ID Organization Program/Project Type of Resource Link Target Audience Description Street Address City State Zip Code Lat Lon Contact Area of Education 1 4Empowerment Water Quality Field References Educational Web Page http://www.4empowerment.com/Resources/EnvironmentalProjects/WaterQuality/tabid/367/Default.aspx All of the above "Monitoring Procedures: Testing Parameters/Procedures, Dissolved Oxygen, Field Safety, Water Implication Issues; Field Worksheets on Biodiversity and Water Quality Monitoring" 1607 Waterston Austin TX 78703 30.280733 -97.75946800 "General number and email (512) 469-7447, staff@4empowerment.com" Water Quality 2 Acorn Naturalists "River-related media (Books, Cd-roms)" Multimedia Curriculum http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/Exploring-Rivers---Activities-References-DVDs-C67.aspx General Public "Books, cd-roms, activity guides, etc. (for purchase) pertaining to rivers in different areas (i.e. river enhancement and stewardship, exploring rivers, river environmental history, geography)" 155 El Camino Real Tustin CA 92780 33.744849 -117.82327800 "General number and email (800) 422-8886, emailacorn@aol.com." General river ecology Animals River restoration Geography Culture along the river 3 Alice Ferguson Foundation Bridging the Watershed Resources Curriculum Educational Web Page http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/btw/btw_curriculum.shtml Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) 5 core educational modules related to watershed (some information limited to Potomac River but not mostly) as well as other resources for students and teachers 2001 Bryan Point Road Accokeek MD 20607 38.686954 -77.04265590 Bridging the Watershed email btwinquiries@fergusonfoundation.org Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology Water Quality Plants Animals 4 American Rivers River of Renewal: A vision for reconnecting communities to a living upper Mississippi River Report http://www.americanrivers.org/library/reports-publications/river-of-renewal.html All of the above Report designed to educate on the habitats and restoration opportunities of the Mississippi river "1845 N Farwell Ave, Suite 100" Milwaukee WI 53202 43.054959 -87.89087200 Great Lakes Region Milwaukee office 414-727-2292 General river ecology River restoration Floods Human interaction/human developments along the river 5 America's Waterway Project/Program http://www.americaswaterway.org/ General Public "Organization with the goal of uniting Mississippi River communities, to engage representatives and constituencies, and to socially network these groups using the web" General email alewis@americaswaterway.org Politics/Policy Human interaction/human developments along the river 6 Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System (APIRS) Plant Database Educational Web Page http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/APIRS/about.php All of the above "Database of references to articles on species of aquatic, wetland and invasive plants; for Mississippi River related references search all fields (in the blue box) for ""Mississippi river"" (not case-sensitive)" 7922 NW 71 Street Gainesville FL 32653 29.723444 -82.41378500 Karen Brown kpbrown@ufl.edu or 352.392.1799 Plants 7 Audobon Mississippi River Initiative Advanced Birding Workshop Workshops http://mri.audubon.org/birds-science-education/advanced-birding-workshop General Public """in the beautiful and bird-rich bottomlands of the Mississippi River to learn advanced skills for recognizing birds by sight and sound, techniques for monitoring bird populations, and the ecological relationships of birds to their habitats""" "Tara Wildlife, 601-279-4261" Animals 8 Battle Ground Public Schools Teacher's Toolbox: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality Resources Curriculum http://www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/hml/jr_cam/macros/resources.html#classroom Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Includes Monitoring Objectives, Classroom Lessons, Data Forms, and Data Analysis sections as well as more online & print guides and resources" P.O. Box 200 Battle Ground WA 98604 45.799973 -122.55106030 Michael Clapp: clapp.michael@bgsd.k12.wa.us Animals Water Quality 9 Battle Ground Public Schools Catalog of aquatic macroinvertebrates Educational Web Page http://www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/hml/jr_cam/macros/amc/index.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Catalog showing images of aquatic macroinvertebrates by type as well as their size and location/date of their collection P.O. Box 200 Battle Ground WA 98604 45.799973 -122.55106030 Michael Clapp: clapp.michael@bgsd.k12.wa.us Animals Water Quality 10 Battle Ground Public Schools Powerpoint on Macroinvertebrates Educational Web Page http://www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/hml/jr_cam/macros/macro_id-htm/slide_01.htm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Powerpoint describing categories of macroinvertebrates P.O. Box 200 Battle Ground WA 98604 45.799973 -122.55106030 Michael Clapp: clapp.michael@bgsd.k12.wa.us Animals Water Quality 11 Belle of Louisville (steamboat) Educational Opportunities for Schools Field Trips Curriculum http://belleoflouisville.org/?pageid=education Elementary School students Middle School students "Field trips K-8 in spring and summer and special events occasionally during year, education materials provided, connected to Core & Academic standards; also customizable classroom experiences & reading programs for grades 1-3" 401 West River Road Louisville KY 40202 38.258884 -85.75235280 General number 866-832-0011 Culture along the river History 12 Big Muddy Adventures Big Muddy Schoolhouse Educational Web Page Curriculum http://www.2muddy.com/schoohouse.html Elementary School students Middle School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) On-line Learning Adventure Expeditions retracing historic exploration routes focus on natural environment and human development along America's great waterways; provides variety of lessons/activities tied to national standards and are correlated to the le 1164 Moorlands Dr. St. Louis MO 63117 38.632667 -90.32281800 "Michael Clark 314-610-4241, Mike@2muddy.com" History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 13 Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Kids in the Creek Curriculum http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/education/kidsinthecreek/ Elementary school students Educators (Elementary School) "Curriculum teaching kids how to recognize a healthy stream - aquatic macroinvertebrates, watersheds, riparian areas, ecosystem health, etc." 905 NE 11th Ave. Portland OR 97232 45.529136 -122.65516200 Christy Adams cfadams@bpa.gov or Cheri Benson clbenson@bpa.gov Animals Water Quality General river ecology 14 Cacapon Institute Stream Scholars Summer Camp Field Trips http://www.cacaponinstitute.org/SSSC/stream_scholars_2008.htm Middle School students High School students Exploration of stream ecology and conservation P.O. Box 68 High View WV 26808 39.211962 -78.46382740 General number 304-856-1385 Water Quality Animals Politics/Policy General river ecology 15 Cacapon Institute Resources for teachers Curriculum http://www.cacaponinstitute.org/teachers.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Curriculum related to watershed, watershed pollution, river sampling for elementary, middle, and high school levels" P.O. Box 68 High View WV 26808 39.211962 -78.46382740 General number 304-856-1385 Animals Water Quality General river ecology 16 Cacapon Institute Potomac Headwaters Leaders of Watersheds Project/Program http://www.cacaponinstitute.org/phlow.htm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students "students meet in teams monthly to work in the community on projects including: Conduct watershed surveys of their school grounds or community public lands, Devise Watershed Management Plan, and Implement Best Management Practices." P.O. Box 68 High View WV 26808 39.211962 -78.46382740 General number 304-856-1385 Geography Politics/Policy River restoration Plants Human interaction/human developments along the river 17 Center for Educational Technologies Water Quality Module & Teacher Pages Educational Web Page Curriculum http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/waterq3/WQintermpuzzle.html Elementary School students Middle School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Water quality module includes general information as well as case studies; teachers can access module notes and other teacher support pages for using the module 316 Washington Ave. Wheeling WV 26003 40.067700 -80.69063940 Water Quality 18 Center for Global Environmental Education Waters to the Sea: Rivers of the Upper Mississippi Multimedia http://cgee.hamline.edu/waters2thesea/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Multimedia CD-ROM that you can order; Teacher's guide to be used with the CD-ROM; there is also a list of class activities and dozens of links under Web Resources ? River of Resources 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 CGEE number 651-523-2591 Water Quality General river ecology History 19 Center for Global Environmental Education WaterShed Action Project/Program http://cgee.hamline.edu/watershed/action/projects/ General Public "Service learning projects and create-your-own project guide pertaining to watersheds/pollution/water quality & soil testing, etc." 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 CGEE number 651-523-2591 Geology Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 20 Center for Global Environmental Education Mississippi Features Educational Web Page http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/Resources/Feature/index.htm All of the above "Stories that bring you depth and detail on several issues: economics, music, the other pike's peak, recreation area and national park service, finding the headwaters, floods, pollution, dead zone, and keokuk dam" 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 CGEE number 651-523-2591 Culture along the river History Floods General river ecology Human interaction/human developments along the river 21 Center for River Ocean Studies (CeROS) Research http://www.tulane.edu/~ceros/index.html College/University students General Public Environmental Agencies Educators (College/University) Policymakers/Decision-makers "Studies global change and its interaction with the river; seeks to engage students, public, and policy makers" 120 Dinwiddie Hall New Orleans LA 70118 29.935013 -90.12219090 Brent McKee bmckee@tulane.edu OR Jeremy Williams jwillia2@tulane.edu Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology Politics/Policy 22 Clarke College River Quest Workshops http://www.clarke.edu/page.aspx?id=4786 Educators (Elementary School) professional development in the areas of science and technology to elementary school teachers in a week-long immersion institute; follow-up activities for teachers focused on connecting science to the Miss. River and its watershed 1550 Clarke Drive Dubuque IA 52001 42.508881 -90.69225860 Dr. Andrea Bixler (563)588-6616 or andrea.bixler@clarke.edu Animals Plants General river ecology 23 Clinton County Conservation Environmental Education Program Project/Program http://www.missecocenter.org/Casestatement.pdf Elementary School students Middle School students "Also Enviro Kids program promoting long-term understanding of the interdependence of industry, people, and the environment for 3-5th graders" P.O. Box 68 Grand Mound IA 52751 41.897695 -90.69628530 Clinton County Conservation 563-847-7202 or info@missecocenter.org Animals Plants Geology Culture along the river Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 24 Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Project/Program Multimedia Other Services http://www.ciesin.org/programs.html All of the above "Aim to provide research and information to interested parties; Specialize in interactive data access and mapping tools online; ""focus on applying state-of-the-art information technology to pressing interdisciplinary data, information, and research problem" "61Route 9W, PO Box 1000" Palisades NY 10964 41.002822 -73.90976700 CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Info) +1(845)365-8988 or info@ciesin.columbia.edu Politics/Policy Geography Human interaction/human developments along the river 25 Creek Connections Creek Camp Project/Program Field Trips http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu/creekcamp.html High School students hands on experience and field work in Northwestern Pennsylvania's waterways; Students spend their days studying biology and fresh water ecology 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 Creek Connections creek@allegheny.edu or (814) 332-5351 Animals Plants General river ecology Water Quality 26 Creek Connections Teaching Modules Educational Web Page Curriculum http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu/Modules/modules.html Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "modules and experiments and activities on watersheds; resources online but actual kits with equipment, etc. can be reserved" 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 Creek Connections creek@allegheny.edu or (814) 332-5351 Animals Plants General river ecology Water Quality Geology Geography 27 Creek Connections School Year Program Project/Program Curriculum Workshops http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu/descrip.html Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Teacher summer institute; student water quality analysis of local waterway; student designed research project; student research symposium 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 Creek Connections creek@allegheny.edu or (814) 332-5351 Animals Water Quality 28 Creek Connections Aquatic insects fact sheets Educational Web Page http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu/Modules/On-LineActivities/AquaticMacros/aquaticinsectfactsheets/AquaticInsectFactSheets.