An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America
(1996)
An 862-page manual by R.W. Merritt and K.W. Cummins which is suited for professionals.
Contains detailed technical information about aquatic insect ecology and taxonomy.
Does not contain information about non-insect aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Source: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 4050 Westmark Dr., Dubuque, IA 52002
or call (800)228-0810 (~ $60).
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The Lake Book - Actions you can take to protect your lake Massachusetts
Edition
Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Management, Office of Water Resources, 251 Causeway
Street, Suite 600, Boston MA 02114-2104 Tel: 617-626-1250
by M.D. Dresen and R. M. Korth, University of Wisconsin-Extension ($2 +S/H)
Dorothy Snyder, UWEX-Lake Management, CNR-UWSP, Stevens Point WI 54481
Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas (1994?)
a publication of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Water Quality Division.
This handbook is designed to help people become more aware of nonpoint source
pollution problems, and to provide detailed information about management
practices which help prevent and control it. To order, send a $35 check
to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Water Quality Division, 520 Lafayette
Road North, Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194
Manuals
Massachusetts Volunteer Coastal Monitoring General Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (2006)
Generic QAPP Workshop Handouts
Adopt-A-Stream Workbook (Riverways)
Adopt-A-Stream Shoreline Survey (Riverways)
A Citizen's Guide to Lake Watershed Surveys. How to conduct a nonpoint
source phosphorus survey(1992)
by Maine Dept of Environment Protection and Congress of Lake Associations
State House Station 17 Augusta ME 04333
Cape Cod and Islands Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
Procedures
by Curt Hayashi, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2000.
PO Box 3092, 149 Waquoit Highway Waquoit, MA 02536 508-457-0495 wbnerr@capecod.net
Data Interpretation Manual (2002)
Environmental Stewardship in the Gulf of Maine: A Coordinator's
Manual for Volunteer Monitoring (2002)
Published by University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Coastal Program of the State Planning Office this 90 page manual is designed to be used by environmental monitoring groups to develop and evaluate their own organizational structure. While this is not a methods manual, it does provide environmental monitoring guidance and support with respect to the human element of working with groups. While coastal water quality monitoring has been used as the primary example in this document, the organizational and planning information is relevant to any community-based environmental monitoring initiative or group conservation work. This manual contains a self-evaluation that will help you assess the status of your program. Topics included in the manual are: program planning, study design, fundraising, outreach/education, sustaining volunteers and more. For communities contemplating starting a new program, most if not all sections will be relevant. For the seasoned monitoring group this manual can help you revisit your program's goals and objectives; reinvigorate your monitors; or refocus your efforts. The manual is available for $20.00 from Cooperative Extension. To purchase this manual contact: Knox-Lincoln Counties UMCE 1-800-244-2104 (in Maine)/ (207)-832-0343 or esp@umext.maine.edu
Published by University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Coastal Program of the State Planning Office this 90 page manual is designed to be used by environmental monitoring groups to develop and evaluate their own organizational structure. While this is not a methods manual, it does provide environmental monitoring guidance and support with respect to the human element of working with groups. While coastal water quality monitoring has been used as the primary example in this document, the organizational and planning information is relevant to any community-based environmental monitoring initiative or group conservation work. This manual contains a self-evaluation that will help you assess the status of your program. Topics included in the manual are: program planning, study design, fundraising, outreach/education, sustaining volunteers and more. For communities contemplating starting a new program, most if not all sections will be relevant. For the seasoned monitoring group this manual can help you revisit your program's goals and objectives; reinvigorate your monitors; or refocus your efforts. The manual is available for $20.00 from Cooperative Extension. To purchase this manual contact: Knox-Lincoln Counties UMCE 1-800-244-2104 (in Maine)/ (207)-832-0343 or esp@umext.maine.edu
Flow Measurement
A manual on flow measurement methods and calculations. Available from MA
CZM. E-mail Christian.Krahforst@state.ma.us
Generic Environmental Impact Report (GEIR) - Eutrophication and Aquatic Plant Management in Massachusetts. Go tot this Lakes and Ponds site and scroll down to "Notice" where the main document and a practical guide are available for download.
Interpreting Lake Water Quality Data: A Citizen's Guide To print your own PDF copy, go to this site. To order a paper copy, contact the Univ Wisconsin Coop Extension (ask for G3582 $5.00 incl. shipping)
Lakewalk Manual: A guidebook for citizen participation
(1996)
by USEPA Region 10
Pub #: EPA 910/B-95-007
1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle WA 98101
by USEPA Region 10
Pub #: EPA 910/B-95-007
1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle WA 98101
Lake Volunteer Water
Quality Manual (MassWWP, 2003) Note: if you are
using a telephone modem, download could take as long as 3 minutes.
