Links related to lake/environmental stewardship issues
Amphibians
- Amphibian Decline – AmphibiaWeb
Climage Change
Invasive Species
Eurasian milfoil
- Economic Impact of Eurasian Watermilfoil removal at Houghton Lake
- Interview with Martin & others by Brian Mann, North County Public Radio (Windows Media)
General
- Habitattitude – Information encouraging aquarium owners and water gardeners to practive environmentally sound management to avoid spreading invasive and non-native species
- InvasiveSpecies.gov – comprehensive page on aquatic and terrestrial invasive plants and animals
- National Invasive Species Information Center
- Paying for Protection from Invasive Species – article by Peter Jenkins
- Silent Invasion: Invasive Species Will Take Over America’s Wildlife Refuges
Unless We Act Now– A call to action by the National Wildlife Refuge Association
See Also
Miscellaneous
Toxic Bluegreen Bacteria & Algal Toxins
- CDC Harmful Algae Blooms
- Cyanosite – a webserver for cyanobacterial research
- CYANO-TOX – Toxic Cyanobacteria Home Page
See Also
Water Quality
- Atmospheric Deposition and its Effect on the Environment – NYSERDA
- Community Watershed Assessment Handbook
- Contaminated Sediment in Water – Epa Report
- Effects of Atmospheric Deposition on Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Mercury on Adirondack Ecosystems – NYSERDA Report 04-03, September 2004
- EPA National Water Program Strategic Plan and National Program Guidance
- EPA Report shows evidence of recovery from effects of acid rain – Press Release
- Effluent Limitations Guidelines – EPA’s national standards for wastewater discharges, issued biennially
- EPA Wastewater Technology
- Environmental Mapper for Water (MyWATERS) – Web-based mapping connection to a wealth of water data
- Fish Consumption Advisories – US EPA
- Lake Basin Management Initiative – International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC)
- National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue
- National Water Quality Assessment Program
- Water Web – Directory of Water Websites
- Wildland Waters – USDA Forest Service
See Also
Wetlands & Waterfowl
- Declining Amphibian Population Task Force
- Effects of Lead Tackle and Loons
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