biosurf unit 9 Organisms and the Environment

Freshwater Field Day Chapter 35 - The Biosphere A watershed is a region that delivers water (through streams and runoff) to one particular river. To locate resources related to your watershed, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed site. Learn the name of your watershed by entering your zip code. Then click on the HUC code (blue number) to access information about your watershed. For some additional information about freshwater ecosystems around the country, visit the following sites:
Lakes:
The North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research project is an ongoing study of the ecology of lakes in two regions of Wisconsin. From this home page you can access information about the lakes under study, the goals of the projects, summaries of the results so far, and questions that remain to be answered.
The Great Lakes border on eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, and are the largest fresh water lake system in the world. The Great Lakes Environment will link you to information about the ecology and biodiversity of this system, as well as data about declines in Great Lake pollution and other EPA programs there.
Rivers and Streams:
American Heritage Rivers is an EPA site that describes the new federal program to target particular rivers for clean-up. The site describes the state of our rivers and what can be done to restore them to health.
U.S.Wild and Scenic Rivers are protected recreational resources. Use this part of the Great Outdoor Recreation Pages site, to locate and read about the wild and scenic rivers near you.
Pacific Rivers Council is an organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of western watersheds. Their site is both information-rich and visually appealing. There are encouraging reports on how volunteers are working to restore salmon to the rivers of this region.

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