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Fact sheets for various aquatic insects provide diagrams of the insect and descriptions of their life cycle, bodies, diet, habitat, movement, breathing, and water quality indications" 1536 Hewitt Ave. MS-A1760 St. Paul MN 55104 44.951664 -93.16290630 Creek Connections creek@allegheny.edu or (814) 332-5351 Animals Water Quality 29 CSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Report: Review of Sedimentation Issues on the Mississippi River Report http://www.irtces.org/isi/isi_document/Mississippi-Draft-Nov-05.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Policymakers/Decision-makers Environmental Agencies "Paper on sedimentation issues such as water and sediment measurements, measurement methods, erosion, channel dynamics and processes, marsh and wetland impacts, water quality,etc." CSU Campus Delivery 1372 Fort Collins CO 80523 40.585400 -105.08390000 Geology Water Quality 30 Dickson College Watershed Semester Course Course "http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/content/Environmental-Studies-Luce-Semester-Schedule,-Syllabus,-Field-Trips/" College/University students Three weeks of study in the lower Mississippi River Basin P.O. Box 1773 Carlisle PA 17013 40.236886 -77.20602410 Dickinson College 717-243-5121 Floods Culture along the river Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 31 Discovery Education Mississippi River Lesson Plans Curriculum http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/mississippi/ Educators (Middle School) "Using various books to teach about the Mississippi River, the lesson plan contains discussion points, books to read, procedures, questions, methods for evaluation and extensions to the lesson, etc." One Discovery Place Silver Spring MD 20910 38.995023 -77.02808300 Culture along the river History Floods Geography Human interaction/human developments along the river 32 Duluth Public Library Exploring the Mississippi River: list of related books for kids and teens Educational Web Page Multimedia http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/Programs/HuckFinn/Mississippi.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Duluth Library books relating to many aspects of the Mississippi River for wide age range of youth 520 W. Superior St. Duluth MN 55802 46.781977 -92.10460950 Plants Geography Geology Floods Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 33 Earth Force Watershed Walk-about activity Curriculum http://www.earthforce.org/files/572_file_Watershed_Walkabout.pdf Elementary school students Educators (Elementary School) Activity designed to engage students in analyzing a watershed region in their area 2555 W. 34th Ave. Denver CO 80211 39.764665 -105.01881300 "Windy City Earth Force (312) 665-7442, windycity@earthforce.org" Human interaction/human developments along the river 34 Earth Force Water Monitoring & Watershed Content Project/Program Volunteer http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs/green/waterwatershed Elementary School students Middle School students High School students "Students volunteering with GREEN measure biotic factors, like macroinvertebrates, chemical factors, and physical characteristics, like streambank vegetation and land-use; Links to more resources like an activity and the Watershed Story" 2555 W. 34th Ave. Denver CO 80211 39.764665 -105.01881300 "Windy City Earth Force (312) 665-7442, windycity@earthforce.org" Animals Water Quality Plants Human interaction/human developments along the river 35 Educating Young People About Water (EYPAW) Curricula database Curriculum http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/choose.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Database of 185 curricula (for purchase) related to water including watershed and river information; you can search by grade level or topic "445 Henry Mall, Room 202" Madison WI 53706 43.073490 -89.41016850 Kate Reilly klreilly@wisc.edu OR 1-800-928-3720 Plants Geography Geology Floods Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 36 Education World A River of Lessons Curriculum http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson239.shtml Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) """Included: Lessons in which students create maps showing famous rivers, study legends about rivers and then write their own river legends, and more!""" 5471 Kearny Villa Rd. Suite 310 San Diego CA 92123 32.833327 -117.13906010 Geography Animals Plants 37 Education World Mighty Mississippi Lesson Planning Curriculum http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson199.shtml Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Provides simple lesson plans for eight activities for varying grade levels but between the activities grades K-8 are all covered; includes objectives, materials, lesson plan, evaluation, etc." 5471 Kearny Villa Rd. Suite 310 San Diego CA 92123 32.833327 -117.13906010 History Geography Human interaction/human developments along the river 38 Environmental Working Group Report: Trouble Downstream: Upgrading Conservation Compliance Report http://www.kwalliance.org/Portals/3/EWG_Compliance_ReportA.pdf Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public "This 43 page report ""highlights the successes and shortcomings of the conservation compliance policy and sheds light on the nationwide problem of agricultural soil erosion and nutrient pollution"" focusing on the ""Dead Zone"" and thus the 10 states that bor" "103 E. 6th Street, Suite 201" Ames IA 50010 42.027245 -93.61005800 Politics/Policy Geology Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology Water Quality 39 EPA Watershed Academy Workshops Course http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/ Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public "Watershed Academy Web training modules, watershed management online training certification, free webcast seminars, and watershed related training courses" "1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." Washington D.C. 20460 38.893839 -77.02853700 "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" Politics/Policy Geology Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology Water Quality River restoration 40 EPA Surf your watershed Multimedia Educational Web Page Project/Program http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm All of the above "Can search by geographic area, state/territory; provide an assessment of the health of your watershed as well as some pertinent environmental information" "1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." Washington D.C. 20460 38.893839 -77.02853700 "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" Geography Water Quality 41 EPA EnviroMapper for water in the U.S. Multimedia Educational Web Page Project/Program http://www.epa.gov/waters/enviromapper/ All of the above displays water quality and other environmental information (national to community level) about bodies of water in the U.S. and lets you customize maps for surface waters "1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." Washington D.C. 20460 38.893839 -77.02853700 "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" Geography Water Quality 42 EPA Water Sourcebooks Curriculum http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "The water sourcebooks are split between grade levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12; they include a thorough lesson with activities and songs on water sources - small sections of which pertain to rivers in general" "1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." Washington D.C. 20460 38.893839 -77.02853700 "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" History Water Quality General river ecology 43 EPA Webpage: Benthic Macroinvertebrates - watershed health Educational Web Page http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthosclean.html All of the above "Webpage on Biological Indicators of Watershed Health, specifically benthic macroinvertebrates" "1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." Washington D.C. 20460 38.893839 -77.02853700 "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" Animals Water Quality 44 EPA Mississippi Map Series - Headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico Educational Web Page Multimedia http://www.epa.gov/esd/land-sci/pdf/EPA600R-03084.pdf All of the above "Map series of the Mississippi River with its tributaries, lock and dam locations, city locations, floodway locations, river mile locations" "EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 202-566-1155" Geography 45 Federal Interagency Stream Corridor Restoration Working Group Stream Corridor Restoration Report http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/stream_restoration/newgra.html General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies "Collaborative document to provide reference for many various stream corridor restoration approaches, attempting to cover the whole range of circumstances facing restorers" River restoration 46 Friends of the Chicago River Lesson Plans/Teacher Resources Curriculum http://chicagoriver.org/education/workshops/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Various lesson plans available: ecosystems, rivers, watersheds (some are specific to Chicago River, but not all); teacher workshops, lending library" "28 East Jackson, Suite 1800" Chicago IL 60604 41.878251 -87.62651880 Dana Murphy dmurphy@chicagoriver.org OR Mark Hauser mhauser@chicagoriver.org (312) 939-0490 ext. 12 Geography Geology Human interaction/human developments along the river Water Quality History 47 Friends of the Mississippi River Educational presentations Project/Program Volunteer http://www.fmr.org/participate/events All of the above "Listed on their events page when they come up: ""Bird hikes, history presentations, and other events...native plant and raingarden workshops""" 360 North Robert Street Saint Paul MN 55101 44.947370 -93.09037400 Friends of the Mississippi River 651-222-2193 River restoration 48 Gateway Arch Riverboats "($) River Reflections with educational component: history, culture, future of river" Field Trips http://www.nps.gov/jeff/forteachers/gateway-arch-riverboats.htm All of the above "River Reflections riverboat ride with educational component: history, culture, future of river, costs money" 11 N. 4th Street St. Louis MO 63102 38.624901 -90.18631700 "Gateway Arch Riverboats - River Reflections 314.655.1700, ext. 5" Culture along the river History 49 Gateway New Orleans Overview of the Mississippi River Educational Web Page http://www.gatewayno.com/history/Mississippi.html All of the above "Webpage with information on: general info about the river, the course of the river, climate, flood control, navigation, economic use, exploration and development" New Orleans LA 29.964722 -90.07055560 Geography Floods General river ecology Human interaction/human developments along the river 50 Give Water a Hand Youth Action and Leader Guides Report http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/gwahact.html General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Youth Action Guide to help youth plan projects and solve water problems in their communities; Leader Guide accompanies the Youth Action Guide and helps leaders guide youth in planning and finding partners, etc." "445 Henry Mall, Room 202" Madison WI 53706 43.073490 -89.41016850 Give Water a Hand 1-800-928-3720 or erc@uwex.edu Water Quality River restoration 51 Global Water Watch Volunteer Monitoring Groups Project/Program Volunteer http://www.globalwaterwatch.org/ All of the above "based on volunteerism, works to monitor surface waters to improve health and water quality" "250 Upchurch Hall, Auburn University" Auburn AL 36849 32.600599 -85.48653710 General number (334) 844-9228 Water Quality 52 Great Rivers Land Trust Project/Program Educational Web Page http://www.greatriverslandtrust.com/html/projects.html General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "works to ""promote the preservation and improvement of natural resources principally in, but not limited to, the watershed of the Mississippi River for the benefit of the general public"" including ""land and water resources, the plant and animal life thereon, and the area’s unique scenic, natural, and historic sites.""" P.O. Box 821 Alton IL 62002 38.935409 -90.14013810 General number 618-467-2265 General river ecology River restoration Water Quality 53 GREEN Water Monitoring & Watershed Content Project/Program Volunteer http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs/green/waterwatershed General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students """Students measure biotic factors, like macroinvertebrates, chemical factors, like those found in the Hands-on Center and physical characteristics, like streambank vegetation and land-use. """ 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL 60605 41.866165 -87.61860600 "Windy City Earth Force (312) 665-7442, windycity@earthforce.org" Animals Water Quality Plants Human interaction/human developments along the river 54 Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library Multimedia http://www.umsl.edu/pott/collections/index.html All of the above "Houses over 15000 volumes pertaining to inland waterways including history, navigation, development; can browse by collection" One University Boulevard St. Louis MO 63121 38.718269 -90.31273000 General number 314-516-7245 History 55 Heron Bend Conservation Area Education and Outreach Field Trips Elementary school students Educators (Elementary School) "Field trips with local schools, summer camps, canoe trips; Not scheduled, randomly arranged throughout the year; Generally elementary school aged" 2652 Highway 61 Montrose IA 52639 40.574084 -91.42664520 General river ecology Plants Animals 56 Hotchalk Mississippi River Lesson Plan Curriculum http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Geography3.htm Educators (Elementary School) "Single lesson plan on the Mississippi River: materials, directions, assessments, etc." "1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 1020" Campbell CA 95008 37.287584 -121.93564000 Geography History 57 Illinois DNR Aquatic Illinois Trunk Curriculum Multimedia http://dnr.state.il.us/education/aquatictrunk.