Geometry.Net - Basic_E: Estuaries & Watersheds

PoE: Resources And Links: NGO's By Topic
Works in partnership with other organizations to protect America's water resourcesincluding wetlands, estuaries, and watersheds as well as addressing water
http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/resources/water.html

Extractions: UW Student Organizations Wildlife Water Sustainability Forest ... Environmental Health The Bullitt Foundation Provides support to organizations involved in the protection and restoration of the environment of the Pacific Northwest. Includes links to a variety of regional environmental organizations. EPA: Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Waterways Works in partnership with other organizations to protect America's water resources including: wetlands, estuaries, and watersheds as well as addressing water quality monitoring and polluted runoff problems. Food and Agriculture Department of the United Nations (FAO) - Fisheries Department Aims to promote sustainable development of responsible fisheries and contribute to food security. Contains statistical databases Global River Environmental Education Network Provides links to water-related resources on the Internet. International River Network (IRN) IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. Works to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy and flood management.
MA DEP The Estuaries Project - Southeastern Massachusetts Embayments Restoration
It also references the Town(s) and the watersheds in which they are located. Thefirst twenty estuaries under evaluation are also listed on the WEB page.
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/smerp/smerp.htm

Extractions: D E P estuaries project home DEP general topics: air quality appeals decisions applications and forms asbestos brownfields commissioner's page consumer information contact DEP DEP organization drinking water employment opportunities energy facilities enforcement environmental analysis envir. results program feedback/survey frequently asked questions hazardous waste mgmt. industrial wastewater innovative tech./green business municipal services/wastewater news releases publications by program recycling regional offices regulations research and standards resource protection risk assessment septic systems/title 5 service centers sites list solid waste and landfills spills stormwater strike force/report a violation toxics use reduction vehicle emissions waste prevention waste site cleanup water management watershed management waterways/ch. 91 wetlands Reports and Articles
MA DEP The Estuaries Project: Southeastern Massachusetts Embayments Restoration
classify the nitrogen sensitivity of southeastern Massachusetts's coastal bays andestuaries. of nitrogen management scenarios within watersheds will influence
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/smerp/files/newslet.htm

Extractions: D E P estuaries project home DEP general topics: air quality appeals decisions applications and forms asbestos brownfields commissioner's page consumer information contact DEP DEP organization drinking water employment opportunities energy facilities enforcement environmental analysis envir. results program feedback/survey frequently asked questions hazardous waste mgmt. industrial wastewater innovative tech./green business municipal services/wastewater news releases publications by program recycling regional offices regulations research and standards resource protection risk assessment septic systems/title 5 service centers sites list solid waste and landfills spills stormwater strike force/report a violation toxics use reduction vehicle emissions waste prevention waste site cleanup water management watershed management waterways/ch. 91 wetlands The Estuaries Project: Southeastern Massachusetts Embayments Restoration A DEP/UMASS Collaborative Effort The Massachusetts DEP and the UMASS/Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) will be stepping up a collaborative project with Coastal Zone Management, the Cape Cod Commission and several municipalities to classify the nitrogen sensitivity of southeastern Massachusetts's coastal bays and estuaries. SMAST technical experts will work with DEP to evaluate the nitrogen sensitivity through comprehensive water quality testing, quantitative TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) modeling, and preparation of technical reports allowing communities to consider how implementation of nitrogen management scenarios within watersheds will influence water quality in embayments.
MBNMS Ecosystems Observations 1998 - WETLANDS AND WATERSHEDS
within the watersheds draining to the Sanctuary. Data were collected and/or analyzedfrom a Pajaro watershed monitoring project, a coastal estuaries sediment
http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/educate/newsletters/1999Eco/Pages/wetlands.html

