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1. Title: Abstracts of Research in Marine and Aquatic Education 1975-1990
Year: 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: National Marine Educators Association Research Committee; Columbus, OH.
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $4 U.S.
Summary: A brief review of the topics addressed in marine and aquatic education
research over the last 15 years.
Call Number: SR-79
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
2. Title: Acid Deposition - Legacy of Ignorance
Year:1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: General
Distributor: The Federation of Ontario Naturalists; 355 Lesmill Rd; Don Mills, ON
M3B 2W8. Tel - (416)444-8419. Fax - (416)444-9866.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A video detailing acid rain's destruction. Length - 35 min.
Call Number: AV-1
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: Yes
3. Title: Acid Rain
Year: 1982
Type: [Audio Visual- Cassette]
Level: Grade 7-adult/general
Distributor: National Public Radio; Cassette Publishing; 635 Massachusetts Avenue NW;
Washington, DC 20001. Tel - (202)414-2844, (800)253-0808 (In U.S.). Fax -
(202)414-3042.
Cost: $9.95 U.S.
Summary: Leading experts trace the origins of acid rain, highlight the difficulties of
separating from political and economic questions and explain why the problem is so
costly to solve. Length - 30 min. Cassette #NJ820223.
Call Number: AV-1
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: No
4. Title: Acid Rain - Acid Precipitation Learning Materials
Author: Hesseler, E. W.
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC
Distributor: The Acid Rain Foundation, Inc.; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel
- (919)828-9443.
Cost: $19.95 U.S. for each packet (plus $2 U.S. postage & handling) or $59.95 for the set
of six (plus $4 postage & handling).
Summary: Six packets of classroom activities, overhead transparencies, pre/post tests,
bibliography for students and teachers on (1) Life Science, (2)Earth Science, (3) Physical
Science, (4) Biology, (5) Chemistry, (6) Social Studies. Acid Precipitation Awareness,
Title IV-C, ESEA.
Keywords: Air pollution/ Climate/ Geography
Available at Center: Yes
5. Title: Acid Rain Coloring Poster
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Materials- Poster]
Level: Grades 4-9
Distributor: Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection; 179 Rue de Bleury, 2e
etage; Montreal, PQ M3B 3H9. Tel - (514) 283-0198.
Cost: Free.
Summary: An activity poster about the effects of acid rain on the environment-classroom
and student sizes are available.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Air pollution
Available at Center: Yes
6. Title: Acid Rain Curriculum
Year: 1986
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443
Cost: $9.95 U.S.
Summary: Twelve packets of classroom activities, including: Air Pollution Collage,
Aquatic Organisms, Fossil Fuels, Measuring pH of Rain and Snow, and Sources of Acid
Rain.
ISBN: 0-935577-00-9
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: No
7. Title: Acid Rain Curriculum
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $19.95 U.S. for each packet (plus $2 U.S. postage and handling) or $59,95 for the
set of six (plus $4 U.S. postage and handling).
Summary: Six packets of classroom activities, overhead transparencies, pre/post tests,
bibliography for students and teachers on 1) Life Science, 2) Earth Science, 3) Physical
Science, 4) Biology, 5) Chemistry, 6) Social Studies.
ISBN: 0-935577-03-3
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Geography
Available at Center: Yes
8. Title: Acid Rain Quiz for Kids
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $12.95 U.S.
Summary: Packet of 30 worksheets for use in the general classroom as part of curriculum
units on acid rain. Reinforces concepts and vocabulary.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
9. Title: Acid Rain Reader
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $10.95 U.S.
Summary: Provides a general overview and glossary on acid rain.
ISBN: 0-935577-12-2
Call number: IM-45
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
10. Title: Acid Rain Science Projects
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $14.95 U.S.
Summary: Innovative interdisciplinary projects designated for students, utilizing
scientific method. Includes activities in pH, logarithms, plants, micro-organisms,
research and futures.
