LOCAL CONTACTS IN CASE OF:

Fish Kills, Illegal Fishing and Poaching:

• PA Fish & Boat Commission, Regional Law Enforcement Manager, Southeast, Jeffrey S. Bridi: 717-626-0228

PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP):

• DEP Envrionmental Emergency Hot Line: 484-250-5900
  
• DEP Watershed Manager, Donna Suevo: 484-250-5823

• Chester County Conservation District: 610-696-5126

• Chester County Health Department: 610-344-6225

River Organizations

• Pennsylvania Organizations for Watersheds and Rivers
• Christina River
• Delaware River Basin
• White Clay Creek Watershed
• Red Clay Valley Association
• Chester County Water Resources Authority

Watershed-Specific Information and Data

• Schuylkill River Watershed Report
• Catskills Streams, NY
• Center for Watershed Protection
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• USGS River flow data
• PA List of Impaired Waterbodies 2002
• Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
• Water Resources E-Atlas
• Riparian Buffer Systems
• NRCS Plants Database
• TerraServer: USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps
• Ecological Subregions of the United States
• US Army Corps of Engineers Water Quality Research Program
• US Army Corps of Engineers Water Operations Technical Support Program

Regional & Global River Information and Data

• EPA's Surf Your Watershed
• USGS Water Resources of the USA
• National Weather Service
• NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center
• Watersheds of the World
• Global River Discharge Database
• People and the Planet Overview of Global Freshwater Crisis

Stream and River Research Groups

• Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory — Brazil Streams Group
• University of Washington — River Systems Research Group

River Conservation and Advocacy

• American Rivers
• Riverkeeper
• UNESCO's Water site, with global info and also links to events celebrating the Int'l year of Freshwater
• EPA - Laws Related to Water

Environmental Educational Resources

• Water Science for Schools
• Digital Library for Earth System Education
• CMU Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instruction
• GLOBE - Global Learning to Benefit the Environment

Articles and Papers of Interest

• Where Rivers are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands [pdf]
• The River Continuum Concept. R.L. Vannote, et al. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1980. 37:130-137. [pdf, 1.7MB]
• Riparian Forest Buffer Design and Maintenance, MD Dept. of Natural Resources, Forest Service, June 2005 [pdf 896KB]

Water Conservation

• www.waterconserve.org, the water conservation portal and search engine and a project of Ecological Internet, Inc.

• American Groundwater Trust
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• UCS Sound Science Initiative
• EPA's Environmental Website Database
• US Global Change Research Program
• Waterkeeper Alliance
• NASA Earth Science Enterprise
• USGS National Mapping Information
• Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
• Greenworks.tv
• DCNR's Invasive/Alternative Plant List for Pennsylvania