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "biological, historical, chemical and other aspects of water. Books, posters, water sampling tools, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs, activities" 4521 Alton Commerce Pkwy. Alton IL 62002 38.915667 -90.11602700 Animals History General river ecology 58 Illinois DNR Aquatic Illinois Cd-Rom and Lessons Curriculum Multimedia http://dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/aquatic/index.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Units on water and aquatic history, aquatic habitats, water sheds, taking action; Include reference sheets and lesson guides that go along with the cd-rom" 4521 Alton Commerce Pkwy. Alton IL 62002 38.915667 -90.11602700 Floods Animals General river ecology 59 Illinois Environmental Education Database Teacher's Portal: Searchable Database Curriculum http://www.illinoisee.org/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Email marice@parkfun.com 60 Illinois EPA Environmental Pathways Curriculum Report http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/teachers/environmental-pathways/index.html Elementary School students Middle School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) """Youth Investigating Pollution Issues in Illinois"": has several activities pertaining to river environments; 150 pages long - not all of it is river-relevant; free download of packet" "1021 North Grand Avenue East, P.O. Box 19276" Springfield IL 62794 39.787244 -89.64188360 IEPA headquarters (217) 782-3397 61 Illinois River Biological Station Outreach Field Trips All of the above "Mostly through requests, their education happens by way of outreach i.e. they'll show fish species, and their fish sampling process, also invasive species" 704 N. Schrader Havana IL 62644 40.305698 -90.06455390 62 "Industrial Economics, Inc." Report: Economic Profile of the Lower Mississippi River Region Report http://www.lmrcc.org/LMR_Eco_Prof.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140 42.391700 -71.12280000 Industrial Economics 617-354-0074 63 "Industrial Economics, Inc." Report: Economic Profile of the Upper Mississippi River Region Report http://library.fws.gov/Pubs3/economicprofile_miss99.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140 42.391700 -71.12280000 Industrial Economics 617-354-0074 64 Inter-Fluve Courses/Training in Channel Design Course Workshops http://www.interfluve.com/naturalchanneldesigntraining General Public Environmental agencies "Weeklong or daylong; (Environmental engineering firm with research and applied resource management background, specialize in river/stream restoration, construction, sustainable design)" "3602 Atwood Ave., Suite 3" Madison WI 53714 43.088451 -89.32769390 Wisconsin office 608-441-0342 65 Inter-Fluve Workshops/Seminars Workshops http://www.interfluve.com/naturalchanneldesigntraining General Public Environmental agencies "(Environmental engineering firm with research and applied resource management background, specialize in river/stream restoration, construction, sustainable design)" "3602 Atwood Ave., Suite 3" Madison WI 53714 43.088451 -89.32769390 Wisconsin office 608-441-0342 66 International Rivers Tools for educators Curriculum http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/node/3750 Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Contains links to or resources for the varying age groups including lesson plans, lab activities, and discussion units within the topics: The Water Cycle, Rivers and Biomes, Rivers and People, and Protecting Rivers" "2150 Allston Way, Suite 300" Berkeley CA 94704 37.869637 -122.26596180 "Katy Yan katy@internationalrivers.org, +1(510)848-1155" 67 Iowa Environmental Council The Dead Zone: Upstream Report http://www.iaenvironment.org/documents/deadzone_factsheet_08_000.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "Describes ""the consequences of Mississippi River pollution from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico""; cites the problem, the solution, a timeline of ""EPA inaction"", & the costs of nitrogen/phosphorus pollution" "521 East Locust Street, Suite 220" Des Moines IA 50309 41.589876 -93.61022080 "General number 515-244-1194, Susan Heathcote (Water Program) ext. 205" 68 Iowa Public Televesion (IPTV) Lesson Plans Curriculum http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/lessonplans/lessons.cfm Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Several of the lesson plans pertain to the Mississippi River: Knock on wood, bon voyage brochure, trading information, hot topics of the mississippi and dredging the mississippi etc.; also rivers in general: mapping river stats, draining the land, etc." 6450 Corporate Drive P.O. Box 6450 Johnston IA 50131 41.664065 -93.70783500 69 Iowa Public Televesion (IPTV) Mississippi River Landmarks and Legends Lesson Plans Curriculum http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/landmarksandlegends/classroom.html Educators (Middle School) "Six lesson plans to go along with the Landmarks and Legends ""electronic field trip"" including pre and post-activities" 6450 Corporate Drive P.O. Box 6450 Johnston IA 50131 41.664065 -93.70783500 70 Iowa Public Televesion (IPTV) Earth Trails: The Mississippi River Broadcast Curriculum Field Trips http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/fieldtrip/default.html Educators (Middle School) Teacher handbook for a field trip and resources for classroom activities such as a lock and dam simulation as well as an ask the experts section 6450 Corporate Drive P.O. Box 6450 Johnston IA 50131 41.664065 -93.70783500 71 Izaak Walton League of America Advocacy Group & Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer http://www.iwla.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/1976/pid/1976/cat_id/217 High School students General Public Policymakers/Decision-makers 707 Conservation Drive Gaithersburg MD 20878 39.119598 -77.21883500 "General number/email (301) 548-0150, info@iwla.org" 72 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Steam Boats a Comin' Traveling Trunk Handout Curriculum http://www.nps.gov/jeff/forteachers/upload/steamboat%20handbook.pdf Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Steamboats and the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers 11 N. 4th Street St. Louis MO 63102 38.624901 -90.18631700 Traveling Trunks information 314-655-1635 73 Kentucky Educational Television (KET) Kentucky Life: Life on the Mississippi Multimedia http://www.ket.org/kentuckylife/800s/kylife804.html All of the above "Streaming video available: ""A look at the Kentucky connections of writer Mark Twain and a riverboat trip down the Kentucky section of the Mississippi River, including stops at Fort Jefferson and the New Madrid Bend""" 600 Cooper Drive Lexington KY 40502 38.024947 -84.49956790 74 Kentucky Educational Television (KET) Electronic Field Trip to the Belle of Louisville steamboat Field Trips Multimedia http://www.ket.org/trips/belle/ Elementary School students Middle School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Watch narrated/explained video tour of the steamboat; virtually explore various areas of the boat; view a timeline, vocabulary, steamboat careers, play a game" 600 Cooper Drive Lexington KY 40502 38.024947 -84.49956790 KET Electronic Field Trips info (800) 945-9167 or email KET Duplication Services at shop@ket.org 75 Kentucky Educational Television (KET) Belle of Louisville steamboat Lesson Plans Curriculum http://www.ket.org/trips/belle/lessonplans/ Educators (Elementary School) "Lessons are: River Travel Math, Belle of Louisville Diagram Math, In my own words, feature articles: life on the river, and All hands on deck!" 600 Cooper Drive Lexington KY 40502 38.024947 -84.49956790 KET Electronic Field Trips info (800) 945-9167 or email KET Duplication Services at shop@ket.org 76 Kentucky Waterways Aliiance Report http://www.kwalliance.org/CleanWaterActIssues/MississippiRiverWaterQualityIssues/tabid/264/Default.aspx Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public "Bakery Square, Suite 217, 120 Webster Street" Louisville KY 40206 38.257557 -85.72712900 General number (270) 932-2884 77 Kibbe Biological Station (Alice L. Kibbe Life Science Research Station) Education and Outreach "Course Field Trips" http://www.wiu.edu/kibbe/index.htm General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) College/University students "Offer college courses, field courses related to the river - dormitory for students to stay at 4wks at a time; outreach programs with K-12 ages esp. mussel sampling; annual Earthwatch for high school students (but not in 2010); also work with scout groups," Warsaw IL 62379 40.359211 -91.43459780 Kibbe Station Director kibbe@wiu.edu 78 La Coast Information on the Mississippi River Delta Basin Educational Web Page http://www.lacoast.gov/landchange/basins/mr/index.asp General Public 79 Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum Educational Programs Field Trips http://lpbmm.org/education/ General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "The museum focuses on the maritime history of Lake Pontchartrain Basin, the lower Mississippi River Valley, and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana; educational programs include field trips, group tours, and Light Keeper's overnight program" 133 Mabel Drive Madisonville LA 70447 30.399336 -90.15586770 General number 985.845.9200 80 LaMotte Outdoor & Water Monitoring Lesson Plans Curriculum "http://www.lamotte.com/component/option,com_pages/lang,en/mid,/page,181/task,item" Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Most of the lesson plans are for grades 5-8, one is for 9-12; Lessons pertaining to water and soil quality monitoring, testing, and treatment" 802 Washington Avenue PO Box 329 Chestertown MD 21620 39.225152 -76.07348200 La Motte Company General number 410.778.3100 81 LaMotte Macroinvertebrate/Stream Water Quality Worksheet Educational Web Page http://lamotte.com/images/pdfs/education/macro-ws.pdf Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) 802 Washington Avenue PO Box 329 Chestertown MD 21620 39.225152 -76.07348200 La Motte Company General number 410.778.3100 82 LaMotte Macroinvertebrate studies resources for purchase Educational Web Page Multimedia http://www.lamotte.com/environmental_education_monitoring/product_line/aquatic_macroinvertebrates.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) 802 Washington Avenue PO Box 329 Chestertown MD 21620 39.225152 -76.07348200 La Motte Company General number 410.778.3100 83 LaMotte Insect Checklist Educational Web Page http://www.lamotte.com/images/pdfs/education/macro-checklist.pdf Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Insect checklist that lists by insect type and also has choices for descriptors in the fields of insect behavior, feeding behavior, habitat, pollution sensitivity, metamorphosis and adult feeding preferences" 802 Washington Avenue PO Box 329 Chestertown MD 21620 39.225152 -76.07348200 La Motte Company General number 410.778.3100 84 Living Lands and Waters Big River Educational Workshops Workshops http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/EducationalWorkshops/default.htm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "No workshops until summer 2011; Take place on boats and on a floating classroom; have worked primarily with educators in the past and are reaching out to students; various aspects of the river especially ecology, economy, and history" 17624 Route 84 N East Moline IL 61244 41.573508 -90.36949430 "Tammy Becker tammy@livinglandsandwaters.org, (309)236-0725" 85 Loisiana Marine Educational Resources (La MER) Dead Zone Mapping Activity Curriculum http://www.lamer.lsu.edu/classroom/deadzone/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Activity on mapping hypoxia in the Dead Zone; includes power point for teachers, graphics, maps, data files, classroom activities, and a glossary" "LSU - Sea Grant Building, Room 201" Baton Rouge LA 70803 30.408900 -91.19380000 "Dianne Lindstedt (225) 578-1558, dlindst@lsu.edu" 86 Louisiana State University Wetlands: Impacts of Energy Development in the Mississippi Delta Report http://www.lsu.edu/cei/research_projects/Wetlands_final.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "Paper by JAE-YOUNG KO and JOHN W. DAY of energy developments on plant physiology, estuarine consumers, hydrologic disturbance, and land loss" 1209 Energy Coast and Environment Building Baton Rouge LA 70803 30.408900 -91.19380000 87 Loyola University New Orleans Mississippi River Delta Ecology Course Course http://interdisciplinary.loyno.edu/system/files/images/DeltaEcology03.pdf College/University students "sample syllabus; ""a basic study of the ecology of the Mississippi River deltaic plain. Emphasis is on the importance of costal erosion, accompanied by study of the physical and biological aspects of the Mississippi River, its delta, estuaries, and their h" 6363 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans LA 70118 29.934140 -90.12172100 88 Macalester College Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area Field Trips http://www.macalester.edu/ordway/researchandeducation.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students College/University students """The natural area is a living laboratory, available for college or university class field trips, elementary, middle, and high school visits, and outings by community groups and organizations.""" 