Pacific Northwest Ecology & Restoration

Links to

WATERSHEDS, STREAMS, WETLANDS & SALMON

 


Watersheds, Shorelines & Streams

Local / Washington

The Water Center (University of Washington)

Field Guide to Freshwater Stream Invertebrates of the PNW

Puget Sound Action Team (considerable information on wetlands, shorelines and Puget Sound)

Washington State Shoreline Aerial Photos (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington Coastal Atlas (WA State department of Ecology)

Puget Sound LIDAR (radar landform images)

Puget Sound Shoreline Mapping Tool (Trust for Public Lands - shoreline maps, ownership, aerial photos)

Managing Washington's Coast (2001 Coastal Zone Mgmt Program document; WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington State Water Quality (WA State Department of Ecology)

General

Stream Restoration Manual (US Environmental Protection Agency)

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NOAA)

Surf Your Watershed (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Urban Creeks Council of California

Watershed Academy: online training in watershed management (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Watershed Ecology Training Module (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Water on the Web - curriculum for water science (Univ of Minnesota)

 


Wetlands: Local Sites & Agencies

Sites

Mercer Slough - UWB Wetlands class report 2001

Narbeck Wetlands (Everett)

Sammamish Watershed (King County)

Swamp Creek Report 2002 (Snohomish County)

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Skagit County)

Port Susan Bay Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)

King County Ecological Lands - description of natural areas

Local Wetlands General Information

King County Wetland Information Site (Legal, ecological, site, etc. information)

Wetland Banking in WA State - a Seattle Times article (Nov 2006)

Groups / Agencies

Snohomish County Surface Water Management

Snohomish County Watershed Stewards Program

Adopt-a-Stream Foundation

King County Basin Stewards Program

King County Lakes Monitoring Program

King Conservation District

Snohomish Conservation District

 

 


Wetlands: General

Local / Washington

The Water Center (University of Washington)

Society of Wetland Scientists - PNW Chapter

Forested Wetland & Indicator Plants of Western WA  (WA State Department of Natural Resources)

Washington State Department of Ecology Wetlands Information Site (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington State Wetland Rating System for Western WA - 2004 (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington Shorelands & Wetlands (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington State Freshwater Wetlands: a synthesis of the science - 2003 WA State Report (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington State Wetland Function Assessment Program (WA State Department of Ecology)

Western Washington Lowlands - Wetland Functional Assessment Methods Manual (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington State Wetland Delineation Manual (WA State Department of Ecology)

Washington Wetland Resources (USGS 1996 Report)

Wetlands & Urbanization in the Puget Sound Basin (King County Report)

General

Classification of Wetland & Deepwater Habitats (Cowardin 1979)

EPA National Estuary Program (US Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds (US Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA Office of Water - Wetlands Program (US Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA Wetlands Bioassessment Fact Sheets (US Environmental Protection Agency)

National Resource Conservation Service Wetland Science Web Site

National Wetlands Research Center (US Geological Survey)

North Caroline State University Wetland Information Page

Society of Wetland Scientists - Education Resources

National Wetlands Inventory Center (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Wetland OnLine Mapping Center (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Wetlands Status & Trends Reports (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Wetland Indicator Status of Plants (USDA ARS)

Wetlands Digital Data (available for downloading) (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Wetlands Regulation History Synopsis (Univ of Arizona)

Wetlands 101: An Introduction to Wetlands & Wetland Science

 


Salmon

The Water Center (University of Washington)

Washington State Salmon Recovery Home Page

National Marine Fisheries Service - Salmon Recovery Planning

King County Salmon Watch Page

 

Site Updated : Nov 24, 2006