Watershed Groups
Federal Valley Watershed Group--Bookmark this page! http://www.federalcreek.org
Monday Creek Restoration Project http://www.mondaycreek.org
Raccoon Creek Improvement Committee http://raccooncreek.org
Sunday Creek Watershed Group http://www.sundaycreek.org

Environmental Protection Agency Links
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.state.oh.us/
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/
Ohio EPA Southeast Ohio District http://www.epa.state.oh.us/sedo/
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/

Department of Agriculture
USDA http://www.usda.gov/
Natural Resouces Conservation Service http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Farm Service Agency http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp
Ohio Department of Natural Resources http://www.ohiodnr.com or phone 614-265-6565
æNational Association of Conservation Districts http://www.nacdnet.org/
Athens County Soil and Water Conservation District http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~aswcd/ or phone 740-797-9686
Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District: phone 740-374-7291
Morgan County Soil and Water Conservation District: phone 1-800-962-3931

Education

What is a watershed and why should I care?
http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/glossary/whatisaws.html

http://www.riversmart.com/rivers101_watershed.cfm

Why watersheds?
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/water.html

http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/why.html

Understanding the interaction between ground water and surface water
http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/Brochures/GroundSurface.html

Information on stream corridors:

Learn how you can make a difference!
Riversmart tips for resident/business owners
http://www.riversmart.org/tips.cfm

Tips for homeowners
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/partners/for_homeowners.html

Important information for farmers and ranchers
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/partners/for_farmers.html

http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/agmodule/treefarmers

http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/forestry/

Important information for communities.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/partners/for_communities.html

Information for concerned citizens:
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watewatercommunityinvolvement.html

Active community members learn about watersheds:
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watewatercommunityinvolvement.html

What's your watershed address?
http://www.epa.gov/surf/

http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/glossary/whatiswsaddress.html

What is a buffer?
http://www.rivernetwork.org/library/librivissbuffers.cfm

More documentation on conservation buffers
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/watershed/products.html

Dams
http://www.rivernetwork.org/library/librivissdams.cfm

Where does your drinking water come from?
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watedrinkingwater.html

Watershed training modules
http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000/modules.html

Information for kids and teachers
http://www.epa.gov/water/kids.html

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/

Information on Ohio Rare Threatened and Endangered Species
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/endangered/

Some Ohio environmental links:
http://www.greenlink.org/