Living Waters: Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Habitat to Assess Your River's Health Geoff Dates, River Network
MassWWP Data Management Manual
(1999)
Massachusetts Volunteer Coastal Monitoring General Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2006
Massachusetts
Volunteer Monitor's Guidebook to Quality Assurance Project Plans (2001)
New England Freshwater Wetlands Invertebrate Biomonitoring
Protocol (1997)
A 42-page manual providing a standardized, cost-effective method for assessing the impact of urbanization on permanently flooded freshwater wetlands.
Anna Hicks, University of Massachusetts Amherst. To get a copy, send $3.00 to Bulletin Distribution Center, Draper Hall, UMass, Amherst MA 01003.
A 42-page manual providing a standardized, cost-effective method for assessing the impact of urbanization on permanently flooded freshwater wetlands.
Anna Hicks, University of Massachusetts Amherst. To get a copy, send $3.00 to Bulletin Distribution Center, Draper Hall, UMass, Amherst MA 01003.
A primer on Limnology
by Minnesota Water Resources Research Center (request primer from MN WRRC
via email. They charge $3)
University of Minnesota Water Resources
Center. University of Minnesota Extension Service. Water Quality Program.
173 McNeal Hall. 1985 Buford Avenue. St Paul MN 55108 (612) 625-2282
Procedure for Monitoring
an Aquatic Plant Problem
Richard McVoy, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
Richard McVoy, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
Ready, Set, Present! A data presentation manual for volunteer water quality monitoring groups (1999)
River Monitoring Study Design Workbook Geoff Dates, River Network
Tidal Crossing Handbook A Volunteer Guide to Assessing Tidal Restrictions
1997
T.A. Purington and D.C. Mountain, Parker
River Clean Water Association PO Box 823 Byfield, MA 01922
The handbook is posted on the website
(go to bookstore, publications, then handbooks and guides)
Testing the Waters. Chemical and Physical Vital Signs of a River, Sharon Behar, River Network
Turning Monitoring Data into Useful
Information or:
VEMN Guide to Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Options in
the Merrimack River Watershed
- Cover Pages
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: An overview of the study design process
- Chapter 3: Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Options
- Chapter 4: General quality assurance measures
- Chapter 5: Support available from the VEMN
- References
- Appendix 1: Indicators and monitoring methods
- Appendix 2: About water quality standards
VEMN Merrimack River Watershed Study
Design Workbook
A volunteer's handbook for salt marsh monitoring in New England (2002) by CZM
The
Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans (1996)
by USEPA
Volunteer
Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide (2001)
EPA publication 843-B-00-01. Phone Wetlands Helpline for hard copy 1-800-832-7828
DRAFT
Watershed Survey Manual for Lakes and Rivers (2000) by MassWWP
Water Quality Monitoring: Data to Action (1994)
by L. Laughlin and H. Rosselli
Topics include: ways to present program findings to different audiences;
how to give oral presentations; how to write a scientifically acceptable
report; an example report on two Long Island Sound Harbors
To order, send $10 per copy, $3 for shipping and handling for the first
item, $0.50 for each additional item, and 6% sales tax for CT residents
to: Long Island Task Force, 185 Magee Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 (203)327-9786
Guides and Keys
Aquatic
and Wetland plants of northeastern North America (2000)
by Garrett Crow and C. Barre Hellquist.
Aquatic Entomology (1981)
a 450-page illustrated layperson's guide to aquatic macroinvertebrates (insects
and non-insect) and stream ecology by W. Patrick McAfferty. Source: Anglers
Art, P.O Box 148, Plainfield, PA 17081, or call (800)848-1020 ($50). Copies
available on loan from MassWWP.
Clean Rivers
Begin at Home: A guide to understanding nonpoint pollution
by Riverways 617-626-1540
A Guide to Aquatic Plants in Massachusetts
Wanda Kelly, New England Aquarium, Central Wharf Boston MA 02110. Order
copies (about $3.50 a piece) from 617-973-0249.
A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America by J. Reese Voshell Jr., 2002
Key
to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Fauna of New England, River
Network
Simple
Picture Key: Major Groups of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Commonly Found in
Freshwater New England Streams, River Network
Marine Animals of Southern New England and New York (1995)
Identification keys to common nearshore and shallow water macrofauna
DEP Publications 79 Elm St., Store Level, Hartford CT 06106-5127 (860)424-3555
($39.95 or $18 for schools, libraries, nature centers)
Massachusetts
Surface Water Quality Standards Regulations
List
of Certified Mass. Laboratories
Program Organizing Guide Sharon Behar and Geoff Dates, River Network
Through the Looking
Glass: A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants
published by Wisconsin Lakes Partnership and the University of Wisconsin-Extension/Stevens
Point, is now available through the NALMS Bookstore. Price: $19.96 Members
/ $24.95 Non-Members + shipping and handling.
