Watershed
Videos/Slide Shows
Green Works
for Pennsylvania: Watersheds I: Know Your Watershed
What Pennsylvanians are doing to protect their watersheds. Learn about
"Environmental Ed's" seventh grade watershed curriculum; volunteers
involved with Water Snapshot; the Stream Releaf program, and more. V9902
Green Works
for Pennsylvania: Watersheds II: Protecting Our Watersheds
Information on the concept of "Do You Know Your Watershed Address,"
and a variety of programs to introduce people to their watersheds. V9909
 A
Guide to Water Testing
Trained volunteers demonstrate two forms of equipment, the Kick-Net
and the D-Frame Net, used to collect biological material from both rocky
bottom and muddy bottom streams. In addition to illustrating the collection
of micro organizims, the video gives a brief description on the process
of testing for various chemicals in a stream. This step-by-step video
is a great aid to train new volunteers and refresh previous volunteers'
skills.
The Washington County Watershed Alliance Time Length: 10 minutes
Life in a
Watershed
Adams County Conservation District, 16 minutes, V9604
Managing
Lakes Through Community Participation
Describes how to organize community efforts to solve environmental problems.
Useful techniques for community groups in a variety of situations. Federation
of Lake Associations of New York and the New York Dept. of Environmental
Conservation, 26 minutes, 1996, V9602
National
River Cleanup Week: "Organizing an Effective River Cleanup"
Video shows you step-by-step how to organize a cleanup for a lake, stream or
river near you from the first organizational meeting through the recruitment
of volunteers. Safety issues and logistical support are also covered. Bob Pierpoint,
retired White House correspondent for CBS News, narrates. America Outdoors,
45 minutes, V0301.
Partnerships
for Watersheds
Describes how various groups can work together to protect their
watershed. The Conservation Technology Information Center, 12 minutes,
1994, V9503
People- A
Solution to Waterway Pollution: Ten Steps to Organizing A Waterway Cleanup
Information from successful cleanup programs. Pennsylvania Clean
Ways, 30 minutes, 1998, V9801.
Protecting
Our Water: Who's Got the Power?
Learn how our water resources are suffering due to changes in the land,
and how to help. Stroud Water Research Center and the Delaware Nature
Society, 1999, V9901
Riparian
Forest Buffers
Illustrates the functions and values of the riparian forest habitat.
It provides information on the "three-one riparian management system,"
and visits both urban and rural buffer projects. University of Maryland's
Cooperative Extension Office, 21 minutes, V9704
Stormwater
Management - Municipal Version
A training tool on stormwater management. Delaware County, PA Conservation
District, 20 minutes, 1997, V9707
Stormwater
Management - Public Version
A training tool on stormwater management. Delaware County, PA
Conservation District, 20 minutes, 1997, V9709
Water Sampling
in Lakes and Their Tributaries
A clear and detailed explanation of how to collect accurate water samples
from lakes and streams and how to prepare them for shipment to a water
test laboratory. Aimed at non-professionals. Federation of Lake Associations
of New York, 20 minutes, 1996, V9601
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