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summary papers or general interest. Information below covers
topics discussed during or related to service learning projects and
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What are Watersheds?
Where does the water in our rivers and streams come from? The short
answer is that it comes from upstream. More specifically it comes
from precipitation that falls within Indiana Watersheds.
 A
watershed, also known as a drainage basin, is the area of land that
drains into a body of water. It is separated from other systems by
high points in the area such as hills or slopes. It includes not
only the waterway itself, but also the entire land area that drains
into it. The map below shows the major watersheds in Indiana,
typically named after the primary lake or stream that drains them.
For example, the water flowing in the White River in downtown
Indianapolis comes from the upper part of the West Fork White River
Watershed, shown in yellow. Consequently, the quality and quantity
of the water in the White River is heavily influenced by what
happens upstream in cities like Anderson, Muncie, Carmel, and
Fishers, as well as on the land surrounding these cities.
Conversely, material that enters the river in Indianapolis will
affect the areas downstream of the city.
Causes of Poor Water Quality
There are many ways that pollution can get into our waterways.
Point-sources come from a specific place, such as factory wastes,
landfill drainage, and municipal sewage. Most of these sources are
regulated under the Clean Water Act. Indianapolis is currently
working to rectify our combined sewer overflow problem, one of the
remaining point sources. The other primary cause of pollution is
from non-point sources. These include fertilizers, herbicides and
pesticides from farm fields and lawns; salt, grease, and oil from
roadways; and sediment from farming and construction, among other
things.
Results of Poor Water Quality
Excess nutrient runoff from point and nonpoint source pollutants can
trigger excessive algal growth (or eutrophication) in water bodies
which results in reduced sunlight, loss of aquatic habitat, and a
decrease in oxygen dissolved in the water. Excess nutrients may come
from a wide range of sources: runoff from developed land,
atmospheric deposition, soil erosion, and agricultural fertilizers.
Sewage and industrial discharges also contribute nutrients.
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Maps of Mississippi River Watershed
and Major US Watersheds
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Mississippi River Watershed
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Subwatersheds of the Mississippi
River Watershed
Ohio River Subbasin Highlighted in Yellow |
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Watersheds in
Indiana and Illinois
White River Watershed Highlighted in Yellow |
Mississippi River
Watershed and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia |
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Project Links:
(Additional background information - not from the service learning
site)
Broad Ripple Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Broad+Ripple+Park.htm
Burnett Woods
http://www.conservingindiana.org/properties_burnett.html
Burr Oak Bend
http://www.conservingindiana.org/properties_bob.html
Christian Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Christian+Park.htm
Cool Creek Park
http://www.co.hamilton.in.us/parks_details.asp?id=2923
Eagle Creek Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Eagle+Creek+Park.htm
Ellenberger Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Ellenberger+Park.htm
Fall Creek Greenway
http://www.indygreenways.org/fallcreek/fallcreek.htm
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Greenways/Fall+Creek+Trail.htm
Juan Solomon Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Juan+Solomon+Park.htm
Glick Nature Preserve
http://www.conservingindiana.org/properties_glick.html
Holliday Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Holliday+Park.htm
IN School for the Blind
http://intra.isbrockets.org/public/
Juan Solomon Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Juan+Solomon+Park.htm
http://www.crookedcreek.org/Pages/juan.htm
Lilly ARBOR Project
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/ARBOR/index.htm
Marott Park
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Marott Nature Preserve
Description:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/naturepr/npdirectory/preserves/marott.html
Memorial Grove / Municipal Gardens
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Municipal+Gardens.htm
Pogue's Run Trail
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Greenways/Pogues+Run+Trail.htm
http://www.indygreenways.org/poguesrun/poguesrun.htm
Raymond Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Raymond+Park+-+Indy+Island.htm
Ritchey Woods
http://www.fishers.in.us/parks/
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/RitcheyWoods/index.htm
Scott Starling Nature Sanctuary
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/Starling/index.htm
Southeastway Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Southeastway+Park.htm
Southwestway Park
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Southwestway+Park.htm
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/Southwestway/index.htm
Sullivan Marsh / Crooked Creek
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Research/Restoration/Crooked_Creek/index.htm
http://ccreek.spea.iupui.edu/default.htm
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Research Links:
Agencies, Offices, and Organizations
Central Indiana Land Trust Incorporated (CILTI)
www.conservingindiana.org
Fishers Parks and Recreation Department
http://www.fishers.in.us/parks/
Friends of White River
http://www.friendsofwhiteriver.org/
Greenways Foundation
http://www.indygreenways.org/
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation
http://www.co.hamilton.in.us/parks_directory.asp
Indy Parks Greenways
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Greenways/home.htm
IndyParks Office of Land Stewardship
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPR/Programs/Land+Stewardship.htm
IN School for the Blind
http://intra.isbrockets.org/public/
Indiana University~Purdue University Indianapolis
Department of Earth Sciences
http://www.geology.iupui.edu/
Indiana University~Purdue University Indianapolis
Center for Earth and Environmental Science
http://www.cees.iupui.edu
Indiana University~Purdue University Indianapolis
Student Organizations
http://life.iupui.edu/ccl/student-orgs/
Noblesville Parks and Recreation
http://209.43.125.203/parks/
Ray's Trash Service, Inc.