Water Quality Monitoring: A Guide for Concerned Citizens 1992)
by B.L. Dexter and R.B. Harris. This 106 page manual contains guidelines
on how to organize a successful water quality monitoring program for fresh
and salt water environments.
To order, send $10 per copy, $3 for shipping and handling for the first
item, $0.50 for each additional item, and 6% sales tax for CT residents
to: Long Island Task Force, 185 Magee Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 (203)327-9786
How-to and Fact Sheets
Bathymetric Mapping Techniques, by Univ of Rhode Island
Coop Extension
Outlining Watershed Boundaries, by Univ. of Rhode Island Coop Extension
Riparian Forest Buffers: Function and design for protection and enhancement
of water resources (1991)
USDA NA-PR-07-91
Northeast Area Forest Resources Management, Radnor, PA
Your Lake
& You. This tabloid size NALMS publication has been described
as "simply incredible". The 8-page publication explains how homeowners
can do their part to protect their lake. It is also loaded with descriptions
of resource publications. Copies are available for 75¢ per copy plus shipping.
Call NALMS at 608/233-2836 or e-mail your request to nalms
Forms
Excel Spreadsheets for Data
Analysis: Two utilities to organize and graph chemical and macroinvertebrate
data. The macroinvertebrate utility also includes automatic calculation
of statistical summaries of a data set. Each utility is accompanied by a
guidance document that will step you through the process of entering data
and creating different styles of graphs.
Newsletters
Aquatic Exotic News
a newsletter to follow the movement of nonindigenous plants and animals, written
by and for the Northeastern region of the U.S. Nancy Balcom, Editor, Connecticut
Sea Grant Extension Program, Univ. of Connecticut, 1084 Shennecossett Rd.,
Groton, CT 06340-6097 860-405-9127
Down Stream
published by the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition
14 Monument Square PO Box 577 Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-0379
LAPA-West Newsletter: News from the Lakes and Ponds Association of Western Massachusetts, the western chapter of COLAP, the Congress of Lakes and Ponds of Massachusetts
Nonpoint Source News-Notes
The condition of the water-related environment. The control of nonpoint
source of water pollution. The ecological management and restoration of
watersheds.
Produced by the Terrene Institute under an EPA Cooperative Agreement. 1717K
St., NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC 20006 202-260-1517
Out of the Blue
published by the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Section to share information on
lake environments, water quality and state activities through articles on
lake ecology and Section programs. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources,
Dept of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division, Lakes and Ponds
Section, 103 S. Main St, 10 North, Waterbury, VT 05671-0408 802-241-3777
http://www.vtwaterquality.org/wqdhome.htm
Riverways
Newsletter
published by the Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement's Riverways Program. 251 Causeway St. Suite 400 Boston, MA 02114 617- 626-1540
published by the Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement's Riverways Program. 251 Causeway St. Suite 400 Boston, MA 02114 617- 626-1540
The Volunteer Monitor
published bi-monthly by US EPA's Monitoring Branch. Alice Mayio AWPD (4503F)
USEPA, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460 (202)260-7018
Watershed News A publication of the National Watershed
Coalition prepared by the National Association of Conservation Districts.
John Peterson. 9150 West Jewell Ave., Suite 102, Lakewood, CO 80232-6469
(703)455-4387
Water Wisdom
printed quarterly by the Massachusetts
Congress of Lake and Pond Associations, Inc.
135 Washington St. Holliston, MA 01746 (800)577-8879 hildrethcr@aol.com
Reports
Massachusetts
Section 303(d) List of Waters: List of impaired water bodies
Total Maximum Daily Load This DEP page gives background information on TMDLs and links to specific TMDL publications for various basins.
Use
of Thematic Mapper Imagery to Assess Water Quality, Trophic State, and
Macrophyte Distributions in Massachusetts Lakes
by M.C. Waldron, P.A. Steeves, and J. T. Finn. USGS, 2001.
Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4016. USGS, Branch of Information
Services, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225-0286
Volunteer Monitoring Program
Development Report to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental
Affairs
by Geoff Dates, Steve Dickens, and Michele Tremblay. River Network (2000)
Water
Quality Assessment Reports The 305(b) reports. That page lists other
Watershed Management publications
MassWWP activities and web site supported in part by
UMass Extension's Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation