http://netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/rivers?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "rivers" on Netvouz http://graysreef.noaa.gov/education/workshops/rtor_home_2010.html Rivers to Reefs Educators Workshop is a free six-day, jam-packed teacher's workshop of fantastic field experiences and empowering classroom lessons. pdboyer Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:53:14 GMT http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/riparian_module.html Introduce students or youth group members to riparian areas--what they are, how they function, and why they are important to the community. The Student Action Guide provides information and instructions they will need to explore and understand the "GREEN Zone." Leader Guide Teachers and youth group leaders will find a variety of resources in the Leader Guide, including background information, a unit-by-unit guide, and safety tips, as well as a curriculum concept map and correlations to national education standards. pdboyer Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:45:32 GMT http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/index.html Citizens’ groups from throughout Wisconsin are using Water Action Volunteers' sampling protocols to monitor the health oftheir hometown streams and rivers.  They monitor dissolved oxygen, temperature, transparency, flow, habitat, and macroinvertebratesbetween April and October. There are several program goals: 1) Wisconsin citizens will monitor stream and river health. to support data sharing for educational purposes. 2. Provide a network for volunteer groups, individuals, and schools to interact. 3. Provide support for civic conservation and environmental groups. 4. Help increase linkages between volunteer monitoring efforts and public resources protection programs. pdboyer Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:22:20 GMT