Information Sources and Favorite Sites to Visit

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks  http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/

Kansas Legislative Officials http://www.accesskansas.org/government/index.html  

Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group http://www.awag.org/

US Geological Survey   http://water.usgs.gov/  

Environmental Protection Agency  http://www.epa.gov/watrhome/   
Good information about the current status of our waters and regulations that affect them.

National Library for the Environment  http://www.cnie.org/NLE/
An all around good source.  Includes non partisan environmental reports and environmental laws at all levels of government.

Tulsa District Army Corps of Engineers  http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/ 

Kansas City District Army Corps of Engineers  http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/

Little Rock District Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/      

Kansas Department of Health and Environment  http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/  
A good source to obtain detailed specific information for Kansas residents.  

Kansas Water Office  http://www.kwo.org/ 

Region 7 EPA  http://www.epa.gov/rgytgrnj/  

US Fish and Wildlife Service  http://www.fws.gov 

KS Water Quality Monitoring http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/rtqw

For information about NPDES permit requirements, etc., see www.epa.gov/npdes.

A good site for information regarding air quality, GIS mapping, environmental health, parks & recreation and city planning around Wichita, see www.wichita.gov/   If you live in another area, check with your local government offices to see if they have a similar site.

Groundwater Management District 4 - http://www.gmd4.org

Arkansas River Corridor Access Plan 
Initiative to develop river access points from Hutchinson to Oxford Kansas

River Trails http://www.rivertrail.org   Scenic river trails around Little Rock, Arkansas.

American Rivers  http://www.amrivers.org

River Network  http://www.rivernetwork.org/  

Kansas Paddler  http://www.kansas.net/~tjhittle

Kansas Whitewater Association http://www.kansaswhitewater.org/

The Royal Gorge railway  http://www.royalgorgeroute.com/ 

For world wide water sports information, tips, etc http://www.wetdawg.com/index?php/

Kansas Natural Resources Council http://www.knrc.ws

Natural Resources Defense Council  http://www.nrdc.org/

Sierra Club Home Page  http://www.sierraclub.org/  

Clean Water Network  http://www.cwn.org  

Great Plains Nature Center   http://www.gpnc.org 

Kansas Sierra Club  http://www.kansas.sierraclub.org/

American Discovery Trail   http://www.discoverytrail.org

Southwind Sierra Club  http://www.kansas.sierraclub.org/EventsSearch.asp   

Northern Flint Hills Audubon  http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/falcon.html

Tulsa Audubon http://www.audubon.org/chapter/ok/tulsa

The Wichita WATER (Wichita Area Treatment, Education and Remediation) center is an innovative facility that serves as both an educational and groundwater contamination remediation purpose.  See their web site at: http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Environmental/WATERCenter/

The Environmental Defense Fund has published an easy to read website based on the EPAs Toxics Release Inventory.  Check it out and see how your community is doing.  http://www.scorecard.org

League of Conservation Voters http://www.lcv.org/

Community Right-to-Know Section for Concerned Citizens http://www.epa.gov/epahome/r2k.htm    

A good web site for information about plants, animals and habitats of North America  http://www.enature.com

The Waterkeeper Alliance has established its comprehensive website.  http://www.waterkeeper.org

Kansas Wetlands & Streams (KAWS)  http://www.kaws.org

River Parks Authority, Tulsa, Oklahoma http://www.riverparks.org

  Altrec.com - an online active travel and outdoor retailer.  In partnership with American Rivers, they will donate 7% of every sale linked to this site for our river conservation efforts.                               http://www.altrec.com/mpgate/Arkan/shop