Wetlands Education Family Science Night Useful Websites and Links for Educators

Federal and National Organizations

Estuaries
http://www.estuaries.gov/

National Estuarine Research Reserve System
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/

National Marine Education
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

Surfrider Foundation – Wetlands Why You Should Care
http://www.surfrider.org/a-z/wetlands.asp

US Fish and Wildlife Service - National Wetlands Inventory
http://www.nwi.fws.gov/educator.htm

United States Geological Survey – Fragile Fringe
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html

USGS – Science Topics
http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=1236&type=feature

Whopping Crane Conservation Association
http://www.whoopingcrane.com/

State Organizations

Louisiana

Barataria Terrebone National Estuary Program
http://educators.btnep.org/default.asp?id=56

LA Coast
http://lacoast.gov/

LA Coast - The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
http://www.lacoast.gov/cwppra/index.htm

Texas

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/aransas.html

Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
http://www.cbbep.org/

Galveston Bay Estuary Program
http://www.gbep.state.tx.us/

General Land Office
http://www.glo.state.tx.us
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/wetnet/links.html#Wetland

Texas Parks Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/habitats/wetland/

Virginia

Virginia Naturally
http://www.vanaturally.com/teachers.html

Marine Educators

Bridge
Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/   

COSEE - Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
http://www.cosee.net/

COSEE - Central Gulf of Mexico
http://cosee-central-gom.org/

National Marine Educators Association
http://www.marine-ed.org/

Texas Marine Educators Association
http://statweb.org/TMEA/ 

UTMSI GK12
http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/people/staff/dunton/GK12/home.htm