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Introduction:
Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): information on the state
agency that deals with water, land or air in Oregon. http://www.deq.state.or.us/
Washington
Department of Ecology (Ecology): information on the state agency that deals
with water, land or air in Washington’s watersheds. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/
Watch
Over Washington: site for volunteer watershed monitoring in Washington.
http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/wow/
Metro
Regional Government: contains information
on land use planning, natural areas, and greenspaces within Metro's boundaries.
http://www.metro-region.org/
Bureau
of Environmental Services: information about Portland’s sewers
and streams. http://www.cleanrivers-pdx.org/
Community
Watershed Stewardship Program: background on local Portland
watersheds and work the program has been involved in. http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CWSP/WATSHED/
For
the Sake of Salmon: information on salmon and groups in WA, OR and
CA working to restore salmon. http://www.4sos.org/
Lower
Columbia River Estuary Partnership: group working on education and
restoration within the lower Columbia river and tributaries. http://www.lcrep.org/
Northwest
Environmental Defense Center: information on the NEDC and their
lawsuit in 1986 against ORDEQ. http://law.lclark.edu/~nedc/water_wetlands.shtml
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Land
Use and Natural History:
Portland-Vancouver
Regional Stream Coalition: history and information about maintaining
healthy streams. http://www.pdxstreams.org/
US
Bureau of Land Management (BLM): information about land management
in Oregon and Washington. http://www.or.blm.gov/
US
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW): information on recreation,
wildlife and other issues concerning fish and wildlife in the Pacific
Northwest. http://www.r1.fws.gov/
NOAA
Endangered Species Act (Fish): information on listings for Pacific
salmon and endangered fish in the NW. http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1salmon/salmesa/index.htm
US
Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): information on watershed issues in the west and links to other
sites. http://www.rcw.nrcs.usda.gov/
Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW): information on fish and
other wildlife in all of Oregon, includes information on
streamflow, restoration projects and restoration enhancement programs.
This site also has links to other related sites. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/
Oregon
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD): information
on Oregon lands and the development of those lands. http://www.lcd.state.or.us/
Oregon
Plan: information on the Oregon Plan and its initiative to help
restore salmon populations. http://www.oregon-plan.org/
Oregon
Department of Agriculture (ODA): information relating to agriculture
in the basin and elsewhere in Oregon. http://www.oda.state.or.us/
Oregon
Department of Forestry (ODF): information on forests within the
state. It also has links to other related sites. http//www.odf.state.or.us/
Washington
Department of Natural Resources: information on land management and
the protection of Washington’s natural resources including fish,
wildlife and water. http://www.wa.gov/dnr/
State
of Washington Salmon Documents: information on the status of fish in
the state. http://www.governor.wa.gov/esa/science/documents.htm
Washington
Department of Transportation: information on the Watersheds
Initiative program. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/environmental/programs/watershed/watershed.htm
Oregon
Trout: organization dedicated to preserving Oregon's trout and their
habitat. http://www.ortrout.org/
Nutria
in the Northwest: information on this invasive stream and wetland
rodent. http://hope.cse.pdx.edu/wetlands/nwnutria.dir/nnw.htm
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Water
Quality:
EPA
National Nutrient Criteria: information about
nutrient standards. http://www.epa.gov/ost/standards/nutrient.html
Clean
Water Act
TMDL program: information on the TMDL development in each state. Click on the
state that you want information on. http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/
Oregon
DEQ
Water Quality Program: contains many different subjects pertaining
to water quality issues. http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/
Oregon
Water
Quality Limited 303(d) Streams: water quality limited streams in
Oregon displayed by basin. http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/303dlist/303dpage.htm
Washington
Department of Ecology Water Quality Program: information on water
quality programs, TMDL’s, and watersheds. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/wqhome.html
Washington Water Quality Standards:
limits for surface water in Washington. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/standards/index.html
Washington
Water Quality Limited 303(d) Streams: list of streams in violation
of water quality standards for Washington. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/303d/index.html
Washington's
Waters (WSU Coop Extension): water information and resources for
the state of Washington. http://wawater.wsu.edu/
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Water
Quantity:
US
Geological Survey Water Resources for Oregon: information on hydrologic
data, streamflow data, watershed studies and projects and maps. http://oregon.usgs.gov/
US
Geological Survey Water Resources for Washington: information on hydrologic
data, streamflow data, watershed studies and projects and maps. http://wa.water.usgs.gov/
Oregon
Water Resources Department (OWRD): information on water rights and
laws in the State of Oregon. This site has streamflow maps and water
rights maps. http://www.wrd.state.or.us/
Oregon
River Stages: lists the river water stages for all of Oregon’s
rivers. http://zebu.uoregon.edu/cgi-bin2/river/trans.cgi
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Mapping
and Photos:
MetroMap: create your own maps for the Portland/Vancouver area. http://metromap.metro-region.org
Click here for examples and instructions for using
MetroMap.
Washington County GIS:
Interactive mapping program (Intermap) for Washington County. http://www.co.washington.or.us/gisaps/cfdocs/gisweb/
Clackamas County GIS: On-line atlas of maps, aerial photos,
and interactive mapping program (Cmap) for Clackamas County. http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/gis/
Multnomah
County GIS: On-line collection of Multnomah County
information, including interactive mapping program (SAIL). http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dss/maps/
Metro
Maps and Data Library: List of downloadable maps available through
Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=1055
US
Gazateer: create custom on-line maps. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
TerraServer:
aerial photos for the entire United States. http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.asp State
of Washington Watershed Resource Maps: maps and information on
Washington State watersheds. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/wrias/index.html
Oregon
Water Rights Maps: maps that show where surface and ground water has
been allocated for use. http://www.wrd.state.or.us/maps/index.shtml
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