Here is some additional information that you may find interesting
- Georgia Water Coalition Now Water Grabs site Sign the petition to inform your state Senator, Representative, and Gov. Perdue of your support for regulating interbasin water transfers.
- Georgia’s State Water Plan Comprehensive State-wide Water Management Plan.
- Savannah-Upper Ogeechee’s Water Development & Conservation Plan in support of the region’s economy, protect the public health and natural systems, and enhance the quality of life for all citizens.
- Nevada Division of Water Planning’s Water Words Dictionary has definitions of water-related terms.
- The Water Resources page includes data about water resources in the U.S.
- The Cooperative Extension Service Quality of The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at The University of Georgia has some practical water resource management advice.
- At the EPA’s Office of Water page you can find out more about water resources in Georgia and the U.S.
- The EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds has tons of helpful information.
- See OWOW’s Watershed Approach page to learn more about why groups protect watersheds.
- OWOW’s Non-point Source Pollution Control Program has information about controlling NPS.
- The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has some information about vegetative buffers as conservation tools.
- The International Rivers Network About Watersheds page has helpful information about watersheds (also called catchments).
- The Watershed Science Institute addresses watershed conservation issues.
- Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network Volunteers working together to measure precipitation across the nation.
…about other conservation efforts.
- See the official Broad River Watershed Protection Demonstration Project homepage.
- Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is dedicated to protecting Georgia’s Chattahoochee River, its tributaries, and its watershed.
- Chattowah Open Land Trust is working to preserve natural, historic, and archaeological spaces in North Metro Atlanta.
- The Alabama Rivers Alliance is working to protect watersheds in Alabama.
- North Carolina Watershed Projects is a cooperative effort to protect watersheds throughout North Carolina.
- The White Clay Watershed Association is working to preserve White Clay Creek in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
- The Lake Tarpon Information Center near Tampa, Florida has drafted a management plan for its drainage basin.
- American Rivers is a private river conservation organization.
- River Network is helping people organize to protect their rivers and watersheds.
- The Buckhannon River Watershed Association is a tax-exempt 501©3 organization in central West Virginia. Known locally in WV as BRWA.
- Rivers Alive is Georgia’s annual volunteer waterway cleanup
- Alabama Land Trust, Inc. & Georgia Land Trust, Inc.
…about GIS and maps.
- Environmental Systems Research Institute is the world leader in GIS technology.
- ESRI’s Jumpstation links to many other GIS sites.
- The Georgia Data Clearinghouse has tons of maps and photos of Georgia.
- The Center for Spatial Analysis Technologies features an electronic atlas of Georgia.
- The Tennessee Valley Authority Map Store has a variety of maps available for ordering.
- The Open Consortium is working to synthesize various geospatial technologies.
- Wisely’s Yellow Pages has a long list of GIS sites.
…about other organizations.
- Odum School of Ecology, River Basin Center
- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs
- Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center
- Georgia River Network working to ensure a clean water legacy by engaging and empowering Georgians to protect and restore our rivers from the mountains to the coast.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Georgia is in the EPA’s Region IV. Their page has lots of environmental information about the southeast.
- Georgia Environmental Action Network (GEAN)
- Ducks Unlimited is a world leader in wetlands, waterfowl, and wildlife conservation.
- The Sierra Club is a premier non-governmental conservation organization.
- The World Wildlife Fund leads efforts to protect threatened species worldwide.
…articles of interest.
- Brown’s Guide to Georgia Broad River Canoeing Guide
- Brown’s Guide to Georgia Georgia Watersheds
- Brown’s Guide to Georgia Map of Savannah, Broad, Tugaloo, and Little Rivers and Brier Creek
News
Posting Date Jan 30, 2012
The Broad River Blue Trail has 5 information kiosks. The Georgia River Network awarded the BRWA $5k for it's participation and help with the Paddle Georgia project. Some of this money was used to build and install these kiosks at river access points along the river.
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Posting Date Mar 10, 2011
BRWA website is under contruction. Some information may be temporarily unavailable. The new website is being built by Redx Design Solutions.
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