Big Lake Township, Minnesota USA

 
Educational Outreach
Water-Quality Websites of Interest

Adopt-A-River
www.dnr.state.mn.us/adoptriver/index.html
This Minnesota DNR program provides resources for volunteers who’d like to organize a cleanup project for a section of a lake, river, wetland or ravine.

Center for Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org/
Although on the technical side, the CWP’s website is one of the best for learning about management practices that reduce impacts of stormwater runoff in urban watersheds.

KARE 11 "Water for Life"
http://kare.iewatershed.com
KARE 11’s "Water for Life" program and website provide watershed awareness information and tips on how citizens can protect water quality. A collaboration of Metro WaterShed Partners, StormCenter Communications and the U.S. Forest Service.

Mighty Mississippi Passport Program
www.mississippipassport.org/
A great resource for finding recreational and educational activities along the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities metro area.

Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide
www.shorelandmanagement.org
The Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide provides easy access to information about sustainable shoreland practices to improve management of Minnesota’s lakes and rivers.

Project WET — Water Education for Teachers
www.dnr.state.mn.us/projectwet/minnesota.html
Sponsored by Minnesota DNR, Project WET is a water-education program for educators and young people ages 5-18. The program provides classroom-ready teaching aids and training opportunities for teachers.

SEEK — Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge
www.seek.state.mn.us
The SEEK webpage is a searchable clearinghouse for all types of Minnesota environmental-education resources.

WOW — Water on the Web
http://wow.nrri.umn.edu
WOW offers high school and college students an opportunity to learn water science through hands-on activities. Real-time water-quality data is provided through lake monitoring stations located across the state.

Water-Quality Websites of Interest

Protecting Water Quailty from Urban Runoff
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/nps_urban-facts_final.pdf

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After the Storm: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Stormwater
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/after_the_storm.pdf

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