Extractions: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary WETLANDS AND WATERSHEDS MBNMS Home Introduction Sancutary Program Accomplishments Intertidal Systems ... The Physical Environment Wetlands and Watersheds Marine Mammals Bird Populations Harvested Species Human Interactions ... Credits Elkhorn Slough Elkhorn Slough is an arm of the sea extending seven miles inland at the apex of the Monterey Bay. Meandering through over 2,500 acres of salt marsh and mud flats, it is the second largest habitat of its kind remaining in California. Subject to the rise and fall of the tides each day and recipient of the surface water draining from 45,000 acres of watershed, this precious coastal resource is under increasing pressure from human activities. Numerous efforts are under way to understand the ecology of this region better and to modify our activities to minimize detrimental impacts. On a more encouraging note, the Reserve is home to a growing rookery of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets. Volunteers are also adding their powers of observation to assist scientists in monitoring this colony, which has grown from a single nesting pair of herons in 1985 to fifteen heron nests and thirty-eight egret nests in 1998. Several pairs of Double-crested Cormorants have added their nests to the Monterey Pine canopies of this rookery for the second year in a row.
MBNMS Newsletter--Fall 1995--Page 5
Eleven major watersheds (containing over 50 rivers, creeks and estuaries)drain directly to the Sanctuary (see map). These watersheds
http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/educate/newsletters/news_95_fall/newsfall95pg5.

Extractions: Cover pg. 1 Sanctuary Advisory Council Update pg. 2 ... pg. 4 The Sanctuary's Watersheds pg. 5 The Floods of 1995 pg. 5 Meet the Sanctuary Staff pg. 6 Reflections on the Sanctuary's Anniversary pg. 6 ... pg. 7 The Floods of 1995 F or residents of the Monterey Bay area, the winter of 1995 will be hard to forget. Record rainfall in March brought floods which affected 75,000 acres of farmland, washed away bridges, inundated sewage plants, and devastated neighborhoods. What effect did the flood have on the Sanctuary's water quality? From sediment samples taken on the McArthur cruise soon after the flood, scientists were able to detect a fine layer of newly deposited topsoil in the ocean between two and five miles offshore. In addition to sediment, the rivers carried larger debris into the Sanctuary. It could have been far worse, however. The EPA Emergency Response Team found only a small amount of hazardous material, like paint buckets and gas cans, had washed ashore in the Sanctuary after the flooding. Although there is no ongoing study to assess the flood's effect on the Sanctuary, the event will be a benchmark for future research. Much has been learned already. In future emergencies, the Sanctuary will be linked with the Office of Emergency Services in Monterey County so it can be informed of threats to the Sanctuary as they happen. According to Holly Price, "The flood should provide an impetus to looking at watersheds as a whole. We need to find better ways to manage our soils, rivers and wetlands to handle floods while protecting the natural resources in the watersheds. There's a lot of overlap between flooding and water quality issues."
The Canadian Land Centre - Web Library Search
The site contains numerous webpages relating to wetlands, oceans, coasts,estuaries, and watersheds. Website http//www.epa.gov/OWOW.
http://www.landcentre.ca/infodtl.cfm?ID=2847
Research At The Ecosystems Center
States. Ecosystems studied include tundra, forest stands, pastures,lakes and streams, coastal estuaries, and watersheds. Research
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/Research/research.html

Extractions: Because the complex nature of modern ecosystems research requires a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach. Ecosystems Center scientists work together on projects bringing expertise from a wide range of disciplines to bear on a variety of questions. Center scientists are currently conducting more than 30 research projects all over the world, many in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions. Arctic LTER Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Brazil Streams DIRT ... TEM Although Center researchers make observations and conduct experiments at field sites around the world, much of their work takes place in Woods Hole. Staff members teach in courses, analyze data, carry out modeling simulations, and conduct laboratory experiments in the Center's facilities at the MBL. These facilities include a mass spectrometer for stable isotope analysis, chemical analytical laboratories and experimental chambers.
Coastal Watersheds
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL watersheds. Glaciers carved the many estuaries alongthe coastline, embayments where freshwater from the uplands mixes with tidal
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/Research/Clue/watershed.html

Extractions: SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERSHEDS The coastal landform has been shaped by the advance and retreat of massive glaciers, which covered the southern New England landscape as recently as 20,000 years ago. Glaciers carved the many estuaries along the coastline, embayments where freshwater from the uplands mixes with tidal coastal waters. With the exception of the Connecticut River, there are few large riverine sources of freshwater in these estuaries. Because the underlying glacial soils are coarse, unconsolidated, and permeable, much of the uplands are drained by below-ground water flow. Freshwater flowing into an estuary from groundwater , streams, and surface runoff follows certain pathways that are constrained by landform geography and subsurface geology. The total area drained by these freshwater flows describes a watershed.
(12/18/2000) Air Pollution A Major Source Of Nitrogen Pollution In Estuaries.
little was known about the amounts of airborne nitrogen that make their way tocoastal streams and estuaries once the nitrogen is deposited in watersheds.
http://eces.org/articles/static/97711920031880.shtml

