Wetlands-Related Web Sites Compiled by Biology 675 Students (see also sites from Biology 578)
http://www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov/swetland.htm
Southern California Wetlands
This site is very
informative on Southern California's coastal wetlands
which were
nominated as "Wetlands of International Importance."
These
wetlands occur in a "hot spot" of threatened
biodiversity. The site
covers the introduction, coastal
wetland types, physical conditions,
special adaptations, and
plant and ecosystem structure. The site also it
in depth in
covering the insects, fish and birds in the wetland area, as
well
as the economic and cultural values. Finally, the Southern
California Wetlands site explains regional wetland planning and
selected
sources. The website is easy to follow, well
researched and shows other
resources for further research
information.
Rebecca Franke
http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/fresh/wetlands/index.htm
The Evergreen Project, Inc.
This website describes
where and what freshwater wetlands are. It
also explains
why wetlands are important, what species reside in wetlands,
and
why wetlands are in danger. It also has a couple links to
particular
wetland sanctuaries, such as Crooked Tree Wildlife
Sanctuary and Corkscrew
Swamp Sanctuary. In addition, it
has a link to several other wetland
websites that can be found
very useful. This particular site could be
used to show
people what wetlands look like, if they are unable to travel
to
one. This site has many photos of wetlands in general, and of
the
specific ones mentioned above.
Anna Scherer
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/facts.html
The EPA and the Office of the Wetlands
This web site is useful in
that it supplies alot of information about
wetlands, including a
definition taken from the EPA Regulations
listed at 40 CFR
230.3(t)]. It also provides you with the benefits
received by
people as well as from an ecological stand point. The
site gives
illustrations as well as descriptions of different types
of
wetlands.
Danielle Moran
http://www.oneplan.state.id.us/
Idaho One Plan Farm and Ranch Resource Center
This website was designed
for Idaho farm owners but addresses
issues that apply to all
wetland areas. The website has
some good FAQ's and answers
regarding wetlands. The following
are some of the questions
addressed: Why should wetlands be preserved
and restored? How do
I know if have wetland areas on my property?.
The website also
includes a good list of Wetland Links, including
some from
the EPA.
Also,
Pictures and descriptions
of cool wetlands plants at:
http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Wetlands/wetland_mainpage.htm
Brian C. McCarthy's Plant
Ecology page that has lots of links
http://132.235.144.149/epb/instruct/ecology/ecology.htm
Lori Amason
The web site I found is http://159.189.24.10/wetsci.htm
It is the Wetland
Science Institute, United States Department of
Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service This is the main page.
It
has 21 links all pertaining to wetlands. It contains links to
flora guides
to midwest wetlands and western wetlands.
There is also a list of plant
species in wetlands, woody plants
and plant family keys. Tools for
wetland determination,
newsletters, and wetland natural practice standards
are also on
this site. It is very up to date. It was last revised on
10-29-98.
For more info e-mail Billy_Teels@usgs.gov.
Denise Vance
http://159.189.24.10/wli/wliproj.htm
This particular web site
was arranged by the US Department of
Agriculture in part with the
Wetland Science Institute. The bulk of
this page is an
oreintation to the projects that the Wetland Science
Institue
plan to complete. Their main goal is to arrange a packet of
information dealing with the Nations wetland areas and the
animal/
plant life that thrives in these conditions. There are
several links
to pages from the US Department of Agriculture, as
well as, links
associated with the National Resources
Conservation Service.
The initial outline on the
home page of the discovered site deals
with what basically
constitues a wetland and it describes the vast
area that is
covered by wetlands in this nation. This site is good
for
instructional use, as well as, a reference for researchers.
Jessica Domogauer
Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation (SWCC)
This is a great web site
for finding information about wetlands in the
Canadian province
of Saskatchewan. The organization was created in January
of
1990 and co-ordinates provindicial activities through the North
American
Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) to encourage soil,
water, and wildlife
habitat conservation.
SWCC Mission: To lead
and co-ordinate the province's wetland conservation
initiatives,
to ensure sustainablity and keep biodiversity of the prairie
environment for people and wildlife.
E-mail
swccnet@wetland.sk.ca
Phone # (306) 787-0726
Ken DuBose
http://www1.iastate.edu/~jlmc/escan/WetUses.html
People Benefit From Wetlands - Iowa State Study
Wetlands benefit humans
by: 1. Filtering soil and chemical pollutants from
runoff; 2. Serving as transition zones between developed
streams, groundwater, ponds,
lakes, and land; 3. Using up
excess nitrogen from groundwater making it safe
for humans to
drink; 4. Keeping water clearer and less polluted around
bordering
streams and lakes; 5. Soaking up excess waters
from heavy rainfall, snow
melt, floods, erosion, and then
releasing the water back into streams, lakes,
and underground
aquifers - thus saving people money. This website also
explained how
hunters and fishermen benefit from the recreational
aspects that a Wetland
provides, as well as discussing how
important Wetlands are to wildlife for
shelter, food, and
breeding areas.
Cara McClure
http://www.grdl.noaa.gov/GRD/GPS/Projects/CB/bay.html
Chesapeake Bay Project
This site focuses on the
conservation of the Chesapeake Bay and the wetlands
that surround
it. A page within this web site is very interesting and
controversial in its focus on the Chesapeake wetlands. This
page is under
Remote Sensing of the watershed. The web site
is very up to date and is kept
up by several major institutions
and Universities.
Peter Green Jr.
