Schuyler County Government

Schuyler SWCD Useful Links Page

Agricultural Links
Ag. Environmental Management	http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/SoilWater/home.html
Grazing Land Conservation Initiative	http://www.glci.org/
Graze NY	http://www.grazeny.com/



Government Links
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/
NYS Ag and Markets	http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee	http://www.nys-soilandwater.org/
USDA Natural Resource Consertaion Service (NY)	http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/
USDA Farm Service Agengcy	http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp
US Environmental Protection Agency	http://www.epa.gov/
US Geological Survey	http://www.usgs.gov/
US Army Corps of Engineers (Buffalo District)	http://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/
US Fish and Wildlife Service	http://www.fws.gov/


Stormwater
DEC Stormwater	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/mainpage.htm
EPA Stormwater	http://cfpub1.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6
Stormwater Management Resource Center	http://www.stormwatercenter.net/
NYS Stormwater Design Manual	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/toolbox/swmanual/


Local and Regional Watershed Organizations
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association	http://www.senecalake.org/
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network	http://cayugalake.org/
Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization	http://www.cayugawatershed.org/
Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance	http://www.fllowpa.org/
Lamoka-Waneta Lakes Association	http://www.lamokawaneta.com/
Upper Susquehanna Coalition	http://www.u-s-c.org/
Chesapeake Bay Program	http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
Great Lakes Information Network	http://www.great-lakes.net/
Susquehanna River Basin Commission	http://www.srbc.net/


Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
CUGIR (data repository)	http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/browse_map/browse_map.html
NYS GIS (data repository)	http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
NYS GIS (GIS viewer)	http://www1.nysgis.state.ny.us/MainMap.cfm
NRCS Web Soil Survey (GIS viewer)	http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
US FWS National Wetlands Inventory (GIS viewer)	http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/


Education
Envirothon - National	http://envirothon.org/
Envirothon - State	http://nysenvirothon.org/
EPA Water Education (teachers and students)	http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html
Finger Lakes Institute	http://fli.hws.edu/


Technical Resources and Permitting Info
Grass Carp Permit Application	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/fish/grasscarppermitappl.pdf
Aquatic Vegetation Control Permit for Ponds	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/pesticid/purchpermit.html
NRCS Field Office Technical Guide	http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/treemenuFS.aspx?Fips=36097&MenuName=menuNY.zip
EPA Watershed Assessment Protocol	http://www.epa.gov/warsss/
CCE Fish Management in Ponds	http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/fish/pond1.htm


Natural Resource Information
USDA Comprehensive Plants Database	http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
Invasive and Exotic Species	http://www.invasive.org/
Chesapeake Bay Journal	http://www.bayjournal.com/
EPA/NYS DEC Water Quality Guidance	http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/bwp/ref750/40cfr132.html
Community Science Institute	http://www.communityscience.org/
Meadowview Nursery	http://treesandseeds.com/mvindex.htm


Associated Organizations
National Association of Conservation Districts	http://www.nacdnet.org/
NYS Conservation District Employees Association	http://www.nyscdea.com/
NYS Conservation Districts	http://www.nyscd.org/
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County	http://www.cce.cornell.edu/schuyler/
Empire State Chapter of the SWCS	http://swcsnewyork.org