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  • Internet

    Internet Links to Wetlands Information

    Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality: This link takes you to the Louisiana Nonpoint Source Pollution Program of the Department of Environmental Quality.
    http://nonpoint.deq.state.la.us/

    Louisiana Department of Natural Resources: This link takes you to the main page.
    http://www.dnr.state.la.us/index.ssi

    Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: This link takes you to the main page.
    http://www.wlf.state.la.us/

    PLANTS Database: The plant data in this database added significantly to the plant species descriptions. The preferred citation is:
    USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
    http://plants.usda.gov/

    U.S. Department of Agriculture: This link leads to an examination of the mechanisms by which wetlands control pollutants.
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/wqdb/91.htm

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: This link takes you to the wetlands division of the Office of Wetlands Oceans and Water. It includes descriptions of the many types of wetlands.
    http://epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: This is the National Wetlands Inventory section.
    http://www.nwi.fws.gov/

    U.S. Geological Survey: The Frogwatch USA section describes the many types of wetlands.
    http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/frogwatch/How/Wetland/wetland.htm

     

    Educational Links

    Poverty Point State Historic Site: Located 45 miles (72.37 kilometers) northeast of Restoration Park, this archaeological site was the home of a mound-building, pre-agricultural civilization between 1700 B.C. and 700 B.C. Some artifacts found at this site originated from distant places as far away as 500 miles (804 kilometers) to the east.
    http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/poverty/Pvertypt.htm

    Project Learning Tree: Established in 1973, Project Learning Tree is a broad-based environmental education program.
    http://www.plt.org/

    Project WET: WET is an acronym for Water Education for Teachers. Established in 1984, Project WET provides a wealth of environmental education resources with an emphasis on water-related issues.
    http://www.projectwet.org/

    Project WILD: Established in 1983, Project WILD is an interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and conservation education program with an emphasis on wildlife.
    http://www.projectwild.org/

     

    Local Internet Links

    Audobon Society: This link takes you to a list of Louisiana's wildlife refuges.
    http://www.audobon.org/campaign/refuge/refuges/Louisian.html

    City of West Monroe: Visit the City of West Monroe's main web site.
    http://www.ci.west-monroe.la.us

    Kiroli Strolls: Visit Newton Caldwell's excellent web site detailing the latest events in nearby Kiroli Park.
    http://home.earthlink.net/~memudge/

    Monroe-West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau: Find out what's happening in the Monroe-West Monroe area! Offices are located next to the Wetlands Park.
    http://www.monroe-westmonroe.org

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  • Books

    Anderson, David G., and Robert C. Mainfort, Jr.  2002.  The Woodland Southeast.  Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press.  680 p.  ISBN 0-8173-1137-8.
    Recommended reading regarding the prehistory and archaeology of Louisiana.

    Campbell, Neil A.  1987.  Biology.  Menlo Park, CA: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.  1101 p.  ISBN 0-8053-1840-2.
    This provided some basic nomenclature data used in the creation of species-specific data pages.

    Douglas, Neil H.  1974.  Freshwater Fishes of Louisiana.  Baton Rouge, LA: Claitor's Publishing Division.  443 p.  ISBN 0875110282.  Library of Congress Catalog Number 73-85954.
    This provided species-specific data.

    Dundee, Harold A., and Douglas A. Rossman.  1989.  The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.  300 p.  ISBN 0-8071-1436-7.
    This provided species-specific data.

    Gibson, Jon L.  2000.  The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings.  Gainesville, FL: The University Press of Florida.  280 p.  ISBN 0813018331.
    Recommended reading regarding the prehistory and archaeology of Louisiana.

    Lowry, George H., Jr.  1974.  The Mammals of Louisiana and its Adjacent Waters.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.  565 p.  ISBN 0807106097.
    Recommended reading regarding the mammals of Louisiana.

    Newman, Robert W.  1984.  An Introduction to Louisiana Archaeology.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.  366 p.  ISBN 0-8071-1147-3.
    Recommended reading regarding the prehistory and archaeology of Louisiana.

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  • Brochures and Pamphlets

    Office of Water.  March 1996.  Nonpoint Pointers.  Washington, DC: U.S Environmental Protection Agency.  EPA-841-F-96-004, sheets A-K.
    This series of fact sheets discusses a variety of nonpoint source pollution topics.

    Terrene Institute.  3 April 1996.  American Wetlands Month Fact Sheet.  Alexandria, VA: Terrene Institute.  
    This fact sheet includes a description of many types of wetlands.

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  • Journal Articles

    Saunders, J., R. Mandel, R. Saucier, T. Allen, C. Hallmark, J. Johnson, E. Jackson, C. Allen, G. Stringer, D. Frick, J. Feathers, S. Williams, K. Gremillion, M. Vidrine, and R. Jones.  1997.  A Mound Complex in Louisiana at 5400–5000 Years Before the Present.  Science 19: 1796–1799.
    Recommended reading regarding the prehistory and archaeology of Louisiana.

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  • Research Data

    SITECO1.XLS (553KB): This downloadable Excel 97/98 spreadsheet file contains water quality measurements for the period 1 February 1998 – 29 September 1999.

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