Resources

In addition to the many links that appear throughout this issue (including those you provided in response to our survey, we have gathered the following recommended resources on the Ohio River Bioregion. They include web sites, recommended reading material, relevant news items, and general environmental news links.

Links

The 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program works with 83 communities in the Allegheny County (PA) Sanitary Authority service area. No other region in the U.S, outside of Allegheny County has as many individual sewage collection systems directed to one sewage treatment facility.

American Rivers

End Mountain Top Removal Action and Resource Center

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Waterways

Kentucky Department for Natural Resources

Kentucky Waterways Alliance works to protect and restore Kentucky's waterways and their watersheds by building effective alliances for their stewardship.

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

The Nature Conservancy, Green River Bioreserve

The Nature Conservancy, Darby Creek Watershed

The Nature Conservancy, Clinch River

New River Gorge National River

Mammoth Cave National Park

Ohio River Bridges Project

The Ohio River Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to protect and restore the water quality and ecology of the Ohio River and its tributaries for the health and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio EPA

The Ohio Environmental Council

Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education

Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission is an interstate commission with a mission to control and abate pollution in the Ohio River Basin. It operates programs aimed at improving water quality in the Ohio River and its tributaries. These include: setting waste water discharge standards; performing biological assessments; monitoring for the chemical and physical properties of the waterways; and conducting special surveys and studies.

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Rivers Institute at Hanover College

Rivers Unlimited

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Tennessee Valley Authority

Staff and students of Thomas More College's River Station are working closely with federal, state, and local authorities to monitor and improve water quality in the Ohio River. They are dedicated to improving water conditions, education and preserving the rich heritage this and other waterways have to offer.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is responsible for civil works projects within nearly 76,000 square miles of the Lower Ohio River Basin.

U.S. EPA Region 3: Nonpoint Source Pollution

USGS Real Time Stream Kentucky Stream Flow Data

USGS Real Time Stream Ohio Stream Flow Data

USGS Real Time Stream West Virginia Stream Flow Data

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Ohio River Valley Ecosystem (ORVE) Team is composed of Service personnel from USF&W's Northeast, Southeast and Northcentral regions, and is charged with the development and implementation of a strategic plan for conserving Service trust resources in the ORVE. The ORVE Team is divided into eight subgroups, each specializing in a specific facet of the ecosystem: wetlands, migratory birds, law enforcement, endangered species, fish resources, mollusks, cave/karst habitat and outreach.

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

West Virginia Rivers Coalition

Reading

Braun, E.L. 1950. Deciduous Forests of Eastern North America. New York: Hafner Publishing.

Martin, W.H., S.G. Boyce and A.C. Echternacht (eds.) 1993. Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States: Upland Terrestrial Communities. New York; John Wiley. (Dr. Martin particularly recommends chapters 1-3.)

Martin, W.H., S.G. Boyce and A.C. Echternacht (eds.) 1993. Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States: Lowland Terrestrial Communities. New York; John Wiley.

Hackney, C.T., M. Adams and W.H. Martin (eds.) 1993. Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States: Aquatic Communities. New York; John Wiley.
(Dr. Martin particularly recommends chapters 1-5; 11.)

Hedeen, Stanley, 1994. The Mill Creek: An Unnatural History of an Urban Stream. Blue Heron Press.

Combined Sewer Regulation and Management a Manual of Practice

First American West: The Ohio River Valley 1750-1820

Diatoms of the upper Ohio River Basin and Selected Tributaries: Atlas of Species and their roles in river ecology presents a taxonomic study of the Upper Ohio River Bacillariophyta.

Ohio River Mainstem Systems Study

What are combined sewers and combined sewer overflows?

Environmental News Links & Relevant Articles

The Cost of Coal

National Watersheds: The Ohio River Basin

The Ohio River Valley: Nerve center of the Commonwealth plays big role in nation's economy

Reuters World Environmental News

Capitol Reports Environmental News Link

Grist Magazine

EnviroLink

Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal