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Links and Resources

Each Lesson Plan also has a series of relevant links in its Resource section.

 

Columbia Basin Trust Water Initiatives pages http://www.cbt.org/water/

Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network www.cbeen.org

School District #6 Wild Voices for Kids http://www.sd6.bc.ca/wildvoices/index.php

Water Groups: (Many of these organizations have education components you might be able to tap into.)

The Kooteney River Network - Education http://www.kootenairivernetwork.org/KRN-BC-1/education.shtml

Joseph Creek http://www.ires.ubc.ca/projects/cbt/groups/josephcreek/index.htm

Mark Creek http://www.ires.ubc.ca/projects/cbt/groups/markcreek/index.htm

Slocan River Streamkeepers http://www.slocanriverstreamkeepers.com/

Lake Windermere http://www.wildsight.ca/programs/windermere

Ducks Unlimited - Education: http://www.ducks.ca/resource/index.html

http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/wetland/work1.html wetland diagram http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/wetland/wetlands.html watershed diagram

Wildsight (Columbia Wetlands) http://www.wildsight.ca/programs/columbiawetlands

Green Street: Operation Water Drop (water quality testing for students): http://www.safewater.org/op_water_drop.php

Government:

BC Ministry of Environment: Water Stewardship http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/

Environment Canada (Water) http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/e_main.html

Environment Canada (Know Your Watershed) http://map.ns.ec.gc.ca/kyw/

Environement Canada (National Water Research Institute) http://www.nwri.ca/nwri-e.html

Environment Canada (Water Quality) http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/manage/qual/e_qual.htm

Environment Canada (Water Quality - CABIN) http://cabin.cciw.ca/Main/cabin_about.asp

US Geological SurveyWater Science for Schools website http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/

US Geological SurveyWhat is a Watershed? A website with a great model of a watershed http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/whatis.html

US Environmental Protection Agency. Surf your watershed.www.epa.gov/surf

US Environmental Protection Agency Water Sourcebook Series website http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/index.html

First Nations:

Ktunaxa Nation http://www.ktunaxa.org/who/index.html

Sinixt http://sinixt.kics.bc.ca/index.html

Hydro-Electricity:

BC Hydro Education website http://www.bchydro.com/education/

Columbia Power Corporation http://www.columbiapower.org/

Balance of Power http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Hydro/en/index.php

 

Center for Columbia River History http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm

 


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