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This list of links to other websites is not meant to be comprehensive. It emphasizes sites in Iowa and the region, along with a few other sites that include practical information about wetland policy and law. This list will be kept as up-to-date as possible. However, since web site locations are subject to change without notice, please contact our Webmaster if you find that one of our links is no longer functional.
Association of State Wetland Managers
- The service's listing includes items published by the ASWM and others. The second resource on this site is an extensive page of links to more than 40 other wetland sites.
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics (CEIS)
- CEIS is the U.S. Environmental Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new one-stop source of data and information on environmental quality, status, and trends. Environmental profiles are available for each state, county, and territory in the United States. You can find information on air quality, drinking water and surface water quality, and the management of hazardous waste and toxic chemicals in a county. The Digital Library of Environmental Quality lets you search and link to selected EPA reports on environmental quality and a number of other environmental reports at the global, national, and state levels. An environmental atlas offers Enviro-mapper custom maps at the touch of a button.
Educating Young People About Water
- This site created by University of Wisconsin Extension contains information about water education for young people. Included are abstracts of over one hundred curricula and resources, a database that allows users to search these resources by both grade level and topic area, information for ordering materials, and links to other related sites.
Environmental Leadership Institute
- This site is a calendar of conservation events in Iowa. It is sponsored by John Deere & Co., Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Conservation Education Council, and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. You can list your organization's events on this calendar to avoid conflicts with other organizations.
- The ESCAN was developed by the Iowa State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication to be a window to the environment and environmental news. It includes sections that let you explore the environment, communicate with others about environmental issues, and find news about environmental issues or conferences. Included are pages on communication, exploring the environment, general information, and conferences and workshops.
- Foundation EARTH (Environment, Agriculture, Research and Technology in Harmony) is a non-profit organization of farmers, ranchers, consumers and others dedicated to protecting the environment. The foundation promotes the adoption of technologically advanced, environmentally sound and economically viable farming and ranching practices. This site has, information on different topics related to agriculture and the environment, including a section on "Wetlands, Watersheds, and Water Quality."
- This site provides information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the Division of Soil Science. The site contains pages describing the roles of each of these entities at the state and national levels, as well as links to the national homepages of the USDA and NRCS. Also included are links to other conservation sites. The Wetland and Wildlife page contains links to information about river and wetland projects in Iowa, the wetland incentive programs, and wetland regulations, as well as links to on-line versions of the brochures "Better Wetlands" and "Restoring Iowa's Agricultural Wetlands."
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- The Iowa DNR site contains a variety of information about the activities of the agency and its divisions, including a staff directory and contact information. The site also contains a search feature so that site visitors can find specific information more easily.
- Iowa
Department of Transportation
- The Iowa Department of Transportation is commited to advocating and delivering services that support the environment vitality of Iowa and the Midwest. Wetlands and water resource issues in the Iowa Department of Transportaion are managed by the Wetlands Unit of the Roadside Development Section, Office of Design, Project Development Division.
- Iowa Project
WET Page
- This site contains basic information about Project WET, Water Education for Teachers, in Iowa including an overview, mission statement, and contact information. Also included are links to other water education and water-related sites.
- The Iowa Rivers Project is operated by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. It is a group of middle, junior high, and high school teams across Iowa who involve their students in an interdisciplinary study of a local river or stream (approximately 40 teams particpated in 1997). The purpose of the website is to share water quality data and other student work with other schools in the project. It also provides links to other related websites.
National Agricultural Library--Water Quality Information Center
- This U.S. Department of Agriculture site offers an extensive assembly of resources focused on the relationships among agriculture, water quality, and wetlands. This frequently updated site includes bibliographies, full-text documents, and access to over 25 water-related databases.
- National Wetlands Inventory--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides this site as a way to access information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats. Much of the information can be downloaded or ordered from this site, including map data, software and GIS digital maps. Ask "Dr. Wetland" a question about wetlands issues concerning you or your community.
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- This United States Geological Survey site disseminates information related to the work of the Northern Prairie Wildlife Center in Jamestown, North Dakota, which supports the sound management and conservation of our mid-continent biological resources, including wetlands.
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
- The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program works voluntarily with private landowners providing them with financial and technical assistance to restore all types of degraded wildlife habitat (including wetlands) on their property.
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands--Ramsar Bureau
- For information on wetlands efforts worldwide, visit the Ramsar Bureau site in Switerzerland. This website is a project of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, the Ramsar Convention, which is a 1971 intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
- Society
of Wetland Scientists
- The site of this non-profit orgainization promotes wetland science and the exchange of information related to wetlands. Society membership information is provided, as well as information on how to join. A discussion forum offers the chance to exchange information with others concerned about wetlands. Other services provided include a job bank, conference announcements, a database to help wetland scientists locate sources of new technologies and tools, a directory of wetland related academic programs, and educational aids for professors, teaching assistants and students.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch
- This webpage, supported by the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Regulatory Branch, Washington, D.C., serves multiple functions, including providing staff with a source of the latest national level materials. Materials being published in the Federal Register will be posted here to facilitate public access.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Environmental Lab
- The homepage maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Lab in Vicksburg, Mississippi, provides a source of the latest national level materials to download as well as links to sites of value to their staff and the public. It is also a means of communicating with the public. Materials being published in the Federal Register will be posted here to facilitate public access. The Wetlands Research & Technology Center site includes a free downloadable wetlands booklet, titled "The Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands," which is aimed at grades K-5.The site also includes links to the Corps' general webpage, and information on wetlands research efforts at the Wetlands Research & Technology Center, as well as information from the Center for Cultural Site Preservation Technology.
U.S. EPA: Terms of Environment
- For those not familiar with the acronyms commonly used in environmental literature, this database provides an opportunity to make sense of the "alphabet soup."
- U.S.
EPA: Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds
- This site provides facts about monitoring wetlands and assessing water quality, the text of pertinent laws and regulations, information about getting involved in partnership and stewardship programs, plus links to a variety of internet resources, including the River Corridors and Wetlands Restoration site. The Wetlands Information Hotline is available to answer questions by phone or email.
- This site contains extensive information about USGS programs and functions and access to information about their publications.
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