Extractions: Nutrients, especially nitrogen, are needed to sustain the productivity of estuaries, but too much nitrogen causes the excessive growth of algae, bacteria and microscopic water animals known as zooplankton, depriving fish and plants of much-needed oxygen. A recent assessment by NOAA identified such problems in many U.S. estuaries, especially those along the Gulf of Mexico and Mid-Atlantic coasts. Until now, scientists have had incomplete information on the sources of nitrogen entering these estuaries. Beyond nitrogen contributions from agricultural and wastewater sources, it was unclear how much nitrogen came from other sources, such as cars, trucks and power plants, because no comprehensive national studies had been done to quantify those contributions. Moreover, little was known about the amounts of airborne nitrogen that make their way to coastal streams and estuaries once the nitrogen is deposited in watersheds.
Checking The Condition Of Atlantic Slope Watersheds
from Penn State's Environmental Resources Research Institute will lead a consortiumin an integrated assessment of the watersheds and estuaries across the
http://unisci.com/stories/20012/0510016.htm

Extractions: Checking The Condition Of Atlantic Slope Watersheds The population explosion along the coasts of the United States has put enormous pressure on estuarine ecosystems and their supporting watersheds. To develop the sound science required to monitor these important areas, EPA's STAR Grants Program developed the Estuarine and Great Lakes (EaGLe) program to conduct assessments along the Great Lakes, East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast. Researchers from Penn State's Environmental Resources Research Institute will lead a consortium in an integrated assessment of the watersheds and estuaries across the Atlantic Slope, an area that includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Natural scientists and social managers will join forces with environmental managers from the region to develop, test and apply a set of biological, chemical, physical and socioeconomic indicators to measure the health of wetlands, streams, rivers and estuaries in the region. Participants in the consortium include the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, East Carolina University, Environmental Law Institute and FTN Associates.
Estuarine Research Federation
potentially be offset in the future by increased nitrogen loads associated withcontinued population growth in the watersheds of these beautiful estuaries.
http://erf.org/erf2001/tomasko1.htm

Extractions: Tradewinds Registration Just like Tampa Bay's once lowly football team, the Buccaneers, the bay has dramatically improved its win-loss record over the past two decades. When the Estuarine Research Federation holds its 16th Biennial Conference in St. Petersburg Beach in November 2001, attendees will have an opportunity to see for themselves the results of decades of resource management-oriented research and restoration activities in Southwest Florida. The ERF conference site is located just a few miles from Tampa Bay, a receiving water body of a watershed that contains more than 2 million inhabitants and home of the United States' third largest port (in terms of domestic tonnage). In addition to seeing Tampa Bay, attendees can drive a half an hour south of the conference site to Sarasota Bay (Figure 1). Although it is located in one of the fastest growing population and economic centers in Florida, Sarasota Bay is one of the most stunningly beautiful estuaries in Florida. Like Tampa Bay, it is a place where water quality and seagrass coverage have improved dramatically in recent years.
Internet Resources For Water [Internet Resources]
Wetlands, Oceans watersheds http//www.epa.gov/owow/ This office has as its dutyto protect the nation's wetlands, oceans, coasts, estuaries, and watersheds.
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/97-summer/internet1.html

