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LGA Resource Library

All resources listed can be borrowed by local teachers in and around the Lake George Watershed. Please contact the Education & Outreach Coordinator for more information and scheduling. (518-668-3558)

If there is something pertaining to water, watersheds, or water quality that you would like to have access to, please let us know. We may be able to obtain a grant to purchase it.  

Free copies of the LGA's "Our Lake Book" are available for teachers. Contact Emily DeBolt, the LGA Education & Outreach Coordinator.

EnviroScape Watershed Model: EnviroScape Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model tracks pollution from nonpoint sources, including

  • residential areas,
  • forestry areas,
  • transportation,
  • recreation,
  • agriculture and construction,
  • as well as from industry as a point source.

Pollution and runoff are visually apparent when rain falling over the landscape top carries soil (cocoa), chemicals (colored drink mixes) and oil (cocoa and water mixture) through a watershed to a body of water. Stormwater runoff and storm drain function are also addressed.

Best management practices include felt buffer strips as vegetation, clay to create berms and other methods to show conservation and water pollution prevention measures at work. It discusses nonpoint source pollution and the steps everyone can take to help prevent environmental contamination. It is also good for discussion about overall watershed concepts.

EnviroScape Watershed/Nonpoint Source teaches the watershed concept in addition to point and nonpoint source pollution. Two waterways flow into a larger water body, which is representative of a lake, river, bay, or ocean. The unit comes complete with a kit containing everything you need to demonstrate the movement of water through a watershed and the pollution that runoff may cause.

Groundwater model: Through the use of food coloring and water, it is possible to observe a wide range of groundwater movements and contamination events. The following are examples of some of the actions demonstrated:

·        Functioning of tile drainage systems

·        Water table fluctuations

·        Leaking landfills and underground storage tanks

·        Movement of water in artesian wells

·        Non-point source leaching and well contamination

Games with props:

·        Zebra Mussel Web of Death: teaches how invasive species (in this case the zebra mussel) affect the food chain.

·        Toss-A-Mussel: Toss Across game with id pictures of zebra mussels and native mussels.

·        Water Jeopardy: Questions (and answers) on various topics having to do with Lake George, water quality, etc.

Books:

1.      Discover a Watershed

2.      Project WET

3.      Project Wild

4.      Project Wild- Aquatic

5.      Project Seasons

6.      This Lake Alive! (Lake Champlain curricula)

7.      Healthy Water, Healthy People

8.      Ways of the Watershed

9.      More Ways of the Watershed (CD)

10. Leapfrogging Through Wetlands

11. Environmental Detectives

12. Environmental Action: Water Conservation (Teacher Resource Guide and Student edition)

13. 4-H Sportfishing & Aquatic Resources Education Program

14. The Kid’s Guide to Social Action: How to solve the social problems you choose- and turn creative thinking into positive action.

Videos:

  1. “Adirondack Waters: Can We Keep Them Clean?” (30 min. video about water quality in the Adk. Park)
  2. “Hudson River Recovery: Choosing the Most Effective PCB Remedy” (20 min. video on PCBs in the Hudson. Put together by GE.)
  3. “Lake George: Queen of American Lakes” (A souvenir video of the Lake George Region: footage of LG, history, attractions and rec. activities, visual guide to favorite locations.)
  4. “Stop Exotics: Clean Your Boat” (11 min. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) shows how boaters can help prevent the spread of exotic species.)
  5. “The Streamkeeper” (25 min. With Bill Nye, The Science Guy”. Journey through a watershed and learn how to investigate your stream, inventory and monitor, and take action.)
  6. “We All Live Downstream: An Introduction” (30 min. High school- Adult. This video examines Oregon's Tualatin River, a waterway that struggles to survive under pressure from nonpoint source pollution. Like many fresh water supplies across our nation, the Tualatin absorbs pollution from a variety of sources. This video examines how local residents and government officials are trying to reduce nonpoint source pollution. It also offers tips to help each of us play an active role in cleaning up our nation's drinking water supplies.
  7. “Wetlands” (30 min. With Bill Nye, The Science Guy)

   

CDs:

  1. “All the Rivers Run” (Songs from Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.)

 

Maps:

LGA’s GIS Coordinator can put together a map for your class to use. He can do watershed maps, topo maps, as well as aerial views of Lake George and the surrounding area.

 

Speakers:

            LGA staff are available for speakers to your class:

·        LGA’s Education & Outreach Coordinator can speak on any water quality topic of your choice

·        GIS Coordinator can do a presentation on GIS, mapping, or so a “fly-over” of Lake George for your class.

·        LGA’s Land Use Coordinator goes to town board meetings throughout the watershed and can speak about development trends and issues going on in the watershed.

·        Other staff may be available for speakers as well, depending on the topic you would like to hear

·        The Education & Outreach Coordinator is available to set up other speakers in the community as well.

   

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