- Wetlands Education System
Computer-aided instruction program explores some of the ways in which wetlands are defined and classified, as well as some of the roles they play in our society and natural environment.
AGEN521.www.ecn.purdue.edu/AGEN521/epadir/wetlands/start.html
- Wet & Wild: Hydrology and Biodiversity of Wetlands
Students explain the general types, roles, and functions of wetlands. Includes an interactive quiz about animal tracks.
library.thinkquest.org/J003192F
- Duckdata
A bibliographic database of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats.
www.pwrc.usgs.gov/library/duckdata
- Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries
www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/wet
- Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands
A report to Congress by the Secretary of the Interior.
www.doi.gov/oepc/wetlands2/index.html
- America's Wetlands: Our Vital Link Between Land and Water
Informational site from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/vital/toc.html
- Splash: Protecting Water and Habitat Through Education
Provides opportunities for Sacramento County students and their families to explore the diversity of life in their local aquatic ecosystems, including vernal pools and streams.
www.sacsplash.org
- Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands
Downloadable booklet for K-5 students addressing wetland plants and animals, types, and their value.
el.erdc.usace.army.mil/wetlands/ysi.html
- Conflict In the Wetlands
Looks at what young people can do to protect and preserve wetlands.
library.thinkquest.org/4219
- Prairie Pothole Joint Venture
Series of projects designed to conserve and restore wetlands in the Great Plains of North America.
www.ppjv.org
- Wetlands Regulation Center
Service to those interested in laws, policies, and regulations concerning activities regulated under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act in waters of the United States, including wetlands.
www.wetlands.com
- USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Fragile Fringe
Guide for teaching about coastal wetlands.
www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html
- Wetlands: The Journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists
Quarterly journal concerned with all aspects of wetlands biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry, management, and laws and regulations.
www.sws.org/wetlands
- Freshwater Ecosystems: Wetlands
Variety of aquatic habitats including swamps, marshes, bogs, prairie potholes, flood plains, and fen.
www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/index.htm
- Saving Wetlands
Newsletter of the Audubon Wetlands Campaign.
www.audubon.org/campaign/wetland/index.html
- Lost Wetlands
Discusses the importance of wetlands.
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_wetlands.html
- Digital Resources for Managing Wetlands
Report on playa lakes.
www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/97-summer/article3.html
- Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands
2002 special by Daniel Zwerdling and American RadioWorks on the plight of Louisiana's wetlands.
americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/wetlands
- Aquatic and Wetland Plant Forum
For discussing current ideas and problems relating to the ecology, conservation, identification, and taxonomy of wetland plants.
www.ardeola.demon.co.uk
- Aquatic and Wetland Plant Manuals, Field Guides and Textbooks
Aquatic and wetland plant information retrieval system.
aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/manuals.html
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