The Environmental
Corner |
From time to time we hope to add items of interest to all of us here in the Isles. Anything we can do to help keep the environment in which we live from becoming fouled from ingredients in the products we use around the house, yard, and boat will only improve things for everyone. If you have information on the environment that you like to have put here, contact the webmaster CONTACT
Save our Swales - what is a SWALE ?
http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/exo/broward/c11bmp/swales.html
Keep trash out of our canals - It's the law! Broward County Code
The residents of the Isles do their part in cleaning up the waterways.
Below Cindy Hutchinson and Joan Sheridan hold one of the T-shirts that is given to volunteers. Click the picture to see Isles residents doing their part in the Waterway Cleanup.
Water Matters! Keeping Water clean http://www.broward.org/watermatters/
|Links for Clean Water, Dirty Water!
- Environmental Organization Web
Directory!
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Environmental search engine with lots of pointers to lots of stuff; some
basic, some technical, some commercial
- Environmental Links
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Pointers to lots of other environmentally-related Web sites
- EPA-Students and
Teachers
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teaching aids, facts about environment, links to other sites
- EPA-Kids
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fun things and info for kids; great page on Water Treatment Process
- Florida DEP
Publications
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has pages on drinking water, ground water, wetlands, and others with basic
information
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
- Lots of water systems and wastewater systems information. Has a page for
kids, students and teachers. Can order reports, curriculum guides and kits on
water and wasterwaste topics.
- Environmental Working Group
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non-profit environmental research group
- Environmental Working Group
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Lots of information on water, biology, geology anc mapping. Can order
publications and data sheets. Data from all states. The Learning Web, within
this site, is dedicated to K-12 education. --
Added by Amy Chan Hilton, from UVa in C'ville, VA on Fri Jun 27 13:11:58 EDT
1997
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment is a partnership
between students, teachers, and scientists from over 80 countries to learn
more about the Earth's atmosphere, hydrology, soils and landcover. --
Added by Marcy Seavey, from I work for the
Iowa Academy of Science in Cedar Falls, IA on Tue Jan 11 17:31:48 EST 2000
Take a look at a collection of environmentally friendly recipes for insecticides, cleaners, and polishes.
This page was last edited on: 08/17/2007