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul MN 55105 44.940319 -93.16744200 Jerald Dosch 651-696-6187 89 Maryland Virtual High School (MVHS) of Science and Mathematics RiverWeb Tour & Water Quality Simulator Educational Web Page Multimedia http://mvhs1.mbhs.edu/riverweb/tour.html All of the above 14217 Bradshaw Drive Silver Spring MD 20905 39.090033 -76.95936100 RiverWeb Water Quality Simulator sragan@mbhs.edu 90 Meridian Institute Vision for a Sustainable Mississippi River Watershed Report http://www.nature.org/wherewework/greatrivers/files/meridian_findings.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Assessment conducted using interviews of stakeholder groups to determine how to allow different groups to work together and collaborate under a shared vision for the watershed region "1920 L Street, NW, Suite 500" Washington D.C. 20036 38.903492 -77.04447700 Washington DC office 202-354-6440 91 MHB Mississippi Headwaters Board Project/Program http://mississippiheadwaters.org/ General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Cass County Land Department P.O. Box 5 Backus MN 56435 46.820237 -94.51638760 "General contact cass.mhb@co.cass.mn.us, 218-947-7524" 92 Michigan.gov Mississippi River Facts - 6 pages for Overheads Curriculum http://www.michigan.gov/documents/SS030505SuppMat_76166_7.pdf Educators (Elementary School) 93 Minnesota DNR Resource Sheet: Streambank Erosion and Restoration Report http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/publications/waters/understanding_our_streams_and_rivers_resource_sheet_1.pdf General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "Four-page document; explanations of streambank erosion, causes of stream instability, stream responses to disturbance, steps taken to address erosion, etc." 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55155 44.955753 -93.08470280 "Minnesota DNR general (888) 646-6367, info.dnr@state.mn.us" 94 Minnesota DNR Healthy Rivers: Interactive Online Water Course Course http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/healthyrivers/course/index.html Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Detailed description and explanations of how rivers run (flow, shape, connections, quality, etc.), stories from various parts of the river, the value of the river, and potential roles for people" 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55155 44.955753 -93.08470280 "Minnesota DNR general (888) 646-6367, info.dnr@state.mn.us" 95 Minnesota DNR Watershed Assessment Tool Educational Web Page Multimedia http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watershed_tool/index.html All of the above "Web resource: Explanation of the five watershed components: hydrology, connectivity, biology, geomorphology, water quality; watershed map tools; watershed connections (making them, managing systems, watershed stories)" 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55155 44.955753 -93.08470280 "MN DNR Ecological Resources, Stream Habitat Program beth.knudsen@state.mn.us" 96 Minnesota Historical Society Lesson Plan: Red Wing & the MississippiRiver Curriculum http://www.mnhs.org/school/classroom/communities/teachers/index.html Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Lesson Plan including activities on the Mississippi River and its importance to the Red Wing Community; click on Teachers in the side bar and navigate to students to find a worksheet and answer key pertaining to the lesson 345 Kellogg Blvd. West St. Paul MN 55102 44.949014 -93.10544800 Minnesota Historical Society general (651)296-6126 97 Mississippi River Basin Panel Invasive Flora and Fauna in the Mississippi River Basin Educational Web Page http://wwwaux.cerc.cr.usgs.gov/micra/PC%20AIS%20Control%20Methods%20Final.htm All of the above "Provides a list of aquatic invasive plant and animal species in the river basin along with blackground information on said species and mechanical, chemical, and biological control methods" P.O. Box 774 Bettendorf IA 52722 41.580262 -90.46910970 "Mississippi River Basin Panel general (309) 793-5811, ijrivers@aol.com" 98 Mississippi River Collaborative "Collaborative of state, regional, and national-focused groups to deal with river pollution" Project/Program http://www.mcknight.org/feature/waterquality.aspx General Public Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "710 South Second Street, Suite 400" Minneapolis MN 55401 44.978449 -93.25712090 99 Mississippi River Conservation Committee River Issues Educational Web Page http://www.mississippi-river.com/umrcc/River%20Issues.html All of the above "Webpage with information on river issues including: water quality, sedimentation, navigation, recreation, hydropower, climate change, river connectivity, the future, habitat rehabilitation, and more" 555 Lester Avenue Onalaska WI 54650 43.874763 -91.19723000 "General contact (608)783-8432, umrcc@mississippi-river.com" 100 Mississippi River Corridor Tennessee's Mississippi River History Educational Web Page http://www.msrivertn.org/hist_amenities.asp General Public 291 Kenilworth Place Memphis TN 38112 35.145330 -89.99603370 General Number (901)278-8459 or Diana Threadgill (Executive Director) dianathreadgill@comcast.net 101 Mississippi River Corridor Tennessee's Counties' Historical Information Educational Web Page http://www.msrivertn.org/images/MississippiRiverCorrHistInfoCounties.pdf General Public 291 Kenilworth Place Memphis TN 38112 35.145330 -89.99603370 General Number (901)278-8459 or Diana Threadgill (Executive Director) dianathreadgill@comcast.net 102 Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee Blog about the Mississippi River in West Tennessee and life in the nearby counties Educational Web Page http://msrivertn.blogspot.com/ General Public "Byline: Our greatest asset in west Tennessee is the Mississippi River. It affects our lives from food, art and culture to history and commerce. Here we are painting a picture of life in the counties along our river." 291 Kenilworth Place Memphis TN 38112 35.145330 -89.99603370 General Number (901)278-8459 or Diana Threadgill (Executive Director) dianathreadgill@comcast.net 103 Mississippi River Field Guide List of Sites along the Mississippi River Educational Web Page http://fieldguide.fmr.org/index.php All of the above "You can browse the list of sites (organized by River Mile beginning upstream), search the sites for specific parameters like ""history"" or ""hiking"" or by author, and browse very interesting maps that show all the sites along the river" 360 North Robert Street Suite 400 Saint Paul MN 55101 44.947370 -93.09037400 "Friends of the Mississippi River general 651-222-2193, River Corridor Program Director ext. 11" 104 Mississippi River Fund Big River Journey Field Trips http://www.missriverfund.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={A1C95F75-9EEA-4A26-BC0E-D160A0238BE6} Elementary School students Middle School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Field trips and on-the-river field experiences with classroom learning throughout the school year; currently serves ~4000 students/150 teachers per year "111 Kellogg Blvd. East, Suite 105" Saint Paul MN 55101 44.945904 -93.09027900 (651)291-8164 or info@missriverfund.org 105 Mississippi River Project Eco-Meet Study Guides Curriculum http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/missriver/Interpretiveservices.htm Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Some of the study guides include Fish of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and Its Uses, Animals Around Us, Eagles, etc." P.O. Box 534; 25549 182nd Street Pleasant Valley IA 52767 41.570667 -90.41450310 "Mississippi River Project office danet.l.dexter@usace.army.mil, 800-645-0248" 106 Mississippi River Tours Field Trips Field Trips http://www.msrivertours.com/fieldtrips.htm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Guided tour of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi; learn about the settlement of the area, Vicksburg's Civil War history, and facts about the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers" 1208 Levee St. Vicksburg MS 39183 32.351981 -90.88330870 Phone: 1-866-807-BOAT 107 Mississippi River Trust Workshops Other Services http://www.mississippirivertrust.org/about.html General Public Environmental Agencies Educate people on conservation easements; also have a website section on habitats in need of protection (education not primary goal) P.O. Box 15 Stoneville MS 38776 33.420000 -90.92000000 Phone: (662) 686-3508 108 Mississippi River Wild Project/Program http://www.mississippiriverwild.com/ General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Environmental Agencies "Description from their webpage: ""We are a group of citizens dedicated to preserving and protecting the natural resources of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)""" 555 Lester Ave Onalaska WI 54650 43.874763 -91.19723000 La Crosse District Office 608-783-8405 109 Missouri Coalition for the Environment Missouri's Water Quality Educational Web Page http://www.moenviron.org/waterquality.asp General Public Environmental agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers "Provides information (in conjunction with information on what the coalition is doing in these areas) on Keeping Streams Safe to Play In, Nutrient Standards, Unclassified Waters, Anti-degradation, and more" 6267 Delmar Blvd. Ste. 2E St. Louis MO 63130 38.655737 -90.30246000 Email: moenviron@moenviron.org 110 Missouri DNR Education Guide: Locks and Dams and River Navigation Educational Web Page http://www.dnr.mo.gov/teachers/bigriver/the%20mississippi%20river/how%20locks%20and%20dams%20work.pdf General Public History of the Mississippi River Navigation System and explanation of Mississippi River locks & dams P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City MO 65102 38.500000 -92.15000000 Missouri DNR Phone: 800-361-4827 111 Missouri University of Science & Technology Flood Control Practice in the United States Educational Web Page http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/umrcourses/ge301/Flood%20Control%20Course%20Syllabus.doc College/University students Course syllabus; taught by J. David Rogers in the Geological Engineering Program and includes a great deal of literature on Flooding of the Mississippi River Valley 157 McNutt Hall Rolla MO 65409 37.955755 -91.77601980 112 MIT General & Economic information on the Mississippi River Educational Web Page http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2010/finalwebsite/background/mississippiriver.html General Public 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 42.359089 -71.09341200 113 Montana Watercourse Water Monitoring Volunteer http://mtwatercourse.org/monitoring/ General Public Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) College/University students Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies "goal is to promote knowledge and stewardship of aquatic resources by teaching local volunteers the skills needed to gather accurate, non-biased water quality information" 332 Culbertson Hall Bozeman MT 59717 45.683460 -111.05049900 "Education Outeach Coordinator Kathryn Watson: kwatson@montana.edu, 406-994-6425" 114 Mud Island River Park Mississippi River Museum Educator Guide Curriculum http://www.mudisland.com/c-24-teacher-resources.aspx Educators (Elementary School) Includes glossary and two activities: Mississippi River Jigsaw and Postcards from the River with accompanying handouts and explanations on how to conduct them 125 North Front Street Memphis TN 38103 35.148880 -90.05282460 Phone: 800-507-6507 115 Mud Island River Park Mississippi River Museum Field Trips Field Trips http://www.mudisland.com/c-20-field-trips.aspx Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) 125 North Front Street Memphis TN 38103 35.148880 -90.05282460 "Reservations Department: 901-576-7236, reservations@mudisland.com" 116 Museum of Mississippi History Mississippi River Traveling Trunk Curriculum http://mdah.state.ms.us/museum/miss-river_trunk.php Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) """five-day unit focusing on Mississippi River geography, history, economics, and transportation. The musical heritage of the Mississippi River Delta is a special feature."" Trunk is shipped around and can be booked for use - may have to pay insurance if sh" P.O. Box 571 Jackson MS 39205 32.298600 -90.18490000 For more information: 601-576-6920 117 NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day Images Educational Web Page Multimedia http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Search/index.php?cx=002358070019171462865%3Arvzidec6wz4&cof=FORID%3A11&q=mississippi+river&hq=site%3Aearthobservatory.nasa.gov%2FIOTD%2F All of the above 118 National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) program Workshop Course http://nerrs.noaa.gov/ECIndex.aspx?ID=409 Educators (High School) goal of TOTE is to improve teachers’ and students’ understanding of the environment using local examples and to provide resources and experience to support the incorporation of estuary and watershed topics into classroom teaching; also to promote stewards 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 38.991542 -77.03027000 For more information email: Atziri.Ibanez@noaa.gov 119 National Geographic Rivers Lesson plan Curriculum http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g68/tgrivers.html Middle School students Educators (Middle School) "learn the basics of river ecology; research how dams affect the environment, particularly the food chain; and study a specific watershed in the United States being affected by human intervention and make recommendations" 1145 17th Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20036 38.905094 -77.03762400 120 National Geographic School Publishing (NGSP) Book guide for River Life (about Mississippi River plants and animals) Curriculum http://www.ngsp.com/Portals/0/Downloads/41113_tg.pdf Educators (Elementary School) Hampton-Brown PO Box 4002865 Des Moines IA 50340 41.600600 -93.60870000 121 National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Educational Resources related to the museum "Curriculum Field Trips" http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/groups_student.cfm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Educational field trips (with tours); age appropriate programs pre-K-College; museum-related lesson plans; history/science/classroom/outdoor curriculum available; outreach programs for schools (that you can purchase); also overnight adventures for student 350 East Third Street Port of Dubuque IA 52001 42.500558 -90.66457180 "Melissa Wersinger, Museum Education Department: (800) 226-3369 ext. 213, mwersinger@rivermuseum.com." 122 National Park Service Mississippi River area fauna Educational Web Page http://www.nps.gov/miss/naturescience/animals.htm All of the above 111 East Kellogg Blvd. Suite 105 Saint Paul MN 55101 44.945688 -93.08952260 "Headquarters: (651) 290-4160, Visitor Center: (651) 293-0200" 123 National Wetlands Research Center (USGS) Miss River Drainage Lesson Plan Curriculum http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/draining.