Extractions: Santa Clara Valley Water District Like water itself, the science of water flows in all directions hydrology, hydraulics, geology, meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, engineering, and law. Water scientists and engineers need information on specific locations and general principles. The following Internet resources are some of the most useful on water and related subjects. Hydrology Web This site is a good first step for anyone searching for water information on the web. Users can find water web pages, research, software, data, conference announcements, and discussion groups. There are links to government, university, commercial, and scientific and professional society web pages. Universities Water Information Network (UWIN) UWIN's page is a good place to find water news and specialized information. Under "Announcements," there are press releases, RFPs, calls for papers, events, and a catlog of books and software. "Directories" covers experts, consulting firms, and organizations. There are also employment listings and links pages at this site. [Note: Broken link removed 12/31/00 by
Watersheds And Wetlands Outline
watersheds and Wetlands. III. estuaries and other wetlands. A. Definitionof an estuary. 1. semienclosed coastal embayments where
http://www.wilmingtonchristian.org/upper/ausema/marbio/watershed_out.html
Issue Profile: Maine Nonpoint Source Priority Watersheds Program
The list includes 181 lakes, 55 rivers and streams, and 17 estuaries. The NonpointSource Priority watersheds List may be found at http//www.state.me.us/dep
http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/docwatershed/ip-wshds.htm

Extractions: October 15, 1998. Contact: Background. Every time rain falls or snow melts, pollutants such as soil, nutrients, bacteria, oils, and heavy metals are swept from land surfaces and carried through the watershed by runoff water into lakes, coastal waters, rivers and streams. This is nonpoint source pollution, so named because it may occur anywhere in the watershed, as opposed to coming from a single discharge point. Land use activities are the sources of nonpoint source pollution. Developed areas, including roads, parking lots and builidings; farming; and timber harvesting are all potential nonpoint sources that can cause or contribute to water quality problems. What is the Nonpoint Source Priority Watersheds Program? In 1997, the Maine Legislature enacted a law that authorizes the development of "a comprehensive watershed protection program" (5 MRSA §3331(7)). The program’s purpose is to prevent or reduce nonpoint source (NPS) pollutant loadings entering water resources so that beneficial uses of the lakes, rivers, streams, estuaries and groundwater are maintained or restored. The law directs the Maine Land and Water Resources Council (MLWRC), consisting of the commissioners from the State’s natural resource agencies, to coordinate the activities of agencies involved in watershed management. The Maine Watershed Management Committee, with representatives from state and federal agencies and private interest groups with a statewide interest in watershed management, serves as staff support to the Council.
Scirus.com
5. estuaries Bridges from watersheds to Coastal Seas Aug 1998 estuaries Bridgesfrom watersheds to Coastal Seas Estuarine Research Federation information
http://www.scirus-biology.com/estuaries_won.html
Periodicals On Environmental Issues Of The Offshore Oil And Gas Exploration And
studies of fisheries, aquaculture, seafood marketing and trade, marine mammals, recreation,pollution, oil and gas, coastal land use, estuaries and watersheds.
http://www.offshore-environment.com/journals3.html

Extractions: Environmental Journals Previous Page (E-L) M Marine and Freshwater Research - multidisciplinary studies such as those in biogeochemistry. Marine and Petroleum Geology - marine and petroleum geology. Marine Chemistry - all chemical aspects of the marine environment, with emphasis on the dynamic approach. Marine Ecology - all aspects of the ecology of marine organisms and ecosystems, both pelagic and benthic. Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) - all aspects of marine ecology, fundamental and applied, covering microbiology, botany, zoology, ecosystem research, biological oceanography, ecological aspects of fisheries and aquaculture, pollution, environmental protection, conservation, and resource management. Marine Environmental Research - chemical, physical, and biological interactions in the oceans and coastal waters, including the extent, persistence, and consequences of change and the recovery from such change in natural marine systems; biochemical, physiological, and ecological consequences of contaminants to marine organisms and ecosystems; biogeochemistry of naturally occurring and anthropogenic substances; models that describe and predict the above processes; monitoring studies, and others.
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Marine Science
Subjects ecology, marine science DeweyClass 577.7789 ResourceType index Locationusa Last checked 19990228 Studyweb estuaries and watersheds Set of
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/m/marinescience.htm

