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“Capture, Store and Release.” Project WET. The Watercourse, 1995. (See <http://www.projectwet.org/watercourse>.)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “Wetland Clues.” Watershed Action for Virginia’s Environment (WAVE).
(See <http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=
edu_educators_curriculum_va_index
>, or contact the Virginia Office: Capitol Place, 1108 E. Main Street, Suite 1600, Richmond, VA 23219; phone 804-780-1392.)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “Wetland Work!” Watershed Action for Virginia’s Environment (WAVE).
(See <http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=
edu_educators_curriculum_va_index
>, or contact the Virginia Office: Capitol Place, 1108 E. Main Street, Suite 1600, Richmond, VA 23219; phone 804-780-1392.)

Levathes, Louise E. “Mysteries of the Bog.” National Geographic March 1987: 397–420.

“Life in the Fast Lane.” Project WET. The Watercourse, 1995. (See <http://www.projectwet.org/watercourse>.)

Mitchell, John G. “Our Disappearing Wetlands.” National Geographic October 1992: 3–45.

Preparing Graphs and Charts.” Project Action Guide. Lessons from the Bay.

Silver, Donald M., Patricia J. Wynne. Swamp. One Small Square. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN 0070579261.

Sisson, R. “Tide Pools: Windows Between Land and Sea.” National Geographic February 1986: 252-259.

United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Forest Service. “Forested Wetlands.” <http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/n_resource/wetlands/>.

United States. Dept. of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Chesapeake Wetlands” fact sheet. (Contact Chesapeake Bay Estuary Service: 180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 535, Annapolis, MD 21401; phone 310-224-2732.)

United States. Dept. of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide. <http://www.fws.gov/r5cbfo/habitatguide.pdf>. 79–84. (For more information about the Schoolyard Habitat program, see <http://www.fws.gov/r5cbfo/schoolyd.htm>.)

Using the Library Media Center for Project Research.” Project Action Guide. Lessons from the Bay.

Using the World Wide Web for Project Research.” Project Action Guide. Lessons from the Bay.

Virginia. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation. “Natural Heritage Resources Fact Sheet.” <http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/fsaevi.pdf>.

“Watch on Wetlands.” Environmental Education Activity Guide. Project Learning Tree. Washington, D.C.: American Forest Foundation, 1995. (See <http://www.plt.org/curriculum/k-8guide.cfm>.)

Wetlands. Videocassette. Bill Nye the Science Guy Complete Series. Disney Educational Productions, 1996. (See <http://dep.disney.go.com/educational/index>.)

“Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants & People.” Poster. Water Resources Outreach Program. U.S. Geological Survey. (See <http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/OutReach.html>.)

Wetlands Work for the Chesapeake Bay. Videocassette. Chesapeake Bay Foundation. (See <http://www.cbf.org>.)


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