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Single lesson plan on the role of the Miss River in forming coastal wetlands; on the drainage of the Mississippi River with an activity and extensions for high school 700 Cajundome Blvd. Lafayette LA 70506 30.225473 -92.04498000 For questions: nwrcweb@usgs.gov 124 NCSU Water Quality Group Water Quality and Land Treatment Educational Component Educational Web Page http://www.water.ncsu.edu/watershedss/ All of the above "Info on: Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution & Case studies, Algae, Ammonia, Aquatic Life, Bacteria, Biological Monitoring, Buffers, Dissolved Oxygen, Hardness, Heavy Metals, Nitrate-Nitrite, Pesticides, pH, Phosphorus, Protozoans, Salinity, Sediment," Campus Box 7637 Raleigh NC 27695 35.771900 -78.63880000 125 NERRS Estuarine Education Resource Center Estuary Curriculum & Classroom Resources Curriculum Educational Web Page http://www.estuaries.gov/estuaries101/Teachers/Home.aspx Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Focusing on estuaries, the curriculum modules feature hands-on learning, experiments, field work and data explorations; consists of four modules, Life Science, Earth Science & Physical Science each using estuaries as the context for developing content kn" 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 38.991542 -77.03027000 126 Northeast-Midwest Institute Upper Mississippi River Basin Program/Task Force Project/Program Report http://www.nemw.org/index.php/policy-areas/water-and-watersheds/upper-mississippi-river-basin Policymakers/Decision-makers "focuses on legislative/policy-related education; Track legislation, promote initiatives, engage politically in the protection of the Upper Mississippi River Basin" "50 F Street, NW #950" Washington D.C. 20001 38.897179 -77.01027600 "Mark Gorman: mgorman@nemw.org, (202) 464-4021" 127 Northern Illinois University Libraries Mark Twain's Mississippi Lessons Curriculum http://dig.lib.niu.edu/twain/teachers.html Educators (High School) "Ten lesson plans, not all pertinent! Those that are relevant look at the history of the Mississippi River Valley, migration into it, and its significance to America; free materials including CD-ROM" NIU University Libraries DeKalb IL 60115 41.929474 -88.75036470 Project Director Drew E. VandeCreek: drew@niu.edu 128 Northern Illinois University Libraries Mark Twain's Mississippi: History Educational Web Page http://dig.lib.niu.edu/twain/history.html General Public "Articles in the history section focus on politics, religion, culture, economics pertaining to the river from 1800-1900" NIU University Libraries DeKalb IL 60115 41.929474 -88.75036470 Project Director Drew E. VandeCreek: drew@niu.edu 129 NOVA Flood! Teacher's Guide Curriculum Multimedia http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/2307_flood.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Teacher's guide to go along with the video (but I don't think the video is available on the web) - elementary school aged activity with accompanying resources (more literature on the flood, audio file of a flood, interactive site to read about floods)" 130 NPS Journey to the Falls Classroom Activity: Geography Curriculum http://www.nps.gov/miss/forteachers/upload/Part%203-%20Map%20the%20Mississippi%20in%20the%20Twin%20Cities%20(JTF)-07.pdf%20Map%20the%20Mississippi%20in%20the%20Twin%20Cities%20(JTF)-07.pdf Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Using a blank map of the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities, students will create a map, draw in bridges, historical/cultural/recreational sites and label creeks, islands, waterfalls, etc." 131 NPS Big River Jouney Art Contest Project/Program Multimedia http://www.nps.gov/miss/forteachers/brjartcon.htm Elementary School students Middle School students "Entries due in the beginning of June, one grand prize winner and three winners; art in the categories of The Mighty Mississippi, Caring for the River, Big River Jounrey, and Journey to the Falls" 111 East Kellogg Blvd. Suite 105 Saint Paul MN 55101 44.945688 -93.08952260 "Kathy Swenson, 651-290-3030, ext. 303" 132 NPS & Mississippi River Fund Junior Rangers Project/Program Volunteer Field Trips http://www.nps.gov/miss/parknews/media_jrranger.htm General Public Elementary School students Middle School students """Through the National Park Service Junior Ranger program, children and their families are engaged together in fun, hands-on, self-directed learning activities. """ 111 East Kellogg Blvd. Suite 105 Saint Paul MN 55101 44.945688 -93.08952260 Lyndon Torstenson (NPS Ranger and Manager of Educational Partnerships) 651-290-3030 ext. 232 133 "NWSFO, New Oleans/Baton Rouge" High Flows and Flood History for the Lower Mississippi River Educational Web Page http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/?n=ms_flood_history All of the above This timeline tracks high flows and floods below Red River Landing in Louisiana from 1543-present 62300 Airport Rd. Slidell LA 70460 30.340875 -89.82418400 134 "NWSFO, New Oleans/Baton Rouge" Floods on the Lower Mississippi: an historical economic overview Educational Web Page http://www.srh.noaa.gov/topics/attach/html/ssd98-9.htm All of the above 62300 Airport Rd. Slidell LA 70460 30.340875 -89.82418400 135 PBS River of Song Teacher's Guide Educational Web Page Curriculum http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/index.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Interactive website to learn about the river; Teacher's Guide with classroom activities to go along with the program (recorded as a TV and radio series) about American music along the Mississippi River at the end of the 20th century Feedback or questions: jtj@fmail.plala.or.jp 136 PBS Nature: American Eagle Educational Web Page Multimedia http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/tag/mississippi-river/ General Public "Various full episodes available online about the Bald Eagle, American Eagle populations in the Mississippi River habitat" 137 PBS American Experience: Fatal Flood Guide Educational Web Page http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/peopleevents/e_control.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "On the Mississippi River Flood of 1927; Teacher's active learning guide in areas: History, economics, geography, and civics" 138 PBS Journey to Planet Earth: Rivers of Destiny Educational Resources Educational Web Page Curriculum http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/education/riversofdestiny.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Lesson to go along with video of Rivers of Destiny focused on 3 major rivers: Mississippi, Amazon, Mekong; video available for purchase on the site as well" 139 Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) Project Clean Streams Project/Program Field Trips http://www.kypride.org/educators/cleanstreams.php Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Students and teachers go on field trips to monitor local waterways; intended to demonstrate the importance of good water quality through stream walk field trips to teachers and students 2292 South Highway 27 Somerset KY 42501 37.025100 -84.62626090 "General Phone: 888-356-6527, Email: jjohnson@centertech.com" 140 Portland State University The Student Watershed Research Project Project/Progam Research Course http://www.swrp.esr.pdx.edu/about_swrp/about.html Middle School students High School students water quality research and watershed health analysis; students add valuable information to a regional watershed database and learn to gather and use scientific information in community decision-making; use integrated science curriculum P.O. Box 751-ESR Portland OR 97207 45.523900 -122.67510000 "Mary Ann Schmidt, Program Coordinator: (503) 725-2343, maryanns@pdx.edu" 141 Prairie Rivers Network Training Sessions/workshops Workshops http://prairierivers.org/training-assistance/ General Public Environmental Agencies College/University students Educators (College/University) "Human interaction sort of - drainage, waste/pharmaceutical byproducts, mitigation, restoration, etc.; Provide workshops & networking opportunities; work for protection of Illinois rivers/streams" "1902 Fox Drive, Suite G." Champaign IL 61820 40.092541 -88.24865700 "General contact: (217) 344-2371, info@prairierivers.org" 142 Prairie Rivers Network River Education Page (articles) Educational Web Page http://prairierivers.org/tag/river-education/ General Public Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Educators (College/University) Posts articles related to river education about Illinois rivers and streams (not solely the Mississippi River) "1902 Fox Drive, Suite G." Champaign IL 61820 40.092541 -88.24865700 "General contact: (217) 344-2371, info@prairierivers.org" 143 Project Watershed Student/Teacher Resources Curriculum http://projectwatershed.org/lessons-modules-and-other-classroom-resources Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Lessons and modules for the classroom as well as other resources for students and teachers 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse NY 13210 43.035207 -76.13659500 Office of Educational Outreach: (315) 470-4697 144 Project WET Discover the Waters of Tennessee KIDs (Kids in Discovery) Booklet Project "Curriculum Multimedia" http://projectwet.org/project-wet-news-events/blog_entry/discover-the-waters-of-tennessee-kids-booklet/ General Public Elementary School students Middle School students """incorporate fun, hands-on activities for students to learn about watersheds, plants, animals and other unique characteristics in addition to stewardship of the state’s water resources""" "1001 West Oak Street, Suite 210" Bozeman MT 59715 45.693035 -111.05042320 145 Project WET Native Waters: Sharing the Source Multimedia http://projectwet.org/water-resources-education/water-native-american-education/traveling-exhibit/ General Public Traveling exhibit "1001 West Oak Street, Suite 210" Bozeman MT 59715 45.693035 -111.05042320 "Scott Frazier, Project WET’s Native Waters and Indigenous People’s Liaison: scott.frazier@projectwet.org, 406-585-4149" 146 Project WET Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Workshops Curriculum Project/Program Multimedia http://projectwet.org/where-we-are/location/mississippi/ General Public Elementary School students Middle School students "Parents: Workshops, booklets to purchase, and Project WET curriculum/activity guide; Youth: Action Education projects" 2148 Riverside Dr. Jackson MS 39202 32.323385 -90.16026740 "Rebecca Jones: (601) 354-7227, rebecca.jones@mmns.state.ms.us" 147 Project WILD K-12 educational resources Curriculum Project/Program Workshops http://www.projectwild.org/overview.htm Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Very wide area of education from ecosystems and biodiversity to economic considerations and human impact - not sure how much pertains to the Mississippi; Provide supplementary education curriculum for kindergarten through high school; goal is to teach stu "5555 Morningside, Suite 212" Houston TX 77005 29.716572 -95.41465700 "Project WILD National Office: (713) 520-1936, info@projectwild.org" 148 Putnam Museum School Outreach Program: River Through Time Multimedia Field Trips http://www.putnam.org/outreach.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Museum teachers bring artifacts and presentation to classroom (hands on learning for individual classes) Geologic history of the Mississippi River (Iowa region) - fossil evidence of plants and animals that inhabited the area hundreds of years ago 1717 West 12th Street Davenport IA 52804 41.531347 -90.60225800 More information: 800-435-3701 149 River Music Experience Permanent Exhibits & Database Multimedia Field Trips http://www.rivermusicexperience.org/exhibits/index.htm General Public "On the S.S. Capitol which played a role in spreading music along the Mississippi and others; also ""ear ports"" or a series of databases with 300 biographies and 1000 audio files and in-depth information on Mississippi River music" 129 Main Street Davenport IA 52801 41.519978 -90.57548640 General contact: 877-326-1333 150 River Network National River Rally Field Trips Workshops Networking http://www.rivernetwork.org/programs/national-river-rally General Public Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Extensive training and fieldtrips; learning and networking opportunities; emphasize building relationships with federal agencies and constituencies; not sure how much of this is tailored to the Miss River "520 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1130" Portland OR 97204 45.519862 -122.67780100 "Matt Burke: (503) 542-8383, Deb Merchant (503) 542-8392" 151 River Network Partnership Program Other Services Workshops Networking http://www.rivernetwork.org/programs/partnership-program Environmental Agencies "they provide individualized support, publications, resources and trainings; also link partnering groups to one another" "520 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1130" Portland OR 97204 45.519862 -122.67780100 Waverly de Bruijn: (503) 542-8397 152 River Network Clean Water Act demystified Course Educational Web Page http://www.rivernetwork.org/learn-about-clean-water-act All of the above Provide an online course/virtual training aimed to help demystify the Clean Water Act as it applies to rivers and river habitats "520 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1130" Portland OR 97204 45.519862 -122.67780100 "General contact: (503) 241-3506, Health&Environment Director Steve Dickens (802) 858-2160" 153 River Network River Leaders Other Services Networking http://www.rivernetwork.org/programs/river-leaders Environmental Agencies Help organizations form long term goals and plans and outreach to communities; can request assistance or be linked with local trainers "520 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1130" Portland OR 97204 45.519862 -122.67780100 Program Associate Dawn DiFuria: 503-542-8393 154 River of Words Creative Resources Curriculum Multimedia Project/Program http://www.riverofwords.org/index.