River Resources

LOCAL CONTACTS IN CASE OF:

• Fish Kills, Illegal Fishing and Poaching:
  Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
  Regional Law Enforcement, Southeast
  (717)626-0228
  
  
• Water Quality & Pollution:
  Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
  
  • Environmental Emergency Hot Line: (484)250-5900
  • Watershed Manager, Donna Suevo: (484)250-5823
    
    
• Erosion & Sedimentation Issues:
  Chester County Conservation District: (610)925-4920
  
  
• Well & Septic Issues:
  Chester County Health Department: (610)344-6225

LINKS

Riparian Buffers

• Pennsylvania Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
• Pennsylvania Stream ReLeaf, Replanting Pennsylvania's Streamsides
• Riparian Buffer Systems, Wye Research and Education Center and Maryland Cooperative Extension
• Riparian Buffer Design and Maintenance, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service

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
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Watershed-Specific Information and Data

• Schuylkill River Watershed Report
• Catskills Streams, NY
• Center for Watershed Protection
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• USGS River flow data
• Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
• PLANTS Database, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• TerraServer: USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps
• Ecological Subregions of the United States, US Forest Service
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The River Continuum Concept. R.L. Vannote, et al. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1980. 37:130-137.

Water Conservation

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

Other Environmental Resources

• American Groundwater Trust
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• US Global Change Research Program
• Waterkeeper Alliance
• NASA Earth Science Enterprise
• USGS National Map
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• GreenTreks Network
• DCNR's Invasive/Alternative Plant List for Pennsylvania