The NEP is designed to encourage local communities to manage and to protect local estuaries. The NEP combines representatives from federal, state and local government agencies as well as members of the community, such as citizens, business leaders, educators, and researchers. The EPA funds grants for the NEP projects. Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Includes legislation and research on wetlands, oceans, estuaries, coasts, and watersheds, and data on monitoring water quality, such as polluted run-off and total maximum daily load data. Interesting sites include the Wetlands Interactive Mapper , which maps the wetlands in your neighborhood, and the Library link that provides bibliographies for Classic Conservation Titles and online publications.
Information is also available on legislation, endangered species, refuges, and fisheries.
Earthshots , which are Landsat images from 1972 to the present, include articles and images about agriculture, cities, deserts, disasters, forests, geology, water, and wildlife. It is best to choose a particular Landsat article to browse the images. Also, see USGS Databases , which are located in Internet Resources . According to USGS this site is the world s largest archive of earth science data and the official National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive. The EDC distributes satellite images, aerial photographs, and digital maps of the land surfaces.