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) River of Words Art and Poetry contest on a watershed theme grades K-12 (in separate categories); also have a resource for teachers for teaching the natural world creatively grades K-12 933 Parker St. #38 Berkeley CA 94710 37.858846 -122.29204800 "General contact: info@riverofwords.org, Phone:510-548-7636" 155 River Research & Design Company Education/Project Facilitators Course Workshops http://www.riverspace.com/overview.html Environmental Agencies "Provide understanding of complex floodplains and river reaches, flood protection, stream/river restoration; they are educators/facilitators who guide projects" 1345 E. Spur Ave. Gilbert AZ 85296 33.344891 -111.76110400 Main office: (480)-275-5077 156 RiverMap.org "Map/""Guide to organizations working to keep the Mississippi River clean & healthy""" Multimedia http://www.rivermap.org/ All of the above 157 Rivers Online Information/Resource Sharing Curriculum Networking http://rol.freenet.columbus.oh.us/index.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Very informal at the moment and underdeveloped but maybe something to look back at soon; encourage information sharing among students doing projects pertaining to the river systems; have limited sample lesson plans 158 Science Museum of Minnesota Three Rivers Residency Field Trips http://www.smm.org/schools/atyourschool/residencies/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Includes an assembly on the three rivers including discussion of: Biology, Ecology, Scientific Reasoning, Inquiry; Also has class session activities for varying age groups" 120 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul MN 55102 44.943492 -93.09566080 "Residency reservation information: schooloutreach@smm.org, (800) 221-9444, ext. 4748" 159 Science Museum of Minnesota Mississippi River Gallery Multimedia Field Trips http://www.smm.org/visit/mississippi/ General Public "Big River Student Art Contest entries, Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, Pollution in the St. Croix, Panoramic views, River Pilot Simulator, Tour of an authentic towboat - the Charles E." 120 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul MN 55102 44.943492 -93.09566080 "General contact: (800) 221-9444, info@smm.org" 160 SIUE Rivers project Curriculum http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/Whatisriversproject/Whatisriverproj1.htm High School students Educators (High School) "Goal is to increase scientific literacy among high school students. Provide curriculum for purchase and train educators in an interdisciplinary approach to river education - use the rivers as a basis for teaching chemistry, biology, earth science, geogra" Box 2222 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL 62026 38.811600 -89.95340000 Dr. Robert Williams: rivers@siue.edu 161 Southeast Watershed Forum Regional Roundtables Networking http://www.southeastwaterforum.org/roundtables/mississippi.asp General Public Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Educators (College/University) "Mississippi Watershed Summit (Roundtable), Mississippi Coastal Basin Watershed forum, North Mississippi Basin Roundtable; also Kentucky Watershed Roundtable; Tennessee Watershed Roundtable" P.O. Box 41721 Nashville TN 37204 36.100349 -86.77180170 162 Stroud Water Research Center Curriculum support Curriculum http://www.stroudcenter.org/education/CurricularResources/index.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Curriculum relating to watershed activities, watershed models and lessons, stream hydrology, macroinvertebrate resources" 970 Spencer Road Avondale PA 19311 39.858657 -75.78325320 General contact: 610-268-2153 163 Tennessee Clean Water Network Building the River Movement in Tennessee Networking http://www.tcwn.org/buildingtheriver General Public Environmental Agencies "Provides information on clean water laws and how they work, organizing assistance, and networking between groups; plan to hold annual conference to bring people together; also offer formal trainings" 123A S. Gay St. Knoxville TN 37902 35.968345 -83.92031030 Office: 865-522-7007 164 Texas State University Water Monitoring Curriculum Companion Curriculum http://txstreamteam.rivers.txstate.edu/Educators/Curriculum.html Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Interactive lessons on various aspects of water monitoring, conducting a watershed survey, and analysis of the data" 601 University Drive San Marcos TX 78666 29.887718 -97.93570700 "Phone: 877-506-1401, Email: txstreamteam@txstate.edu" 165 The 1 Mississippi Campaign Web resources Educational Web Page http://1mississippi.net/category/public-site/about-mississippi-river All of the above "the About the Mississippi River section has information on River Wildlife; Economies and Communities; Water Quality and Drinking Water; River Flow, Locks, Dams and Levees; and the Dead Zone. Meet our River also has a Map showing National Parks, River Ev" 4507 N. Ravenswood Ave #106 Chicago IL 60640 41.963728 -87.67358100 166 The Agricultural Watershed Institute Shared Learning Educational Resources Field Trips Workshops Networking http://www.agwatershed.org/shared.php All of the above "Seminars, roundtables, field trips - some of them about nutrient management incentive programs, stream naturalization,etc." 4004 College Park Road Decatur IL 62521 39.851435 -88.89301910 "(217) 877-5640, info@agwatershed.org" 167 The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education Take a Dip: Global Water Sampling project Networking Curriculum Research http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/dipproj2/en/ Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Students compare the water quality of their stream, river, pond, lake, etc. with that of other students/student groups around the world; looking for aquatic organisms, chemical measurements, etc." Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken NJ 07030 40.746107 -74.02413670 168 The Environmental Literacy Council "Information on water: cycle, watersheds, etc." Educational Web Page http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/180.html General Public Information and resources pertaining to watersheds "1625 K Street, NW, Suite 1020" Washington DC 20006 38.902921 -77.03735390 "info@enviroliteracy.org, (202) 296-0390" 169 The GLOBE Program Teacher's Guide: Hydrology Chapter Curriculum Educational Web Page http://www.globe.gov/tctg/tgchapter.jsp?sectionId=143&lang=EN Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Teacher's guide Hyrdology Chapter with protocols for various controls (finding pH, salinity, electrical conductivity, etc.) and sampling procedures" 170 The National Academies Report: Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico Report http://www.iaenvironment.org/documents/NutrientControlActionsforImprovingWaterQualityintheMRBandNorthernGulfofMexico.pdf General Public Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Educators (College/University) "76 page report on ""implementing provisions of the Clean Water Act to strengthen nutrient reduction objectives across the Mississippi River basin"" - intiating nutrient control programs, identifying alternatives for allocating nutrient load reductions, and" 171 The National Academies "Report: Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities" Report http://www.kwalliance.org/Portals/3/Mississippi%20River-Clean%20Water%20Act%20report%20-%20compressed.pdf General Public Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers Educators (College/University) Prepublication copy of a 228 page report on the Mississippi River and Clean Water Act initatives 172 The National Health Museum Activities Exchange A Living Watershed - online unit Educational Web Page Curriculum http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/droege_watershed.php High School students Educators (High School) "Using the local watershed as a classroom, students have the opportunity to understand basic ecological concepts, conduct scientific inquiries, understand the interdependence between science, technology, and mathematics in an urban community, develop compe" Lesson Plan creator Alonda Droege: adroegSN@ix.netcom.com 173 The Nature Conservancy Explore the Mississippi River: virtual journey Educational Web Page http://www.nature.org/wherewework/greatrivers/explore/ General Public "TNC Illinois Field Office: (312) 580-2100, illinois@tnc.org OR Worldwide office: +1 (703) 841-5300" 174 The Watershed Project Community Stewardship & Edcuation Programs Project/Program Workshops Course http://www.thewatershedproject.org/programs.html All of the above For youth: education programs like after school activities and free classes; for educators/teachers: workshops; for all: service-learning stewardship projects/programs "1327 South 46th Street, 155 Richmond Field Station" Richmond CA 94804 37.915815 -122.33909360 "Kathleen Brogan: (510) 665-3643, kathleen@thewatershedproject.org" 175 Tulane The Mississippi Levee System and the Old River Control Structure Educational Web Page http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/envirobio/enviroweb/FloodControl.htm General Public "Webpage on the ""Louisiana Environment"" describing the levee system and the old river control structure from 1700s to present day" 6823 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans LA 70118 29.935375 -90.12281300 176 Tunica RiverPark Museum Exhibits centered on the life and history of the Mississippi River http://www.tunicariverpark.com/museum.asp All of the above "One River Park Dr., P.O. Box 99" Tunica Resorts MS 38664 34.795850 -90.28078680 177 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois Natural History Survey Library Resources http://www.library.illinois.edu/nhx/resources/#illinoisflora All of the above 1408 W. Gregory Dr. Urbana IL 61801 40.104730 -88.22879800 "Illinois Natural History Survey Library: 217-333-6892, library@inhs.illinois.edu" 178 University of Illinois Extension The All-Star River Explorers http://urbanext.illinois.edu/rivers/01.cfm Elementary School students Educators (Elementary School) Students can learn about the river on the website and teachers can access activities and other teaching resources on the site as well 179 University of Memphis River Project (Research) http://www.memphis.edu/riverproject/ General Public College/University students Educators (College/University) Seismic experiment - Trying to understand the interaction of the river with the aquifer as well as the role of fault lines in the river and seismic activity 101 Wilder Tower Memphis TN 38152 35.117279 -89.93973760 180 University of Minnesota Honors Seminar: Living With the Mississippi River http://honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/honors_sems_current.html#14 " College/University students" """Students in this course will combine knowledge from natural and social sciences with policy, planning, and design frameworks to develop realistic, potentially feasible solutions to river-related challenges posed by community partners."" Taught by Patrick" 181 University of Minnesota Mississippi Metagenomics Laboratory Course http://www.cbs.umn.edu/bioprog/courses/Biol_4035_Fall2010.pdf " College/University students" "Syllabus; taught by Bruce Jarvis (jarvi153@umn.edu); provides students ""with the opportunity to contribute to research on the microbial populations in the Mississippi River""" 182 University of Minnesota River Resources Global River Web http://environment.umn.edu/riverlife/global_river.html All of the above Website with information on world rivers 1954 Buford Avenue 325 VoTech Building St. Paul MN 55108 44.979018 -93.18557350 "River Life Coordinator Pat Nunnally: pdn@umn.edu, (612) 626-7014" 183 University of Minnesota River Resources River Futures http://environment.umn.edu/riverlife/river_futures.html " College/University students" "Connect them to Miss. River National Park (Gopher Rangers); ""students can participate in habitat restoration, assist with a canoe program for children, attend educational sessions and enjoy customized field trips""" 1954 Buford Avenue 325 VoTech Building St. Paul MN 55108 44.979018 -93.18557350 "River Life Coordinator Pat Nunnally: pdn@umn.edu, (612) 626-7014" 184 University of Minnesota River Resources Telling River Stories http://environment.umn.edu/riverlife/telling_river_stories.html All of the above "Interactive map with ""stories"" located at different points and in different places of the river" 1954 Buford Avenue 325 VoTech Building St. Paul MN 55108 44.979018 -93.18557350 "River Life Coordinator Pat Nunnally: pdn@umn.edu, (612) 624-3739" 185 University of Minnesota River Resources River Talk Blog http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ione/rivertalk/ General Public Blog pertaining to Mississippi River 1954 Buford Avenue 325 VoTech Building St. Paul MN 55108 44.979018 -93.18557350 "River Life Coordinator Pat Nunnally: pdn@umn.edu, (612) 626-7014" 186 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse River Studies Center (Research) http://www.uwlax.edu/biology/RiverCntr/research.html General Public College/University students Educators (College/University) Pertaining to many various aspects of the river's ecosystem 1725 State St. La Crosse WI 54601 43.812834 -91.22902240 187 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Mississippi River Summer Adventure Camps http://www.uwlax.edu/mss/Precollege/MRA%202010%20dates.pdf Middle School students High School students "Intro (7-10) ""learn elements of math and science while developing skills in various areas including team building, outdoor adventures, collaborative thinking, and exploration""; advanced (9-12) ""hike and canoe while exploring non-violent social change, con" 1725 State St. La Crosse WI 54601 43.812834 -91.22902240 Office of Multicultural Student Services: (608) 785-8225 188 University of Wisconsin Extension Illustrated Key to Macroinvertebrate life in the river http://www.mtwatercourse.org/media/downloads/lifeinriver.pdf Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Montana Watercourse Education Outreach Coordinator Kathryn Watson: kwatson@montana.edu, 406-994-6425" 189 Upper Mississippi Basin Stakeholder Network Web resources http://www.umbsn.org/indexnew.shtml General Public Sections on the website of interest: GIS data and Map Gallery for visual representations of the area; also the Mississippi River Management section of the Feature Content "360 Vila Street, #7" Winona MN 55987 44.052037 -91.66735270 "(507) 457-8714, umbsn@smumn.edu" 190 US Army Corps of Engineers Timeline: Past Cultures of the Upper Mississippi River http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/history/past_cultures/ General Public "Descriptions of the past cultures of the Upper Mississippi region divided by epochs: Pleistocene, Altithermal, Recent Holocene, Paleo-Indians, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, Archaeology" "180 5th St. East Suite 700" St. Paul MN 55101 44.947919 -93.08858400 " US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, General Questions: 651-290-5807" 191 US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Locks and Dams http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/default.asp?pageid=145 General Public "Gives an overview of the Mississippi River locks and dams as well as overviews, hydrological data, and recreational activities for individual locks and dams along the river" "180 5th St. East Suite 700" St. Paul MN 55101 44.947919 -93.08858400 " US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, General Questions: 651-290-5807" 192 US Army Corps of Engineers History: Federal participation in waterways development http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/history/missrnav/federal.asp General Public "Webpage with information on: Improvements of the mouth, Jetty system, Levee System, the Mississippi Rier Commission, Lower Mississippi Valley Division, and Improvements in Navigation in chronological history" "180 5th St. East Suite 700" St. Paul MN 55101 44.947919 -93.08858400 " US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, General Questions: 651-290-5807" 193 US Army Corps of Engineers Chapter: River training structures and secondary channel modifications http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/projs/emp/5%20River%20Training.pdf General Public Environmental Agencies Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Design Chapter on various aspects of river structure and design "180 5th St. East Suite 700" St. Paul MN 55101 44.947919 -93.08858400 " US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, General Questions: 651-290-5807" 194 US Fish & Wildlife Service Animal and Plant Species of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge http://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/uppermiss/feis/AppendixK.pdf General Public Animal and Plant Species List for the Upper Mississippi River Refuge; listed by common and scientific name; marked by state and season One Federal Drive Fort Snelling MN 55111 44.893709 -93.19544430 195 USGS Ground Water and Surface Water Booklet http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1139/ General Public Ground water interaction with streams/lakes/wetlands; chemical interactions; interactions in varying landscapes (i.e. river terrain); effects of human activities on groundwater-surface water interactions 196 USGS Water Education Posters http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/OutReach.html Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) For questions about purchasing: usgsstore@usgs.gov 197 USGS Aquatic Plants of the Upper Mississippi http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/multimedia/presentations/aqua_2.pdf General Public Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center General Contact: 608-783-6451 198 USGS Asian Carp Invasion of the Upper Mississippi River http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/reports_publications/psrs/psr_2000_05.html General Public "Report which provides information in text, graphs, and tables on the spread of Asian Carp in the Mississippi River system" Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center General Contact: 608-783-6451 199 USGS Webpage: About the Upper Mississippi River System http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/umesc_about/about_umrs.html General Public Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center General Contact: 608-783-6451 200 USGS Coastal & Marine Geology InfoBank: Mississippi River http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/school/keypage/Mississippi_River.html General Public "Short descriptions of various subjects relating to the Mississippi River, including but not limited to: texture of stream beds, flooding hazards, stream capture, 1973 flood, auxiliary structure, low sill structure, bed load, etc." 201 Utah State University Stream Side Science Curriculum http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/htm/educationalprograms/streamsidescience9 Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) """a set of 11 water related activities and lesson plans correlated directly to the 9th grade Earth Systems Science Core"" - aquatic environments, macroinvertebrates, stream health, riparian review, etc" 1400 Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322 41.740846 -111.81576390 For eacher training or hard copies of curriculum: (435) 797-2580 202 Vicksburg Riverfront Murals http://www.riverfrontmurals.com/indexmain.htm General Public 203 Washington University in St. Louis Center for Sustainable River Systems http://www.eer.wustl.edu/CenterForSustainableRiverSystems.asp All of the above One Brookings Drive Campus Box 1180 St. Louis MO 63130 38.668267 -90.32308070 "Environmental & Energy Research Administrative Assistant Kimberly Coleman: (314) 935-5548, kcole@seas.wustl.edu" 204 Washington Virtual Classroom Water Quality Project http://www.forks.wednet.edu/wvc/cadre/waterquality/rookies.html Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Students ideally visit several locations along the streams they have chosen to study . They share information and teach each other via videoconferencing throughout the year 205 Water on the Web Water Science Curriculum http://www.waterontheweb.org/curricula/ws/ws_index.html College/University students "Lectures in powerpoint, pdf, and word documents; modules pertain to lake and stream ecology, data collection/management/analysis" Dr. Bruce Munson: bmunson@d.umn.edu 206 Watershed Activities to Encourage Restoration (WATER) List of Resources http://www.watershedactivities.com/resource.html# General Public 207 Watershed Education Network School stream monitoring program http://www.montanawatershed.org/Pages/Programs/SchoolMonitoringFieldTrips.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) 315 S. 4th E. The Swift Building. Suite 203 Missoula MT 59801 46.855664 -114.00791540 water@montanawatershed.org 208 Wilderness Inquiry & Mississippi River Fund Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/programs/uwca.php General Public "info@wildernessinquiiry.org, 612-676-9400" 209 Winona State University Center for Mississippi River Studies http://elearning.winona.edu/projects/CMRS/index.html College/University students Educators (College/University) "Have various resources but it looks fairly new and may develop further; Teaching and learning the river section has one feature called ""Picture the River"" - a photo gallery; River Explorer is available for excursions, and they offer river courses" P.O. Box 5838 Winona MN 55987 43.970122 -91.63721500 rivercenter@winona.edu 210 Wisconsin DNR Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!) http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/ Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) "Teaching activities/lesson plans/multimedia available; Concerned with all environmental education but there are a few relating to the Miss River: conducting a fish survey, discussing wetland habitats, ""alien"" invasive species" 101 S WEBSTER ST Madison WI 53707 43.075075 -89.38045880 "Carrie A. Morgan: Carrie.Morgan@wisconsin.gov, (608) 267-5239" 211 Wisconsin DNR Mississippi River Invasive Exotic Species http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/gmu/mississippi/invasives.htm General Public 101 S WEBSTER ST Madison WI 53707 43.075075 -89.38045880 Wisconsin DNR General Call Center: 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936-7463) 212 Wisconsin DNR Exploration of the Mississippi River Activity Guide http://dnr.wi.gov/org/gmu/mississippi/LessonGuide.htm Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Sections on water quality and sedimentation, management issues, fish and wildlife, mussels, river history/inspiration (each of these has multimple lessons/activities attached); activities give background; many subjects (math, science) covered" 101 S WEBSTER ST Madison WI 53707 43.075075 -89.38045880 Wisconsin DNR General Call Center: 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936-7463) 213 Young Naturalists "Teacher's Guide for ""A Most Amazing River""" http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/education/teachers/activities/volunteer_studyguides/mississippi_studyguide.pdf Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) "Can be applied to Minnesota Dept. of Education standards; Contains study questions and answer sheet, vocabulary, assessment questions and answer key and flash cards" 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55155 44.955753 -93.08470280 214 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium http://www.lumcon.edu/ General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) College/University students Educators (College/University) """Watershed education, hypoxia education, hypoxia research, hypoxia web site, Bayouside classroom for middle school curriculum""" 8124 Highway 56 "Chauvin," LA 70344 29.438553 -90.59536510 Murt Conover mconover@lumcon.edu Nicole Cotten ncotten@lumcon.edu Jennifer Robinson jrobinson@lumcon.edu 215 Cornell University - Department of Natural Resources Research Research http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/ College/University students Policymakers/Decision-makers Educators (College/University) "Currently operating under an NSF grant to study ""N pollution from agriculture and resulting hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico""" "Fernow Hall, Cornell University" Ithaca NY 14853 42.447909 -76.47799770 Steven Wolf Cornell University saw44@cornell.edu Politics/Policy General river ecology Human interaction/human developments along the river 216 Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Coast Restoration Curriculum Curriculum http://www.btnep.org/home.asp Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) curriculum on the Restoration of the Louisiana coast using water and sediments from the Mississippi River. BTNEP Nicholls State University P.O. Box 2663 Thibodaux LA 70310 29.794468 -90.80143360 "Alma Robichaux P. O. Box 2663, NSU Thibodaux, La 70310" Plants Geology Floods Water Quality Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 217 Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Outreach and Resources Project/Program Volunteer Educational Web Page http://www.btnep.org/home.asp All of the above "programs geared toward the restoration of our coast and its cultures; collection of resources on "" Invasive Species, Water Quality, Restoration Projects, and culture/histiry of the Mississippi River and its distributary, Bayou Lafourche""" BTNEP Nicholls State University P.O. Box 2663 Thibodaux LA 70310 29.794468 -90.80143360 "Alma Robichaux P. O. Box 2663, NSU Thibodaux, La 70310" Plants Geology Floods Water Quality Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 218 Friends of Kickapoo Creek Fishes of the Kickapoo Creek Basin Multimedia http://kickapoocreek.org/images/FOKC_Fish_Poster_SM.pdf General Public Poster of fish species found in the Kickapoo Basin and nearby regions "Janice Holder: friendsofkickapoocreek@gmail.com, 309-473-9285" 219 US Army Corps of Engineers Rivers project Curriculum Educational Web Page Special Events http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rivers/ All of the above "provide environmental education and water safety programming. Special events for scout groups, general public. information on numerous web sites and facebook" 301 Riverlands Way West Alton MO 63386 38.847439 -90.15986730 National Great Rivers Museum: 618-462-6979 Animals Plants Floods Water Quality Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration Wetlands Water Safety 220 Principia College Educational Program Curriculum Research College/University Students Principia teaches a course in Freshwater Ecology. We have a boat on the river and the class spends one day a week during the fall quarter investigating the ecology