 The
Institute 
Day 3: Enhancing Curriculum with Online Expeditions
OLÉ Online Research Expedition
Web
Resources - Mississippi
Rivers
of the World
http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/riversproject.htm
This site compares ecological and other information about
16 of the world's major rivers: Congo, Mississippi, Columbia,
Blackstone, Volga, Ganges, Pawtuxet, Connecticut, Colorado, Amazon,
Missouri, Murray-Darling, Hudson, Nile, Euphrates, and Housatonic.
The Mississippi River Basin
Alliance
http://www.mrba.org/
The Mississippi River Basin Alliance Homepage.
"MRBA is a citizens' coalition that unites environmental
justice organizations and traditional conservation groups around
issues impacting the Mississippi River."
Black
Warrior Research Program
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/geosciences/geology/#Hydro
This research program is focused on the Black Warrior Basin
in Alabama and Mississippi. The program utilizes macro- and micropaleontology,
ichnology, paleoecology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy to understand
the nature of the late Paleozoic rocks.
Yazoo Mississippi
Delta Joint Water Management District
http://www.ymd.org/profile.html
" for the purpose of promoting and maintaining water
resources conservation, management, and development; establishing
and implementing water supply, water quality and water utilization
plans and programs; sponsoring, acquiring, or construction of
devices or measures to insure predictably adequate water supplies
for domestic, agricultural, commercial, and industrial uses;
participating in water resource planning and management programs
of appropriate state, federal, and local agencies"
YazooMississippi Delta
http://www.ymd.org/
This site contains kids pages, Mississippi county maps, related
sites, etc. Lake surveys and drought information for the delta
area.
US Geological Service
with the Mississippi Water Resources
http://ms.water.usgs.gov/
This is the US Geological Service with the Mississippi Water
Resources home page. It has information about state and local
waterways, projects,news,reports and up to date information.
Great resource with great links.
The
Rivers of Mississippi
http://ms.water.usgs.gov/ms_proj/eric/index.html
The mighty Mississippi River is on a scale of its own. It is
the largest river in the United States. The Mississippi is home
to some of the most beautiful river basins in the world. Over
1,550 square miles of Mississippi are covered with streams, lakes,
bays, and estuaries.
Mississippi Water Environment
Association
http://www.mswea.org/
The MSWEA is " a professional, non-profit, technical
and educational organization devoted to preservation and enhancement
of the statewide water environment."
Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.ms.us/
Numerous links to other agencies and information about beach
monitoring and water quality,maps,pollution control, educational
programs and a calendar of events are found at this site.
The Mississippi Water
and Pollution Control Operators' Association, Inc.'s Web Site.
http://www.mwpcoa.org/
The MWPCOA is an independent, non-profit organization managed
by its membership. MWPCOA's prime objective is to protect the
interests of Water and Pollution Control Operators in the State
of Mississippi.
Water
Resources Research Institute
http://www.wrri.msstate.edu/index.html#list
The purpose of the program is to provide a coordinated research
and development program that contributes to the solution of water
and water-related land use problems in Mississippi, the region,
and the nation.
Mississippi
Public Water Supply
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/watersupply/
The Division of Water Supply assures that safe drinking water
is provided to the 2.5 million Mississippians.
Mississippi Soil and
Water Conservation Commission
http://ms.water.usgs.gov/
"To provide for the conservation of Mississippi's soil
and water resources."
This site also includes a Quick Reference Index that contains:
Information about the Commission
Information & Education Programs
Surface Mining
Water Quality Programs
Map & Links to Soil & Water Conservation District Home
pages
American
Rivers Site-Mississippi
http://www.amrivers.org/mississippiriver/misswaterfacts.htm
This site contains Mississippi water quality facts. Information
on
Improving Water quality, reducing polluted runoff in the Upper
Mississippi River Basin, four steps to a cleaner Mississippi
River, and what you can do to protect water quality in the
Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Big
Black River Basin
http://ms.water.usgs.gov/ms_proj/eric/bblack.html
This site has a great map and background information on the
Big Black River.
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