- Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Lake Pontchartrain through advocacy and volunteer support.
www.saveourlake.org
- Wikipedia: Lake Pontchartrain
Profile of the brackish-water lake in southeastern Louisiana that forms the northern boundary of the city of New Orleans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pontchartrain
- Environmental Atlas of Lake Pontchartrain
USGS guide to the salt water lake and estuary that was created at the end of the last Ice Age. The atlas provides information on all of the lakes, rivers, bayous, forest, swamps, and marshes that make up the watershed.
pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-206
- Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum
Offers exhibits, events, and more. Also features information on the annual Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival.
www.lpbmaritimemuseum.com
- Lake Pontchartrain Basin
USGS Center for Coastal Studies investigation of the lake's geologic framework and processes, shoreline/wetland changes, and water circulation.
coastal.er.usgs.gov/pontchartrain
- Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Louisiana's Troubled Urban Estuary
USGS factsheet outlining the stresses placed on the Lake Pontchartrain Basin environment by the past 300 years of development and urbanization of the New Orleans region.
marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/Pontchartrain
- Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Bottom Sediments and Regional Scientific and Educational Resources
USGS report on Lake Pontchartrain, the largest estuary in southern Louisiana. Lessons on the Lake, a curriculum guide for environmental education is also included.
pubs.usgs.gov/of/of98-805
- New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain Camps
Documents the history of the hundreds of camps that once lined the New Orleans lakeshore from West End to Paris Road. Includes photographs, maps, articles, and stories told by New Orleanians.
www.stphilipneri.org/teacher/camps
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