of the Mississippi River. We also have class research and often senior capstone research on the River 1 Maybeck Place Elsah IL 62028 38.953348 -90.34801300 Mike Rechlin: mike.rechlin@principia.edu Animals Plants Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 221 The Confluence Partnership Partnership Program Project/Program Educational Web Page Volunteer http://www.confluencegreenway.org/m-partners.php All of the above "They offer hands-on volunteer activities (habitat restoration, clean-ups, etc.) as well as interpretive bike rides and walks and conservation education programs such as Eagle Days on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge." All of the Above 222 Trinity-St. Paul Lutheran school Curriculum Curriculum http://www.tsplutheranschool.org/ Elementary School students Middle School students "Curriculum covers daily use of the river for water, food, transporation, and wild life" 6961 West Frontage Road Worden IL 62097 38.909856 -89.82283950 Dennis Hemann: dhemann@madisontelco.com Animals Plants Geography Water Quality History 223 US Fish & Wildlife Service Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Project/Program http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=33621 All of the above "Provides natural resource interpretation consisting of kioks, signage, brochures, leaflets, news releases, special events, and a variety of informal programs and presentations. If staffing capabilities grow, environmental education opportunities will be offered in the future." "HC 82, Box 107 (Hagen Road)" Brussels IL 62013 38.949494 -90.58873140 Curt McMurl: curt_mcmurl@fws.gov Animals Plants General river ecology 224 Illinois American Water Water Quality and Environmental Projects Project/Program http://www.amwater.com/ilaw/Learning-Center/ All of the above "Assist in other programs offered in the community, give water treatment tours of water plants supplied by the Mississippi (Davenport, Cairo, Alton, East St. Louis), and when asked will go out and speak about water treatment and the importance of protecting the environment for our industry as well as talk about some of the environmental projects we do. We would be willing to partnership with others in sponsoring environmental projects." 300 North Water Works Drive Belleville IL 62223 38.527417 -90.04090100 Esther C. Dundore: 618-239-3249 Water Quality 225 Illinois Natural History Survey Fish Collection Research http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/animals_plants/fish/ High School students College/University students Educators (College/University) "We hold the largest and old collection of fish specimens from Illinois and a large number from the Mississippi River and watershed outside of Illinois. While our resources are mostly used by scientists and resource managers, the specimens and associated data can be used by students and educators to conduct research, giving them experience in how to do research projects." "1816 South Oak Street, MC 652" Champaign IL 61820 40.106369 -88.24125040 Dr. Mike Retzer: retzer@illinois.edu Animals General river ecology 226 St. Jacob Elementary School Educational Field Trips Field Trips Elementary school students Field trips to the Mel Price L&D and the museum 305 Jacob Street St Jacob IL 62281 38.716400 -89.76964810 Dan Eyrich daniel.eyrich@triadunit2.org Animals Geography Geology Floods Culture along the river History 227 Forest Preserve District of Kane County Educational Programs Project/Program http://www.kaneforest.com/naturePrograms/schoolField.aspx Elementary School students Middle School students High School students We offer a school program on wetlands where there is often focus on the Fox River that runs through Kane County. "1996 South Kirk Road, Suite 320" Geneva IL 60134 41.872653 -88.27990400 "Contact: 630-232-5980, forestpreserve@kaneforest.com" Animals Plants Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 228 Mississippi River Citizens Commission Public Forums and Coordination Report Other Services http://www.umbsn.org/watershed_programs/mrcc.shtml General Public Policymakers/Decision-makers Citizen input and recommedations on river matters; Public forums and agency coordination 678 Sioux St. Winona MN 55987 44.046267 -91.65639310 "Robin A. Grawe: ragrawe@hbci.com, 507-454-4141" Plants Politics/Policy Geography Floods Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 229 Alton Regional CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) Visitor Information for Alton and the Mississippi River Project/Program Other Services http://www.visitalton.com/ General Public Educators (Elementary School) "Eagle Watching, Tourism Brochures, Information" 200 Piasa Street Alton IL 62002 38.890517 -90.18669870 "Becky Hudson, Visitor Center Coordinator: bhudson@visitalton.com or Phone: 1-800-ALTON-IL" Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river 230 Fishers and Farmers Partnership for the Upper Mississippi River Basin Mississippi River Basin Fish and Their Habitats Project/Program Report Research Educational Web Page http://fishersandfarmers.org/ Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public "Research, reports, presentations: resources discuss the condition of the basin's fishes, their habitats, and threats to both, as well as how the Partnership intends to reduce the impacts of agriculture." 2630 Fanta Reed Road La Crosse WI 54603 43.869215 -91.25505080 Ken Lubinski: klubinski@usgs.gov Animals Politics/Policy Water Quality Culture along the river Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 231 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Educational Presentations Project/Program Curriculum Research Educational Web Page All of the above "Present at regional, national, international meetings. Present programs in k-12 schools. Educate in our classrooms. Community outreach." Hairpin Dr. Edwardsville IL 62025 38.793302 -89.99597170 Dr. Bill Retzlaff Associate Dean College of Arts and Sciences 618-650-2728 All of the Above 232 St. Louis Confluence Riverkeeper Reports and Education on Water Quality Project/Program Report Educational Web Page http://stlriverkeeper.org/default.aspx Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students College/University students Educators (High School) "Reports on water testing, available online. Education at various events. RiverKeeper's Blog and Newsletter." 8816 Manchester Rd. #301 St. Louis MO 63144 38.612554 -90.35019370 "Mike Bush, Riverkeeper stlriverkeeper@sbcglobal.net" Floods Water Quality General river ecology River restoration 233 USGS-Louisiana Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Scaup Duck Research Research Educational Web Page http://www.rnr.lsu.edu/Research/usgs.htm All of the above "Conducting research in migration ecology of Lesser Scaup ducks that stopover on Pool 19 during spring and fall migration. The website depicts locations of sat-radio-marked female lesser scaup in North Amercia, from birds captured and marked on Pool 19 in March of each year (http://www.ducks.org/Conservation/ScaupResearchProject/3161/ScaupResearchProjectHome.html)" School of Renewable Natural Resources 124 Forestry-Wildlife-Fisheries Building Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 30.408900 -91.19380000 "Dr. Alan D. Afton: AAfton@LSU.EDU, (225)578-4212" Animals 234 Jersey County "Environmental Health of Jersey County (Storm Water, Flooding)" Project/Program http://www.jerseycountyhealth.org/environmentalhealth.htm General Public "Storm water management, Community rating system thru the NFIP" 1307 State Highway 109 Jerseyville IL 62052 39.120047 -90.32844790 Mike Prough: mikeprough@jerseycounty-il.us Politics/Policy Floods Human interaction/human developments along the river 235 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Mississippi River Workshops for Teachers Project/Program Workshops http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/teachers/index.html General Public Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Educators (College/University) We work closely with Living Lands and Waters providing teachers workshops on the Mississippi. "1021 North Grand Avenue East, P.O. Box 19276" Springfield IL 62794 39.787244 -89.64188360 IEPA headquarters (217) 782-3397 Animals Plants Floods Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river 236 University of Illinois Extension Forestry Technical Assistance for Landowners Project/Program Other Services http://web.extension.illinois.edu/forestry/technical_assistance.html General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) UI Extension Educators extend programming and technical assistance to landowners within and adjacent to the Mississippi River and its watershed. 1301 W. Gregory Dr. Urbana IL 61801 40.104178 -88.22385810 "Office of Extension and Outreach: Phone: (217)333-5900 or Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences: (217)333-2770, nres@uiuc.edu" Animals Plants Geology Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 237 Illinois Natural History Survey Education and Outreach Resources Project/Program Research Educational Web Page http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/outreach/index.html General Public Elementary School students Middle School students High School students College/University students Educators (Elementary School) Educators (Middle School) Educators (High School) Educators (College/University) "Mobile Science Center, nature workshops, multiple research projects, web-based INHS biological collections with photos of fauna and flora of Illinois" "1816 South Oak Street, MC 652" Champaign IL 61820 40.106369 -88.24125040 "General contact: (217) 333-6880, general@inhs.uiuc.edu" Animals Plants Politics/Policy Floods Water Quality Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 238 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers "Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory" Project/Program Report Other Services Research Educational Web Page http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/index.cfm Policymakers/Decision-makers Environmental Agencies Research organiziation which occassionaly conducts tours of the facilities; individuals participate in outreach programs; numerous web sites with information pertaining to their research and programs 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 32.301922 -90.87334760 dena.d.dickerson@usace.army.mil Animals Plants Floods Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology River restoration 239 Northwest R-1 School District House Springs Elementary Educational Resources Project/Program http://www.nwr1.k12.mo.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=6&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-128 Elementary school students Lewis and Clark Trunk of items pertaining to the exploration stemming from the Mississippi River. Also -Discovery United Streaming-many videos and information about the region. 4380 Gravois Rd. House Springs MO 63051 38.417549 -90.56407540 Animals Plants Geography Culture along the river History Human interaction/human developments along the river 240 Water Resources Center Minnesota River Basin Data Center Report Research Educational Web Page Workshops http://mrbdc.wrc.mnsu.edu/ Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public "Offer an inventory of watershed data for the MN River Basin, training, and have waterway assessment programs; their mission is to make public information accessible for decision making, to identify gaps in data in the basin, and to provide support, training and outreach for basin citizens" 135 Trafton Science Center South Mankato MN 56001 44.163578 -93.99939960 "Shannon J. Fisher, Director: (507) 389-5492, shannon.fisher@mnsu.edu" Politics/Policy Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 241 Water Resources Center Minnesota River Watershed Alliance Volunteer Educational Web Page http://www.watershedalliance.blogspot.com/ Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public High School students College/University students Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies """Volunteer, Active, Action-Oriented Group of Watershed Advocates""" 135 Trafton Science Center South Mankato MN 56001 44.163578 -93.99939960 "Shannon J. Fisher, Director: (507) 389-5492, shannon.fisher@mnsu.edu" Politics/Policy Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 242 Water Resources Center Research and Education Course Research Workshops Report Project/Program http://wrc.umn.edu/ Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public High School students College/University students Educators (College/University) Environmental Agencies offer collegiate courses and conduct $1.2 million/year in watershed/water quality research; provide training and certification 1985 Buford Avenue St. Paul MN 55108 44.984789 -93.18399700 "Shannon J. Fisher, Director: (507) 389-5492, shannon.fisher@mnsu.edu" Politics/Policy Water Quality Human interaction/human developments along the river General river ecology 243 Iowa Policy Project Reports on Nutrient Flow and Water Quality Report Research Educational Web Page http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/ Environmental Agencies Policymakers/Decision-makers General Public The IPP website contains a number of reports on nutrients flowing from Iowa into the Mississippi and their effect on drinking water in the state's largest potable water supplier. 20 E. Market St. Iowa City IA 52245 41.663900 -91.53500000 David Osterberg: dosterberg@iowapolicyproject.org Water Quality 244 National Great Rivers Research and Education Summer Internship Program Research Course Project/Program http://ngrrec.org/interships College/University students "Experiential learning internship program for undergraduate and graduate college students; students engage in field experimentation, critical thinking, synthesis and presentation of ideas, and leadership in project-level research" 5800 Godfrey Road Godfrey IL 62035 38.950610 -90.19083970 info@ngrrec.org All of the Above