Online resources
Online resources
This page is a list of internet resources for water based environmental education.
Adopt-a-Watershed Home Page
URL: http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/
Description: Adopt-a-Watershed is an American K12 project that encourages school classes to adopt a local watershed and carry out water quality monitoring.
Classification: Education
Aquanet
URL: http://www.aquanet.com/
Description: The Aquatic Network - an Information Service for the Aquatic World. - a well produced and very slick site that contains resources and links to many area, for example conservation, oceanography and aquaculture. Also has an online store and a 'Fun with Plankton' page using shockwave.
Classification: Resource, Site
British Antarctic Survey
URL: http://www.nerc-bas.ac.uk/
Description: The web site of the British Antarctic Survey. Contains a mass of information, including some specifically aimed at schools, as well as at a more advanced level.
Classification: Site
EnviroLink Library - Water
URL: http://www.envirolink.org/Water Quality/
URL: http://www.envirolink.org/Oceans/
Description: part of Envirolink, a not for profit organisation which aims to be the worlds largest online source of environmental organisation. This is the water section of their library which lists Internet resources. Their site also contains an Art Gallery amongst other things.
Classification: Resource, Site
GREEN - Europe
URL: http://www.green.org/
Description: the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
Classification: Education, Organisation
IGC: Seas & Waters: Internet Resources Collection
URL: http://www.igc.org/index.html
Description: Listing of Internet resources from the Institute of Global Communications - the sister organisation of Greennet, riverOcean 's Internet provider. Includes Econet's water gopher.
Classification: Resource
International Rivers Network
URL: http://www.irn.org/
Description: "The IRN web site is a global resource for all people who share our concern for protecting and restoring the world's rivers and ensuring respect for the rights of riverine communities." - deals especially with rivers and development issues.
Classification: Organisation
Los Angeles River Connection
URL: http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/target/units/river/riverweb.html
Description: Educational project based on the Los Angeles river. A good example of what,s been done to urban rivers. Includes the excellent Los Angeles River Virtual Tour.
Classification: Site, Education
Mississippi Adventure
URL: http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/
Description: An American project aiming to link classes all over the world through the study of the Mississippi River.
Classification: Education
Ocean 98
URL:http://ioc.unesco.org/iyo/
Description: The official UNESCO site for the United nations year of the Oceans.
Classification: site,education.
Ocean Link
URL: http://oceanlink.island.net
Description: "Ocean Link Marine Life - A Marine Science Information and Interaction Site
Classification: Resource, Site
Ocean Planet
URL: http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/currkits/ocean/main.html
Description: A beautiful site from the Smithsonian Institute that enables you to visit their touring museum exhibition online - highly recommended
Classification: Site
Online Marine Picture Book
URL: http://www.borism.net/marine/
Description: Someone's labour of love - does just what it says it does.
Classification: Site
Rivernet
URL: http://www.rivernet.org
Description: Home of the European Rivers Network - aims to provide information about European rivers
Classification: Organisation
River Watch
URL: http://www.riverwatch.org/
Description: " River Watch Network harnesses the power of people and communities to monitor, restore, and protect the world's rivers."
Classification: Organisation
Tidal Passages
URL: http://www.tidalpassages.com/
Description: A fascinating project that allows schools groups to link to a Tall Ship that is currently sailing the South Pacific collecting scientific data. Contains a wealth of information including tables of the data collected, weather reports pictures and a daily log from a teacher onboard. Schools are encouraged to join the project.
Classification: Site, Education
Water Pages
URL: http://www.thewaterpage.com/uk_water_companies.htm
Description: Independent information about all aspects of UK Water companies
Classification: Site
Water Resources Education Network
http://pa.lwv.org/wren/
Description: A US based site providing resources for water based education
Classification: Resource
Wetlist
URL: http://www.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/set/water.html
Description: Listing of water related Internet sites from the The University of Arizona Library in the US - large and comprehensive though aimed at an academic audience.
Classification: Resource
Wetnet
URL: http://edtech.mcc.edu/amen/wetnet.htm
Description: "WETNET is a school project that displays and manages water quality data gathered by more than 60 elementary, middle, and high schools in Michigan's Saginaw Basin on interactive computer maps on the Internet."
Classification: Education
Whales on the Web
URL: http://www.upstarts.net.au/site/non_commercial/whales.html
Description: Large Australian site about whales.
Classification: Site
Whale Net
URL: http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
Description: Educational Resource focusing on Whales
Classification: Education, Resource
Yahoo - Rivers and Oceans
URL: http://www.yahoo.com/
Description: The popular Internet catalogue's pages on Biodiversity
Classification: Resource