http://www.raystrash.com/
White River State Park
http://www.in.gov/whiteriver/
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Combined Sewer Overflows
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Combined Sewer Overflows
http://www.in.gov/idem/4897.htm
Indianapolis Clean Stream Team
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPW/Environment/CleanStream/home.htm
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Ecosystem Restoration
CEES Ecosystem Restoration Information
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Education/Information_Resources/restoration.htm
Ecological Society of America
http://www.esa.org/
Nature Serve Explorer
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/
Society for Ecological Restoration
http://www.ser.org/
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Environmental
Policy
Access Indiana
Agricultural and Environment
http://www.in.gov/ai/ag_environment/
Clean Water Indiana
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
http://www.iaswcd.org/district_tools/input.html
Council of State Governments
Environmental Policy Group
http://www.csg.org/policy/enviro/default.aspx
Indiana Conservation Partnership
http://www.in.gov/isda/2333.htm
Indiana Heritage Trust - IN
Environmental License Plates
http://www.in.gov/dnr/heritage/
Indiana Department of Environmental
Management
http://www.in.gov/idem/
Indiana Working Farmland Protection
Hoosier Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society
http://www.hoosierchapterswcs.org/
League of Conservation Voters Education
Fund
http://www.lcveducation.org/
Protecting Our Nation's Environment
Environmental policy overview from Bush Administration
Good links to government agencies affecting environmental policy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/environment/
United States Environmental Protection
Agency - Compliance
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
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Invasive Exotic Species
"Alien Invasion"
PBS Online News Hour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec04/species_7-1.html
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Invasive Species
http://www.in.gov/dnr/2343.htm
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Species Assessments (provides species fact sheets)
http://www.in.gov/dnr/2412.htm
Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
Information on Invasive Exotic Plants and Landscaping with Native
Plants
http://www.inpaws.org/
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
http://www.mipn.org/
The National
Biological Information Infrastructure
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt
The Nature
Conservancy Global Invasive Species Team
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/
The Nature Conservancy
Invasive Species
http://nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/
Invasive Species - Federal Government Agency
http://www.invasivespecies.gov
Marion County Soil
and Water Conservation District Press Release
"Exotic Bush Honeysuckle Continues Its Invasion of our Local
Landscape"
National Invasive Species Information
Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
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Natural Landscaping and
Lawn Care
Earth Easy: Organic Lawns and Gardens
http://eartheasy.com/grow_menu.htm
Iowa State University Corn Gluten Meal Research Site
http://www.gluten.iastate.edu/
post-gazette.com, Pittsburgh, PA
Turf wars: Lawn-care industry fighting back against bans on
pesticide use
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05024/447044.stm
National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/
SUNY College of Environmental Science and
Forestry
Home Landscapes for Environmental
Sensitivity
http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/landscap/landscap.htm
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Green Landscaping: Greenacres
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Landscaping with Native Plants Factsheet
http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/nativeplants/factsht.html
United States Environmental Protection Agency
A Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Public Officials
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/toolkit/
Wild Ones Organization
http://www.for-wild.org/
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Oceanography / Watersheds / Water Quality
"After the Storm" - Watershed Program
United States Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/
CEES Floodplain Information
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Education/Information_Resources/floodplains.htm
CEES Watershed Information
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Education/Watersheds/index.htm
"Gone with the Water"
National Geographic News
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Source Water
Protection
http://www.in.gov/idem/4142.htm
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Watersheds
http://www.in.gov/idem/4139.htm
Indiana Water Quality Atlas
http://149.166.110.236/IWQA/default.aspx
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
http://www.nos.noaa.gov
Surf Your Watershed
http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
United States Environmental Protection
Agency
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/
United States Commission on Ocean Policy
http://oceancommission.gov/
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Recycling and Waste Reduction
City of Indianapolis Recycling Locations
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPW/Residential/Recycling/home.htm
Indiana Recycles
A one stop shop for all recycling needs in Indiana.
