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Resources
On this page:
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Newsletters
(in PDF format)
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Spring 2007
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12 High Schoolers Walk Entire Length of NYC Water Supply, LP in Guatemala, LP Goes to Summer Camp, High Schoolers use LP
to Teach 1st Graders, A website with great macro photos
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Fall 2006
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Leaf Pack across the Americas, NOAA LP Grant, Meet the New York LP Coordinators
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| Fall 2005
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Scientists' advice on securing Leaf Packs, UN Decade of Water for Life, First LP School in Idaho showcased, LP in France
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| Spring 2005
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First LP middle schools in Oregon and Maryland are showcased, Macro assistance available, Student wins 1st place with LP
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| Fall 2004
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Updates to LPN, LP in Kenya update, Penn State students' LP project
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| Winter 2004
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LP in a Brooklyn Academy, Funny LP stories
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| Fall 2003
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Post LP activities, New Macro Flashcards, 1st World Water Monitoring Day
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| Winter 2003
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PA High School's LP experiment, International Year of Freshwater
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| Fall 2002
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LPN E-Newsletter Introduction
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Additional readings
McCafferty, W. 1981. Aquatic Entomology: The Fisherman's and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
McGonigle, J. 2000.
Education: Leaf Packs and Beyond. Upstream, Spring 2000. Stroud Water Research Center.
Merritt, R. and Cummins, K. 1984. An Introduction of the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Merritt, R.W., K.W. Cummins, and T.M. Burton. 1984. The role of aquatic insects in the processing and cycling of nutrients. The Ecology of Aquatic Insects (V.H. Resh and D.M. Rosenberg, eds.), Praeger Press, New York 027592727X
Pennak, R. 1978 & 1989. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The Collection of Aquatic Organisms: License and Permit Information for Educators and Scientists. [59kb PDF]
Thorp, J.H. and A.P.Covich. 1991. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Academic Press.
Voshell, Jr. J.R. 2002. A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co. Blacksburg, Virginia.
Ward, J. 1992. Aquatic Insect Ecology: Biology and Habitat. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Welsh, D.J. 1991. Riparian Forest Buffers. USDA, Forest Service, NA-PR-07-91.
Equipment
LaMotte Company
- Leaf Pack Experiments Stream Ecology Kit
- Bug Cards
- Bugkit
- Watershed Tour
Groups and Agencies
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Online Education Resources Catalog
Delaware River Basin Commission Education Page
Hudson Basin River Watch
NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Surf Your Watershed - United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Riverkeeper (Hudson River)
United States Geological Survey
State and National Standards
Goals and Objectives of the Leaf Pack Network
State Standards
National Standards
