habitat in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC. Funds are raised during an annual festival the first full week of February each year.
WATER - Watershed Awareness Through Education and Research Project: Okanagan University College's WATER Project is an environmental science outreach program focusing on water quality issues. The focus is on giving high school students an opportunity to get relevant hands-on experience with field test equipment and to participate in testing local streams and rivers.

Canada

Canadiana - The Canadian Resource Page: Great Canadian resource from art, culture and heritage to politics, science, travel, and more. You can even travel Canada without leaving your chair.
Canadian EarthCare Society: This organization introduces educational, informative and easy to understand information related to many of today's environmental issues. With links to campaigns and environment-related sites.
CANOE - Canadian Online Explorer: A great place to find out what is happening in Canada; newspapers, magazines, weather and even some fun stuff.
EMAN - Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network: An Environment Canada run national network which brings often independent environmental monitoring and research activities together in an ecological framework to facilitate cooperation and a holistic approach to ecological enquiry and ecosystem understanding. The network connects the Ecological Science Cooperatives (ESCs) operating across the country. Searchable database and links.
ICOIN - Canada's Inland Waters, Coastal and Ocean Information Network: This online community aims to help increase the availability of scientifically-sound, high-quality, marine environmental information to resource managers, researchers, and all Canadians. With many links.

International

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory: The world's largest subject-specific she easiest place on the web to find environment-related sites. Links are very well organized by topic.
Australian Environment On-Line: The we site for the Environment Program of the Australian Environment, Sport and Territories Portfolio.With searchable database and links to a variety of environmental topics.
CSE - Curriculum Safari Earth: If you are interested in natural resource conservation, community-based activism, African wilderness travel or simply interested in learning more about the world and its intricacies, this site is for you. With links to some of the most useful and interesting sites on the web.
Dara's Environmental Articles for Research: Dara Rochlin shares her experiences with others out there who can benefit from having access to articles on a a variety of environmental topics. With searchable database.
Defenders of Wildlife: This organization is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Their programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. With links.
Earthtrust - Wildlife Conservation Worldwide: At this extensive web site, you'll find a wealth of information about our innovative and cost-effective programs for protecting some of the world's threatened and endangered species, including whales, dolphins, tigers, rhinos, and many other.
EarthWatch: EarthWatch is a non-rofit member organization that specializes in helping preserve wildlife, habitats, and cultures, and further our scientific understanding those areas. With many links.
EnviroLink Network: An online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in over 130 countries. Dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available. Searchable database and links.
Environmental Links in Australia: The person who created this site lookas at "The Internet as a Terrain to Settle, as a Community to Create, rather than an Ocean to Surf." With links to educational technological, and environmental information.
GREEN - Global Rivers Environmental Education Network: An online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with an innovative, action-oriented approach to education, based on an interdisciplinary watershed education model. It is a resource to schools and communities that wish to study their watershed and work to improve their quality of life. Searchable database of comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources.
IGC- Institute for Global Communications' EcoNet: IGC regards international cooperation and partnership as essential in addressing peace and environmental problems. Many links to articles, organizations; searchhable database. You can also join a forum on issues of your interest.
SWCS - Soil and Water Conservation Society: A nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization for natural resource management professionals. For many government agencies, corporations, universities, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, and special interest groups the SWCS is the principal forum for soil and water conservation information, education, and advocacy. With many links to environment-related information and organizations.
Watershed Education Resources: GREEN's water-related resources on the Internet. Some starting points for "getting your feet wet."
Waterwatch: The National Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program: An initiative of the Australian Federal Government The program is run jointly between the Nature Conservation and Government. Aims is to encourage community participation in monitoring water quality, and awareness of the natural environment, instil the wise use of natural resources ethics, and encourage appropriate on-ground activities in response. Many links to water-related sites.
WetNet - The Wetlands Network Home Page: Profiles of organizations, events and people which champion wetland conservation. Many links.
The Wonder of Wetlands: This site has all that you ever wanted to know about wetlands. It has been developed by the WWW (World Widlife Fund), the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organization.

Miscellaneous Resources

Ecological Abstracts: If you ever want to know whether there is literature on environmental subjects, the searchable database of this Dutch publisher may be helpful.
Environment and Nature: Yahoo's index to databases and sites dealing with environment and nature.
Media Education Resources on the Internet: Useful links to media education-related sites.
Meet The Pacific Salmon: A great site to find out more on the salmon family. With downloadable images and maps.
NAS - National Audubon Society: The National Audubon Society is one of the country's most popular and respected conservation organizations with more than 570,000 members working on behalf of the environment in 518 communities across the nation. Many interesting links.
National Geographic Society Online: If you know the magazine, you know what to expect; lost of information on adventure, exploration, animals, history/cultures, science, technology, wilderness and nature, as well as maps.
Planet Earth Home Page: This virtual library contains a large collection of resources available on the World-Wide Web; has its own search engine.
Rivers, Oceans and Other Water Resources: Yahoo's index to sites dealing with Rivers, Oceans and Other Water Resources.
RiverResource: A fabulous place to start your study of all aspects of rivers: their present, past, and future; their social and natural history; their ecology, folklore and legends; their music, literature, and art, and more.
Snow Hydrology World Directory: A list of persons with organizations interested in snow hydrology. With email addresses and links to home pages.
World-Wide-Water: A commercial enterprise that specializes in water and wastewater treatment, and particularly desalination. With links and photographs
Water Quality Branch: of the Environmental Protection Department

