Governmental Resources
Information about the Vermont Clean Water Day
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/cleanandclear/cwd06.htm
Governor Jim Douglas’ Clean and Clear Action Plan
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/cleanandclear/index.htm
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/wqdhome.htm
State of Vermont web site
United States Geological Survey – Vermont
http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=VT
Other Organizations
Black River Watershed
This site links to the Black River Watershed organization, based in Lorain County, Ohio; their Black River is a root of Lake Michigan,
and aside from name is otherwise not connected to the Black River of Vermont, although they too work to protect their watershed.
http://www.blackriverwatershed.org
University of Vermont
UVM Extension strives to be a state leader in providing communities
with information and useful practices to promote community-led natural
resources management and sustainable economic development.
http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmext/environment/
Happenings
EE Week
National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is the largest
organized environmental education event in U.S. history. It
increases the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full
week of educational preparation, learning, and activities in K-12
classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums
http://www.eeweek.org
Green Stuff
A Field Guide to Common Riparian Plants of New Hampshire
Produced by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services Volunteer River Assessment Program
http://www.des.nh.gov/wmb/vrap/documents/FieldGuideToCommonRiparianPlantsOfNH.pdf
A Printable Gardening Journal
http://www.northerngardening.com/gardenjournal.pdf
What you can do…
An article about car washing from Stormwater, the Journal for
Water Quality Professionals.
A river is an intricate puzzle, with many pieces or elements coming together in various ways to influence each other and the overall system.