Extractions: BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About A-Z Index Titles Descriptions Mailbase Lists: Other Technologies Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate: ATOC's Marine Mammal Research Program Acute Toxicity Database AquaNIC: Aquaculture Network Information Center ... University of Cape Town Centre for Marine Studies Page last updated: 04 April 2000 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Mailbase Lists: Other Technologies Descriptions, message archives and subscription information for numerous mailing lists relevant to other technologies. Last checked: Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate: ATOC's Marine Mammal Research Program Details of the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP), which is designed to provide information on hearing capabilities of marine mammals and sea turtles, response of marine mammals and other marine organisms to man-made sounds (such as shipping noise), and to provide information needed to direct policies for long-term protection and conservation of marine species.
Research - Environmental Microbiology
Introduction. Research in environmental microbiology focuses on microorganismsand microbiallymediated processes that occur in estuaries and watersheds.
http://www.vims.edu/env/research/envmicro.html

Extractions: Environmental Microbiology Introduction Research in environmental microbiology focuses on microorganisms and microbially-mediated processes that occur in estuaries and watersheds. These interests include the ecology of autochthonous bacteria and viruses in estuarine waters, emphasizing indicators of fecal contamination to assess health risk in shellfish growing and recreational marine waters and their application to identify sources of contamination within watersheds. The role of microorganisms in disease syndromes such as fish ulceration attributed to Pfiesteria or other causes and bivalve diseases are investigated. Research Research efforts evaluate the validity and ecology of microorganisms as indicators of sewage or fecal contamination and cultural, immunological, and molecular methods for their detection and enumeration. Other research interests include nitrification, microbial degradation of xenobiotic compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons, processes within watersheds that affect the microbial ecology of receiving waters, bacterial pathogens and disease processes of shellfish and finfish, and the ecology of naturally occurring viruses. Microbiological problems relevant to state and national interests and of regulatory or resource management significance are commonly addressed.
Bridge - Estuaries
EstuaryNet Project - An online project aimed to help solve non-point sourcepollution problems in estuaries and their watersheds. Grades 9-12.
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/estuary.html

Extractions: Exploring Estuaries - Use this website to explore these unique environments, including some of the plants and animals that live there. Through a variety of games and activities, you'll learn how you can help protect these natural treasures. You'll also learn how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to resotre and protect estuaries through the National Estuary Program. Oceanography: An ONR Science and Technology Focus Site - A comprehensive site from the Office of Naval Research with detailed topic information, online quizzes and activities. Look under the Habitats section for information and activities on estuaries. Estuary-Net Project - An online project aimed to help solve non-point source pollution problems in estuaries and their watersheds. Grades 9-12. Volunteer Estuary Monitoring - Produced by the EPA, this is an online manual for water quality monitors, but it also includes information on the science of and threats to estuaries. North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve - This website has a wealth of resources on North Carolina's estuaries including lesson plans, field guides, field trips, professional development opportunties and online water and weather data. Estuary Live - Classes, school groups and individuals can log on and virtually participate in a real-time field trip to the Rachel Carson site of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Ask questions, view live video and images, and learn about the estuary from experts.
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR RIVERS AND ESTUARIES CENTER
that the Center will pursue Advance the multidisciplinary understandingof rivers and estuaries and their associated watersheds;;
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year01/july31_1_01.htm

Extractions: Blueprint for Development of World-Class Research Center on Hudson River Governor George E. Pataki today announced the release of the Strategic Plan for the new Rivers and Estuaries Center on the Hudson River. The plan outlines the organization and leadership structure of the proposed Center, sets goals for its programming, research and funding, and details a process for selecting the location of the Center by early 2002. "Today, our vision for the creation of a thriving, world-class Center for the study of rivers and estuaries on the banks of the Hudson River is one step closer to becoming a reality," Governor Pataki said. "With this Plan as a blueprint, I am confident this Center on the Hudson will become a leader in research, education and policy development that will guide the management of rivers and estuaries throughout the world. "For generations, the Hudson River has served as an inspiration and as a focal point for community life along its shores," the Governor said. "With this Strategic Plan, we demonstrate that there is a clear need for a Rivers and Estuaries Center, that development of a Center is feasible, and that the Hudson Valley is where this Center belongs." The Plan was developed by members of the Rivers and Estuaries Center on the Hudson State Task Force, created by Governor Pataki in April 2000. The Task Force was assisted by a 39-member Advisory Committee that included recognized scientific and environmental leaders and representatives from academia, environmental and business organizations. The work of the Task Force and Advisory Committee was facilitated by Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning of New York City, the 2000 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Firm of the Year.

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