Welcome to RiverBASE

RiverBASE is a project of the Environmental Program of Reading Area Community College. Our goal is to provide educators in the Schuylkill River watershed with resources covering science, natural history, history and culture of the river watershed.

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RiverBASE helps users locate river related resources on the Internet. To view categories, go to "Browse Resources" or search via "Keyword Search" or "Advanced Search". Under "Advanced Search" users can request to be notified by email when new resources on topics that they have expressed an interest in become available.

 
New Resources
Go to The Water We Drink
The Water We Drink
The Water We Drink: Small Community Outreach Campaign This project offers free articles and educational resources about maintaining safe, sustainable, and secure water supplies in small and rural com...
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu:16080/waterwedrink/
Go to Wisconsin Water Resources Clip Art Collection
Wisconsin Water Resources Clip Art Collection
The illustrations in this collection are taken from publications developed jointly by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Lakes Partners...
http://clean-water.uwex.edu/pubs/clipart/
Go to Save Our Streams 40th Anniversary Presentation
Save Our Streams 40th Anniversary Presentation
The Save Our Streams program of the Izaak Walton League has turned 40. You can download a powerpoint or pdf version of their anniversary presentation from this website.
http://www.iwla.org/index.php?id=630
Go to Parking Lot Seal Coat Fact Sheet
Parking Lot Seal Coat Fact Sheet
Collaborative studies by the City of Austin and the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) have identified coal-tar based sealcoat—the black, shiny emulsion painted or sprayed on asphalt pavement such as pa...
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watershed/downloads/USGSfactSheet...
Go to Parkling Lot Seal Coat
Parkling Lot Seal Coat
The study of parking-lot surfaces by the USGS and the City of Austin has implications that extend beyond Texas as parking-lot sealants are used nationwide. Findings suggest that abraded sealcoat has t...
http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pah_faq.html
Go to Tools for Effective Outreach
Tools for Effective Outreach
Creating and implementing an effective outreach and education program is essential for volunteer monitoring program success. This factsheet provides information to help you get your message receive...
http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer/pdf/GuideBook/Outre...

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