INTERNET RESOURCES

NatureMapping Affiliations

• Washington Gap Analysis
  (http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/projects/wagap/)

  Gap Analysis is a proactive research project designed to prioritize areas of importance for preservation of biodiversity. This site includes wildlife maps and descriptions.

• Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Home Page
  (http://wdfw.wa.gov/)

  Providing information resources to protect, restore, and enhance Washington's fish and wildlife.

• Wilderness Awareness School
  (http://store.wildernessawareness.org)

Government Agencies

• Access Washington
  (http://access.wa.gov/)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  (http://www.epa.gov/)

• EPA Region 10 Clearinghouse for Environmental Education and Information
  (http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/clearinghouse)

• National Marine Fisheries Service
  (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/)

• NOAA
  (http://www.noaa.gov/)

• Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team
  (http://www.psat.wa.gov/)

• State of Washington Water Research Center
  (http://www.swwrc.wsu.edu/)

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  (http://www.fws.gov/)

• United State Geological Survey (USGS)
  (http://www.usgs.gov)

• Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
  (http://wdfw.wa.gov/)

• Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  (http://www.dnr.wa.gov/)

• Washington State Department of Ecology
  (http://www.ecy.wa.gov/)

Mapping

• ESRI
  (http://www.esri.com)
  

  ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) provides GIS software and training. ESRI is the maker of ArcView and ArcInfo software. Various GIS training is available in a formal classroom setting or online.

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Query Form for The United States
  (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/)

• Maptech
  (http://www.maptech.com)

Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups

• Region 1 - Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Group Association
  (email: nsea@nas.com)

  Contact person: Wendy Scherrer

• Region 2 - Skagit River Enhancement Group
  (email: skgtfish@pacificrim.net)

  Contact person: Lucy Applegate, Allison Studley

• Region 3 - Stilly-Snohomish FETF
  (email: prentner@gte.net or ssfetf@eskimo.com)

  Contact person: Dave Ward, Paul Rentner, Kip Killebrew

• Region 4 - Mid-Sound RFEG
  (email: midsound@nwlink.com)

  Contact person: David Bruger, Troy Fields

• Region 5 - Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
  SPSSEG homepage: http://www.spsseg.org/index.asp
  Address: 6700 Martin Way E. Suite 112 :: Olympia, WA 98516
  

  Contact: Cheryl Mongovin
  email: spsseg@spsseg.org
  phone: 1-360-412-0808

• Region 6 - Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
  (email: hcseg@hctc.com)

  Contact person: Eileen Palmer, Al Adams

• Region 7 - North Olympic Salmon Coalition
  (email: nosc@olympus.net)

  Contact person: Paula Mackrow

• Region 8 - Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition
  (email: carlc@olypen.com)

  Contact person: Carl Chastain

• Region 9 - Chehalis Basin FTF
  (email: hamilton@techline.com or fishery@techline.com)

  Contact person: Dave Hamilton, Vicki Filyaw

• Region 10 - Willapa Bay RFEG
  (email: ron&leta@willapabay.org)

  Contact person: Ron Craig

• Region 11 - Lower Columbia River FEG
  (email: lcfegs@pacifier.com or lcfeg@pacifier.com)

  Contact person: Jim Stolarzyk, Rich Kolb

• Region 12 - Eastern Washington FEG
  (email: fishwa@aol.com)

  Contact person: Glenn Miller, Kim Hubner

References

• Scripps, Institution of Oceanography
  (http://sio.ucsd.edu/)

Earth Science

• USGS - National Geospatial Program
  
  
• USGS - Geology
  
  
• Web Soil Survey
  
  

'Salmon' Websites

• Columbia Basin Research

• Sustainable Fisheries Foundation

• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission - Salmon Recovery

• Pacific Salmon Commission

• Northwest Fisheries Science Center

• Oregon Sea Grant

• People for Puget Sound

• Salmon Nation

• Save Our Wild Salmon

• StreamNet

Species

• Animal Diversity Web
  
  
• Conservation International
  
  
• Kid's Planet ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheets
  
  
• Western Soundscape Archive - animal sounds
  
  
• Wildlife Web - animal photos and facts
  

Wetlands

• Hood Canal Watershed
  (http://www.hoodcanalwatershed.org/)

• National Estuary Program
  (http://www.epa.gov/nep/)

• National Wetlands Inventory
  (http://www.fws.gov/nwi/)