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Save The Lakes wants to help you better understand your lake, its watershed and how we all impact both. We also want you to know that "no lake association is an island" - in other words, you are not alone! There are many other organizations dealing with many of the same issues and lots of resources available to help you. The following web links provide a wealth of information to help get you started. Scroll down to see the full list of links or click on the topic to navigate that section quickly.

Water quality - State Agency - State Lakes Associations - Lake Education - Landscaping for Water Quality Protection

Water Quality

Description	URL/link
URI Watershed Watch - Volunteer Monitoring Program	http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/ww
Water Quality Program (URI Cooperative Extension)	http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/index.htm
Rhode Island Stormwater Solutions	http://www.ristormwatersolutions.org/
Healthy Landscapes - Sustainable Landscaping	http://www.uri.edu/ce/healthylandscapes/index_landscaping.html
North East States and Carribbean Islands Regional Water Program	http://www.usawaterquality.org/nesci/
National Lakes Assessment (US Environmental Protection Agency)	http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/lakessurvey_index.cfm
Clean Lakes (US EPA)	http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/
Understanding Water Quality - Water on the Web	http://www.waterontheweb.org/under/index.html
Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality - Volunteer Monitoring	http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/index.cfm
Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual	http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/monitoring/lakevm.cfm

State Agency Sites

Description	URL/link
RI Department of Environmental Management - Water Resources	http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/index.htm
RI Health Department - Beach Monitoring	http://www.ribeaches.org/
RI Legislative Information	http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/genmenu/
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection - Lakes & Ponds	http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&depNav_GID=1625&q=325530
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - Lakes & Ponds Program	http://www.mass.gov/dcr/watersupply/lakepond/lakepond.htm
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services - Lakes Management & Protection	http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/lakes/index.htm
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation - Lakes & Ponds Management & Protection Section	http://www.vtwaterquality.org/lakes.htm
Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Land & Water Quality	http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/lake.htm
New York Department of Environmental Conservation - Watersheds, Lakes, Rivers	http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/26561.html
US EPA Region 1 - New England	http://www.epa.gov/NE/

State Lakes Associations Sites

Description	URL/link
Connecticut Federation of Lakes	http://www.ctlakes.org/
Massachusetts Congress of Lakes and Ponds Associations	http://www.macolap.org/
New Hampshire Lakes Association	http://www.nhlakes.org/
Maine Congress of Lakes Association	http://www.mainecola.org/index.htm
Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds	http://vermontlakes.org/
New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc.	http://www.nysfola.org/

Lake Education Sites

Description	URL/link
North American Lake Management Society	http://www.nalms.org/
URI Watershed Watch - Additional Resources	http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/ww/Resources.htm
Lake Access - Understanding Lakes	http://www.lakeaccess.org/understanding.html
Water on the Web - Understanding: Lake Ecology Primer	http://www.waterontheweb.org/under/lakeecology/index.html
Understanding Lake Data	http://www.uwsp.edu/uwexlakes/understandingLakeData.pdf
Lake Scientist - Online source for lake science & technology	http://www.lakescientist.com/
Lakes in King County, Washington (extensive resources - fact sheets, videos and more)	http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/lakes.aspx

Landscaping of Water Quality Protection

Description	URL/link
Northeast States and Caribbean Islands Regional Water Center - Sustainable Landscaping	http://www.usawaterquality.org/nesci/Focus_Areas/ landscaping/default.html
Landscaping for Water Quality - An Overview	http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/ess-nps-lwq-overview_209328_7.pdf/
Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality	http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-723/426-723.html
Landscape Design & Water Quality	http://ucanr.org/sites/sjcoeh/files/78348.pdf
*LakeASyst - Landscape and Vegetated Buffers*	http://umaine.edu/waterquality/lake/lake-a-syst/buffers/
Sustainable Landscaping for Water Quality	http://www.sustainability.uconn.edu/sustain/sustainfact.html
Healthy Landscapes - Sustainable Landscaping	http://www.uri.edu/ce/healthylandscapes/index_landscaping.html
Lakes Like Less Lawns - Environmental Landscaping for Water Quality	http://www.pwd.org/pdf/water_resources/LLLL.pdf
Water Quality Landscaping: Frequently Asked Questions	http://amerywisconsin.org/?112350
Water Quality-Friendly Landscaping and Runoff Reduction	http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/landscapeordinance/ workshop/Berntsen_SWRCB.pdf
Landscaping for Water Quality	http://www.nianticriverwatershed.org/our-programs/ landscaping-for-water-quality/
Protecting our Lakes and Rivers through Sustainable Landscaping	http://www.easthamptonct.gov/Pages/ EastHamptonCT_BComm/UConn.pdf
The Sustainable Landscapes Education Program	http://ocean.njaes.rutgers.edu/ag/SustainableLandscape.html
A Community Guide to Growing Greener	http://www.vhb.com/stormwaterseminars/resources/ community_guide_greener_v5.pdf

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