New Resources and Tools


Water 2012 H2OJo materials

American Water Education Toolkit

A Musical Legislative Biography (of sorts)~ An introduction to John Wingate Weeks and his landmark conservation legislation, the Weeks Act of 1911. Composed
on 1 March 2011, the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Weeks Act.

Colorado Water Protection Project - files from the Colorado Water
  Protection Project

 NPS Newsletter archives

 Best Management Practices Monitoring Guide for Stream Systems -
   developed by Utah State and University of Wyoming

 Bill Nye the Science Guy - "Water Cycle Jump" - explaining the water
 cycle in the 21st century

 2010 NPS Annual Report

 United Nations Water Quality Reader - English or Espanol

 Your Water. Your Decision.  guide for your local policymakers.

 Managing Stormwater to Protect Water Resources in Mountainous
 Regions of Colorado

 CDPHE Water Quality Information Bulletin - monthly

 Citizens Guide to Colorado Climate Change from CFWE

 Small Acreage Management -- basics of soil, water, animals, and plants; and
 management tips to help you become a better land steward
.

 Nifty Ecosystem Valuation tool - designed for non-economists to learn benefits
 of conservation.

 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

 Keep It Clean Watershed Pledge

 Green Roofs Roofs that are good for the environment - video

 CSU Clean Energy Resources


Recovery Potential Screening - Tools for Comparing Impaired Waters Restorability

The Water Page - international water information

Life Sciences Social Network - articles about environment, agriculture, forestry, and more

Environmental Education Resources - online environmental reference materials, classroom activities, and endangered species materials

Department of Interior Water Smart Clearinghouse

Rainwater Fact sheet

Rainwater Collection in Colorado - State Engineer fact sheet

Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting - Water Institute fact  sheet

EPA Grants Reporting and Tracking System - GRTS pulls grant information from EPA’s centralized grants and financial databases and allows grant recipients to enter detailed information on the individual projects or activities funded under each grant.

Colorado Water Quality Monitoring Council - addresses the full range of water quality information, including chemical, biological, and physical characteristics of surface and ground waters

The Inflow Newsletter

Best Management Practices for Oil and Gas Development
compiled by the Natural Resources Law Center

Storm water runoff calculator - instructional video and link

NPS Encylopedia - from California and designed along land use categories

Battle of the Bags, Paper or Plastic video

A World Without Water video

Poisoned Waters
video

Cool animated NPS site