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Resources
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Rossman Water Book
This information on water levels and weather in the Mississippi
Headwaters region was developed in 1992 by George Rossman of Grand
Rapids and is now available online in cooperation with Bemidji State
University. The Water Books Project is funded by a grant from the
Blandin Foundation.
Army
Corps of Engineers
Riverine Emergency Management Model FREE software to access
a database model developed primarily for Time-Of-Travel and Spill
Response On River Systems. The model currently covers the Mississippi
River from Grand Rapids to Minneapolis. The travel-time portion
will increase your awareness of just how long it takes to get from
one point on the river to another point downstream for various flow
conditions. Richard Pomerleau, P.E., USA-CEMVP-PE-H, E-Mail: webmaster@mvp-wc.usace.army.mil
Voice: 612-290-5640 Fax: 612-290-5841
Headwaters Science Center
Located near the headwaters of the Mississippi River, Headwaters
Science Center is a non-profit facility under a parent organization
called Opportunities in Science, Inc. HSC is dedicated to science
education and environmental awareness. Opened in 1994, it is the
only such facility between Winnipeg and the Twin Cities. HSC is
affiliated with the Association of
Science and Technology Centers.
Itasca
State Park
Managed by the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources,
Itasca was the first state park in Minnesota. Originally set aside
to protect the timber, Itasca State Park now preserves the Headwaters
of the Mighty Mississippi River.
Other state parks in the Mississippi Headwaters area include:
Lake
Bemidji State Park
Schoolcraft
State Park
Crow
Wing State Park
Charles
A. Lindbergh State Park
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency
Be sure to visit their sections on Environmental Monitoring and
the Stormwater Phase II Permits and regulations.
Big River
Big River covers the waterfront from St. Cloud to the Quad Cities
with the monthly newsletter for people who work, live or play on
the Upper Mississippi River.
Deep Portage Conservation
Reserve
Deep Portage Conservation Reserve is a year around, conference and
environmental education center located on 6,107 acres an hour north
of the City of Brainerd in north central Minnesota.
SEEK
Minnesota's Interactive Directory of Environmental Education Resources.
U.S. Geological
Survey in Minnesota
Real-time stream-flow and river-stage data. National Water Quality
Assessment (NAWQA) Program Upper Mississippi River Basin Study Unit:
A major source for Water Quality Assessment.
Minnesota Canoe Association
Connecting with others who like to canoe the waters of Minnesota.
Minnesota Parks and Trails Council
Working to save Minnesota's natural treasures.
Mississippi River Basin: 2002 imparied waters
General Research Links
River Network
The parent for the River Watch water quality monitoring program,
this organization has information on volunteer monitoring of rivers
and streams, a directory of river groups, and iinformation about
protecting rivers.
Steamboats
Great history with photos and sound of actual steamboats that plied
the Mississippi River.
Canals
and Rivers of the United States
More Rivers Bibliography from Wallace Venable.
CRYSYS
A Canadian research project using satellites to develop weather
models of the cryosphere. Topics include sea ice conditions, seasonal
snow cover, permafrost, glacier and ice cap research.
International Rivers Network
Linking Human Rights and Environmental Protection. The IRN web site
is a global resource for all people who share our concern for protecting
and restoring the world's rivers and ensuring respect for the rights
of 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.
Mississippi
River Bibliography Web Site
This Mississippi River Voyages listing started as a post to the
newsgroup rec.boats.cruising by Bill Whalen (wwhalen@dtic.dla.mil)
The initials [BW] indicate his comments. I have formatted his ASCII
text, and added a few personal notes. My notes are initialed [wv].
Wallace Venable, (venable@cemr.wvu.edu)
Navigation
of the Mississippi River
This site features navigation charts and information about barge
transportation, lock conditions, navigation notices, rules of the
road, river conditions and weather.
River Management Society
RMS is a non-profit professional society bringing together a diverse
group of people to approach river management holistically. Their
main objective is to advance the profession of river management
by providing managers, researchers, and interested individuals with
a forum for sharing information about the appropriate use and management
of river resources. The RMS has built its organization with a broad
base of expertise in all aspects of river management including an
ecosystem approach to recreation, water quality, riparian health,
and watershed management.
Association for Progressive Communications
APC Is a global internet access provider for NGO's (non-governmental
organizations). IGC is the U.S. member and a founding member of
the Association for Progressive Communications.
The Institute for Global Communications
IGC is a U.S. internet access provider that caters to progressive
groups. IGC serves to expand and inspire movements for environmental
sustainability, human and workers' rights, nonviolent conflict resolution,
social and economic justice, and women's equality by providing and
developing accessible computer networking tools. They house a number
of environmental groups in an area called EcoNet
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