Area 5 Envirothon - RESOURCE LIST

April 27, 2010

Paint Creek Lake - Bainbridge, Ohio

FORESTRY

http://www.ohiodnr.com/forestry      Ohio Division of Forestry

http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/rb/rb_nrs36.pdf    USFS publication Ohio Forests

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/  Virginia Tech Tree Identification site

AQUATICS

Reid, George K.; Pond Life, A Guide to Common Plants and Animals of North American Ponds and Lakes.  1987.   Western Publishing Company Inc.; Racine, Wisconsin.

(Pages 18-21, 34-35, 96-101, 125-128, 137-139, 144-147 and 152-153)  Small pages…four pages will fit on one 8.5x11” sheet of paper.

Sanders, Randall E.; A Guide to Ohio Streams.  2000.   Ohio Chapter of the American Fisheries Society; Columbus, Ohio.  Available at most school or local libraries.

            (Sections 1.4, 5.4, 6.4 and 8.4)

Management Guide for Pond construction and Management:

            http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Fishing/pond/construction.htm 

(Page1-3…may need to reset page margins for printing)

Aquatic Invasive Species Information:

            http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hitchhikers/fish_round_goby.php            (Page 1-2)

            http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hitchhikers/mollusks_zebra_mussel.php     (Page 1-2) 

           http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hitchhikers/crustaceans_spiny_water_flea.php      (Page 1)

Water Sampling Methods (under Hydrology Section):

            http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/globe/protocols/h20trsp.htm    (Page 1-2)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual:

            http://www.wetlands.com/coe/87manp2a.htm    (Page 1-2)

Acid Rain in Wisconsin:

            http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3305_3.PDF    (Page 1)

WILDLIFE

Be familiar with the content of the following:

www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle            (for Bald Eagle information)

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1495 

(Water Resource Development Act of 2007-review the short titles (titles only) in Section 1 Short Title; Table of Contents, Title 1—Water Resources Projects)

WILDLIFE CONTINUED…

http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/reports2006.html

or   http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/fhw06-oh.pdf 

(for the “2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation-Ohio, pages 4-6)

For additional information on Ohio’s natural resources visit www.ohiodnr.com and www.wildohio.com

REGULATIONS PUBLICATIONS   (see www.wildohio.com )

2009-2010 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations

2009-2010 Ohio Fishing Regulations

SOILS

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Soil and Water Conservation Soils Webpage

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/soilandwater/default/soils/default/tabid/9051/Default.aspx  or http://www.ohiosoils.com

Copy of soil survey map from Ross County, Ohio (provided by your local SWCD office)

For additional information, check out http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/