LINKS

WETLAND LINKS

http://www.sws.org/ Society of Wetland Scientists
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/3317/index.html homepage for Citizens for a Green North Towanda

Citizens for a Green North Tonawanda - grassroots group supporting protection of wetlands through preservation and environmental education. Excellent links for wetland education and activism.

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/3317/wetlandgraphic.html for what is a wetland? Good diagram explaining the dynamic functions of a wetland.

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Websites:

http://www.epa.gov/students/americas_wetlands.htm EPA’s educational website on wetlands.

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/wetlands/general/faq.html The EPA’s site on wetland policy, protection, and conservation.

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/wetlands/links.html#emphasis MORE WETLAND LINKS, recommended by the EPA

www.epa.gov/surf2/surf98/wimdw.html - Where does your drinking water come from? Enter in your county to find out.

http://www.fllt.org/ -Finger Lakes Land Trust - includes news, events, and information on local wetlands.
http://www.alsnyc.org/ -American Littoral Society - concerned about wetlands, oceans, and issues that affect the littoral zone, that area on the beach between low and high tide.

Vassar College Ecology/Environment Links:
http://faculty.vassar.edu/~frperkin/projects.html Reports on Vassar's ecosystem, including analyses on the use of energy, pesticides, and paper products; reports on recycling on campus and Vassar's arboretum.

http://vassun.vassar.edu/~lohorst/ Species list for Priscilla Collins Trail, and an explanation of, "What is a wetland?"

http://students.vassar.edu/%7Eiarossma/Farm_Herps.htm A Herpetology Project by Ian Rossman (’01) on Vassar’s Preserve (the Farm)

Local Environmental Organizations:

http://www.riverkeeper.org/hudson/hudson.html Riverkeeper

www.clearwater.org Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

www.scenichudson.org Scenic Hudson

www.cleanhudson.org News about PCBs and local efforts to clean and protect the Hudson River.

www.tnc.org The Nature Conservancy