http://www.in.gov/recycle/index.htm
Indiana University~Purdue University Indianapolis Recycling Program
http://recycles.iupui.edu
MSNBC "Plastic bottles pile up as
mountains of waste: Americans thirst for portable water is
behind drop in recycling rate"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279230/
United States Environmental Protection
Agency: Source Reduction and Reuse
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/sourcred.htm
Waste to Energy
Integrated Waste Services Associations
http://www.wte.org
United States Environmental Protection
Agency: Energy Kid's Page
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/wastetoenergy.html
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Sustainability
Campus Sustainability Initiative
http://www.sustainable.iupui.edu
Campus Ecology - National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/index.cfm
Climate Protection Partnerships
http://www.epa.gov/cpd.html
Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.net/
Ecological Footprint Quiz
http://www.myfootprint.org/
The Girl Effect
http://www.girleffect.org
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Storm Drains and Storm Water Runoff
Nonpoint Source
Pollution United States
Environmental Protection Agency Nonpoint Source Pollution
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
NPDES Background
NPDES
homepage
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/index.cfm
NPDES Stormwater Program
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6
Phase II
NPDES Public Education and Outreach
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-3.pdf
Phase II Stormwater
Program
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/phase2.cfm
Storm Water Background
Before the Storm: Video of Storm Drain Marking and Storm Water
Information
(Featuring IUPUI students and faculty)
http://www.doe.state.in.us/media/video/stormdrain.html
Storm Drain Marking Manufacturers
Das Manufacturing
http://www.dasmanufacturing.com/install.html
Storm Drain Marking Programs
Indiana Storm Drain Marking Program
http://www.in.gov/dnr/nrec/9159.htm
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Urban
Environment
The Global Development Research Center
Urban Environmental Management
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/index.html
PBS - Bill Moyer's Earth on Edge:
Urban Ecosystems
http://www.pbs.org/earthonedge/ecosystems/urban.html
USA Today
As Suburbs Grow, So Do Environmental Fears
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2005-12-27-suburbs-environment_x.htm?POE=click-refer
United Nations Environment Programme
Urban Environment Unit
http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/
United States Environmental Protection
Agency
Green Communities
http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/
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Wetlands
CEES Wetland Information
http://www.cees.iupui.edu/Education/Wetlands/index.htm
Environment Canada
Great Lakes Fact Sheets: Putting an Economic Value on Wetlands
- Concepts, Methods, and Considerations
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/factsheets/fs_wetlands-e.html
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Wetlands
http://www.in.gov/idem/4138.htm
Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Indiana Wetlands
http://www.in.gov/wetlands/
"Miles of Tiles" (History of agricultural tile drainage networks)
Chicago Wilderness Magazine
http://www.chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/spring2004/drainagetiles.html
Ohio State Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Great research articles, especially regarding Hypoxia in the Gulf of
Mexico
http://swamp.ag.ohio-state.edu/
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource
Conservation Service
Soil Classification
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/
United States Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Restoration
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore/
United States Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands Site
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
"Wetland Restoration and Hypoxia Relief"
Earth Watch Radio
http://ewradio.org/feature_wetland.aspx
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