CREI - Links to other resources

Clearinghouses

WaterWiser
http://www.waterwiser.org
WaterWiser's mission is to be the preeminent resource for water efficiency and water conservation information. WaterWiser is a cooperative project of the American Water Works Association, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

EcoNet
http://www.igc.org/igc/econet/index.html
Econet's directory of organizations. These organizations are EcoNet members whose materials are available on the Internet, most via the EcoNet Gopher and EcoNet World Wide Web site.

Envirolink
http://www.envirolink.org
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization... a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in over 130 countries.

Envirolink Library
http://www.envirolink.org/EnviroLink_Library/Water

The Institute for Global Communications
http://www.igc.apc.org
Beginning in 1987, the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) played a formative role in bringing advanced communications technologies to grassroots organizations worldwide working for peace, human rights, environmental sustainability, women's rights, conflict resolution and worker rights.

Environmental Professional's Guide to the Net
http://www.clay.net
This guide is for environmental professionals worldwise who are interested in locating technical sites on the Internet. The EPGN provides brief descriptions of each site to assist the user in evaluating a site prior to visiting it.

Rivers Alliance of Connecticut
http://www.riversalliance.org
The Rivers Alliance maintains an email list service for river information, alerts, and events throughout the state of CT, as well as a statewide website.

Connecticut River Watershed Council
http://www.ctriver.org
Works in partnership with citizens to protect the entire Connecticut River. The Web site contains news about the river and info about the Council's programs, a river directory, related reports, and useful links.

Environmental Education

The Directory of Environmental Education Resources
http://www.einet.net/hytelnet/FUL008.html
(DEER) is a joint project of the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education and the Colorado Department of Education. DEER includes Colorado and regional agencies, organizations, companies, groups, and individuals who disseminate environmental education resources. Contact the organizations listed for more information about their programs.

EELink-Environmental Education on the Internet
http://www.eelink@eelink.umich.edu/
Consistent with the key principles of environmental education, our mission is to spread information and ideas that will help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students. We are building this resource for students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers, nature center staff and curriculum developers.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
http://www.enc.org/
The purpose of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse is to encourage the adoption and use of K-12 curriculum materials and programs which support state and national efforts to improve teaching and learning in mathematics and science. It provides better access to resources by creating, maintaining, and cataloguing a comprehensive, multi-media collection of materials and programs.

River Network Online
http://www.rivernetwork.org/
We support river and watershed advocates at the local, state, and regional levels, help them build effective organizations, and promote our working together to build a nationwide movement for rivers and watersheds. River Network also acquires and conserves riverlands that are critical to the services that rivers perform for human communities: drinking water supply, floodplain management, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, and open space.

U.S. Water News Online
http://www.uswaternews.com
U.S. Water News Online is the electronic version of America's premier water news publication. U.S. Water News Online keeps its readers abreast of the latest news concerning water and water issues around the country.

Waternet
http://waternet.com
At this site you can view previous issues of Water Technology, and International Ground Water Technology.

Academic Institutions

The National Institutes for Water Resources
http://wrri.nmsu.edu/niwr/
The National Institutes for Water Resources is a network of Research Institutes in every state. They conduct basic and applied research to solve water problems unique to their area. The bulk of institute funding comes from non-federal sources.

The Connecticut River HomePage
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/
Ed Klekowski is a Professor of Biology at UMASS in Amherst, MA. He has put together this website containing information about the biology, history, and geology of New England's Largest River. Check out the photos he's taken from his many dives below the river surface.

Environmental Organizations

The American Water Works Association
http://www.awwa.org
(AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. Its more than 50, 000 members represent the full spectrum of the drinking water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academians, regulators, and others who hold a genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership includes more than 3,700 utilities that supply water to roughly 170 million people in North America.

International Rivers Network
http://www.irn.org
The IRN web site is a global resource for all people who share our concern for preserving and restoring the world's rivers and riverine communities. The site provides activists throughout the world with important, in-depth background and current information on river campaigns. You'll also find an overview of our organization, our work and the many resources we have available.

Federal Agencies & Programs