The Nature Conservatory
This website has news on
the Nature Conservatory and issues
concerning nature such as
wetlands. It has a place where you can
talk with others
about nature issues and on Wetlands. It has a
special 1998
Holiday Page with lots of interesting nature pictures. You
can
help adopt animals through donations to this organization. It
also
has volunteer opportunities listed that you can do to help.
For specific
information on wetlands just type in "Wetlands"
as a key word to search
where prompted at this site.
Irene Vamos
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/stormwat.html#4
Natural Wetlands and Urban
Stormwater:Potential Impacts and
Management
This website gives a
definition of a wetland from the EPA. It also
states that
hydrology is the most important factor in determining the
establishment and maintenance of wetlands. It gives a
certain list of
functions that are important for understanding
how wetlands store and
treat urban stormwater discharges.
This is a good website to read to
understand how stormwater
runoff affects the natural wetlands.
Jaime Warnock
http://www.wetlands.ca/whoswet/werg.html
Wetland Ecosystems Research
Group Royal Holloway Institue
Environmental Research
The Holloway institute for
Environment Research is concerned
about the world's precious
wetland resources. They have many
different programs to try
to protect and mantain wetlands. They work with
the Danube
River basin, the marshlands of Mesopotamia, Functional analysis
of
wetlands in Greece and Spain and other projects.
The primary goals of the
Wetland Ecosystems Research Group is to work
with the
function of wetlands, the nutrient dynamics, and the env. impact
on
wetlands.
Sarah Robinson
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
This web site contained
many interesting links. The site was divided into
six
categories; Commercial, Recreational, Genernal Information, Fun
Stuff,
The Resource, and Site Map. Each category had
several links.
North Carolina Division of
Marine Fisheries
Department of Environmental and Natrual
Resources
344 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone
252-726-7021
Michelle Robinson
US Department of the Interior, USGS National Wetlands Research Center
This web site is very
informative. It provides information on biological research
related to protecting restoring, and managing resources with an
emphasis
on fish wildlife and wetlands in the south. The
main goal of this web
site is to educate people so there is an
understanding of the ecology and
values of wetlands for
restoration and managing purposes.
Kelli LeBaron
http://www.manomet.org/wetlands.htm
Manomet center for Conservation Sciences
Manomet's Wetlands
Conservation Division conducts collaborative research,
develops
and implements conservation projects, provides training, and
technical assistance for biologists and land managers, and
promotes
greater public understanding of wetland issues.
The main page includes
information relating to western hemisphere
shorebirds, wetlands
biomonitoring programs, migratory flight
programs, and various other
conservation projects.
Alex Upchurch
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/vital/toc.html
America's Wetlands
This site will give you a
better understanding of the rich variety of
wetlands, there
importance, how they are threatened, and what can be done
to
conserve them for future generations. The entire site is also
available
as an Adobe Acrobat file. This contains all of the
information in this
site in a pamphlet format, ready for
printing. There email address is
OW-GENERAL@email.epa.gov
Chrissy D'Angelo
Endangered Species and Wetland Reports
This site is a monthly
newsletter covering the Endangered Species Act, and
taking
developments in congress, the courts, and at Federal Regulatory
agencies. It also has a list of court cases pertaining to
endangered
species and their wetland habitats such as the Cactus
ferruginous
pygmy-owl. There is a section under wetlands that
covers things such as
Corps/EPA "Tolluch" guidance and
Nationwide Wetland permits. This is a
very informative website.
Chrissy D'Angelo
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/water/pakpra/page1.htm
World Wildlife Fund- Pakistan
WWF Pakistan is the largest
non governmental organization in Pakistan. Its
activities focus
mainly on forest conservation, the protection of
endangered
species, migrating birds, and wetlands. This is the page of
the WWF's site that pertains to the wetland model conservation
demonstration projects of Pakistan. The sustainable
management of
wetlands, including mangroves, is the major
activity of the WWF in
Pakistan. Currently, the projects
are centered in the Salt Range of north
central Punjab, Pakistan,
and are a combination of three interdependent
wetlands:
Ucchali, Khabbaki, and Jalar. This page also contains a link to
the
home page of the WWF.
Amanda Byerly
USGS National Wetlands Research Center
This is the main page for
the USGS Naional Wetlands Research Center
located in Lafayette,
LA. This cite contains geospatial data accessed
through the
NWRC Spatial Data and Metadata Server, biological data, and
duck
data-a bibliographic data base for North American waterfowl and their
wetland habitats. The cite also contains a library of
wetland resources.
The center is dedicated to gaining and
disseminating scientific info in
order to understand, manage, and
restore wetland habitats and associated
plant and animal
communities.
Christina Brown
http://www.erols.com/wetlandg/index.html
National Wetlands Conservation Alliance
This site was a great
source for ALL aspects of wetland information and
preservation.
It is sponsored by both government agencies and private
corporations
interested in education about and preservation of wetlands.
It
gave information on money available for the preservation and
restoration of wetlands. It was also very dedicated to
teaching private
landowners the importance of wetlands and what
assistance was available to
them to do so. It seeks to help
promote incentive programs to save
wetlands and make Federal
programs more effective for landowners to use.
It contained
numerous links to other related sites and services. A phone
number, fax, e-mail address, and mailing address are all
available for
further information.
Christine Morsey
http://www.computan.on.ca/~prodigal/ftgeo.htm
The S.W.A.M.P.S.--CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS
This is about an
environmental committee of the Friends of Fort
George. A
non-profit co-operating agency of Parks Canada involved in
research
into the cold climate use of constructed wetlands.
Jason Garrett