Resources: Links

Adirondacks:

Adirondack Curriculum Project (Lesson plans written by area teachers on various topics pertaining to the Adirondacks): www.adkcurriculumproject.org

Fish:

Lake George Fishing Alliance (Some good articles and info): www.lgfa.org

Project FLOW (Good lesson plans about fish, food webs, and water): www.projectflow.us

Geography/Mapping:

USGS Learning Web (Good lesson plans (K-12) for maps and mapping, also lesson plans on earth science and life science):  interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans.htm 

Water:

Project FLOW (Good lesson plans about fish, food webs, and water): www.projectflow.us

Lake Access (Real time data for Minnesota Lakes): http://lakeaccess.org/

Water On The Web (great resource for definitions and limnology): http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/index.html

EPA site for high school: http://www.epa.gov/highschool/water.htm

Monitoring data for: Skaneateles Lake, Otisco Lake and Lake George: http://www.nywaternet.org/~test/index.html 

Watersheds:

Adopt-A-Watershed: http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/ : Adopt-A-Watershed is a K-12 school-community learning experience. Adopt-A-Watershed uses a local watershed as a living laboratory in which students engage in hands-on activities, making science applicable and relevant to their lives. It weaves education with the community developing collaborative partnerships and reinforcing learning through community service.

Lake Champlain Basin Program (Explore issues affecting Lake Champlain's watershed, the program, local efforts, and the management plan, Opportunities for Action.): www.lcbp.org 

Wildlife:

ENature.com:  http://www.enature.com

DEC key for identifying macroinvertebrates: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/stream/orderpageone.htm

Wildlife rehabilitation (good pictures of local wildlife, what to do and who to contact if you find injured or orphaned wildlife, potential speakers/projects for character education or community service): www.northcountrywildcare.org

Return to Lake Access Project page.