United States

Brainerd Foundation Pacific Norhwest: The Brainerd Foundation is dedicated to protecting the environmental quality of the Pacific Northwest. Our website will tell you more about how we support grassroots-oriented projects to protect the environment in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. With links to community resources.
California League of Conservation Voters: The California League of Conservation Voters is the United States' largest and oldest state political action committee for the environment. Many links to environmental organizations, and government agencies.
CARA - California Rivers Assessment: The California Rivers Assessment provides evaluation of the environmental conditions of California's rivers using the best existing data and information from many contributors, and aims to improve river conservation and management . Information is organized by river basin. With links.
Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese: Based in Pearl River, NY, this organization is dedicated to protecting Canada Geese through research, public education, and legal actions. With information and pictures.
CTIC - Conservation Technology Information Centrer: A nonprofit, information / data transfer center which promotes environmentally and economically beneficial natural resource systems by producing and circulating information, data and contacts;,coordinating national initiatives, sponsoring interactive meetings, conferences and tours. With links to press releases, newsletters and other publications.
CRWN - The Colorado River Watch Network: An environmental education program of student/citizen volunteer water quality monitoring and analysis within the lower Colorado River Basin in central Texas, which aims to instill an environmental 'ethic' through 'hands on' participation in water quality protection and provide a cost-effective baseline data gathering network of volunteers to act as a resource for local and regional authorities. With water-related links.
EnviroNet at Simmons College (Boston, MA): EnviroNet is a network of students, teachers, scientists, environmental educators and others who utilize telecommunications to enhance environmental science education in the K-12 community throughout New England and the nation. This site even offers an introduction to the internet for teachers.
Environmental Frameworks Project: This project is designed to work with eighteen schools in five school districts in Massachusetts. It provides professional development services for teachers in elementary schools. With links.
EPA - The United States Environmental Protection Agency: United States Environmental Protection Agency protects public health and to safeguard and improve the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which human life depends. Many links.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - US Wild and Scenic Rivers: Over 150 rivers in the United States are arranged regionally, with brief descriptions and milages. If a river's name is hyperlinked, click for more details on the river! Great photographs.
Group Salmon Enhancement Projects: of the Mid Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement
HawkWatch International: A non-profit membership organization that monitors and promotes the conservation of eagles, hawks and other birds of prey throughout the Western Hemisphere. Also provide public and classroom environmental education programs. With links to educational and research programs. Some great photographs of raptors.
IAFWA - International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies was founded in 1902 and is a quasi-governmental organization of public agencies charged with the protection and management of North America's fish and wildlife resources.
IndEco Strategic Consulting Inc: This company specializes in ndustrial ecology by providing a framework for thinking systematically about environmental problems, offer strategic planning, develop solutions, and design sustainable systems. With links to ecology-related sites.
IWF - Idaho Wildlife Federation: Let the River Act Like a River.: The IWF believes that for the salmon of the Pacific Northwest to survive, rivers need to be allowed to "behave" more like rivers and less like lakes. Searchable site with many links.
Indiana WETnet Home Page: A virtual resource for water-related legislation, agency reports, university research, project reports, and any other form of water-related information. Also serves as an information dissemination tool for the general public, by making them aware of important issues and giving them access to self-empowering information on water-related resources, federal agencies and topics of general interest. Many links and searchable database.
NERRS - National Estuarine Research Reserve System: This comprehensive program aims to identify and track short-term variability and long-term changes in the integrity and biodiversity of representative estuarine ecosystems and coastal watersheds for the purpose of contributing to effective national, regional and site specific coastal zone management;. NERRS consists of three phased components, (1) estuarine water quality monitoring, (2) biodiversity monitoring, and (3) land use planning analysis. With environmental, educational and research links.
Northwest Fisheries Science Center: The NWFSC is a research facility responsible for providing scientific and technical support for the management, conservation, and development of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine fishery resources. With links to information, research programs, publications and projects.
Parker River Clean Water Association: This non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the restoration and protection of the ecological integrity of the Parker River and Plum Island Sound as well as their tributary streams and adjacent lands. With environmental links.
Project Wild: Since 1983, Project WILD, through a national network of state coordinators and facilitators has provided workshops and materials (Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide and Project WILD Aquatic Education Activity Guide) focusing on hands-on, activity-based, environmental education to over 550,000 educators. In the face of competing needs and pressures affecting the quality and sustainability of life on earth, Project WILD addresses the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet.
TBC - History of the Housatonic River Walk: Over a seven year period, 900 local residents removed more than 185 tons of rubbish, wood waste, and construction debris from numerous sites on the west bank of the Housatanic River. Links to information on Birkshire County, MA.
The Globe Project: Participating students make environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data via the Internet. Scientists use the gathered data in their research and provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education. Each day, images created from the student data sets are posted on the World Wide Web, allowing students and visitors to this web site to visualize the student environmental observations. Many links.
The Hillsdale-Lenawee-Monroe Mathematics, Science and Technology Center: Students from three school districts in Southeast Michigan are studying the history, geography, hydrology (including groundwater and land use influences), water chemistry, biology and political aspects of their watersheds. Using scientific methods, students identify current problems related to their watersheds and suggest possible solutions. The Center coordinates provides support, and coordinates the project. With fabulous links to everything from astronomy and frogs to water studies and weather.
The River Wild - Running the Selway
: Adventure ahead! Choose your boat and take a virtual, wet and wild white-water ride down Idaho's Selway River.

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