ISBN: 0-935577-09-2
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental
Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: No
11. Title: Acid Rain - The Choice is Ours
Year: 1980
Author: Pribble, R.
Type: [Audio Visual- Slide/Tape Program]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Public Information Office; 7322
Ohms Lane; Minneapolis, MN 55439. Tel - (612)831-0877.
Cost: Free loans.
Summary: Environmental pollution and air emissions. Length - 19 min.
Call Number: AV-1
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: No
12. Title: Acid Rain - The Facts For Michigan
Year: 1985
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 7-undergraduate
Distributor: Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Education Department; 2101 Wood
St.; Box 30235; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)371-1041.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Data on acid rain in Michigan; Ecology, science. 6 p.
Call Number: PA-70
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: Yes
13. Title: Acid Rain Transparencies
Year: 1980
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC, teacher resource.
Publisher: Media Associates, Inc.; Minneapolis, MN. Distributor: Acid Rain
Foundations, Inc.; 1410 Varsity Dr.; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel - (919)828-9443.
Cost: $34.95 U.S. plus $6 U.S. shipping and handling (NC residents add 6% tax).
Summary: The story of acid deposition on 12 multi-colored transparencies.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
14. Title: Acid Rain Word Find
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $10.95 U.S.
Summary: Packet of 30 worksheets for use in the general classroom.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
15. Title: Adopt-A-River - How to Kit
Year: 1989, 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 3-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Adopt-A-River Program; Trails
and Waterways Unit; 500 Lafayette Rd.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4052. Tel -
(612)297-5476. Fax - (612)297-5475.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A packet of several informational articles and one VHS videotape 4 min. and
40 sec. Provides materials to support participatory community service activity of picking
up rubbish from the banks of waterways. Stimulates groups to learn of effects of
non-point source pollution.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
16. Title: Adopt-A-Stream
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 7-10, teacher resource
Distributor: Friends of the Environmental Education Society of Alberta; 320, 9939 Jasper
Ave.; Edmonton, AB T5J 2X5. Tel - (403)421-1497.
Cost: $41.75 U.S.
Summary: Emphasis on watershed land use. Activities encourage students to apply
observational skills instead of relying on quantitative results from test equipment.
Includes curriculum notebook, angler education program guide, aquatic plant guide and
macroinvertebrate guide and poster. Applicable to Great Lakes watersheds. 181 p.
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
17. Title: Adopt-A-Stream Teacher's Handbook
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 9 - undergraduate
Distributor: Adopt-A-Stream Delta Laboratories; 50 Salmon Creek Dr.; Hilton, NY
14468. Tel - (716)392-6450. Fax - (716)424-4698.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A comprehensive guide to all facets of water quality monitoring including
microbiology and EPA criteria; water chemistry, invertebrate biology, hands-on science.
154 p.
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
18. Title: Adopt-A-Stream Newsletter
Year: November 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Adopt-A-Stream Delta Laboratories; 50 Salmon Creek Dr.; Hilton, NY
14468. Tel - (716)392-6450. Fax - (716)424-4698.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers water quality monitoring and environmental studies. Published
quarterly.
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
19. Title: Adopt-A-Stream Technology Teacher's Guide - Technology and
Environmental Impacts
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-9
Distributor: Adopt-A-Stream Delta Laboratories; 50 Salmon Creek Dr.; Hilton, N.Y.
14468. Tel - (716)392-6450. Fax - (716)424-4698.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Lessons covering the basics of water quality monitoring, complete with
introduction and follow-up activities; water quality monitoring devices, water chemistry,
invertebrates. 95 p.
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
20. Title: Adventures in Water Education Curriculum
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-3.
Distributor: The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit Street; Ann Arbor, MI
48104. Tel - (313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: $11 U.S.
Summary: 28 activities in science, social studies, language arts, groundwater, the water
cycle, pollution and solid waste.
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
21. Title: Adventures of a Water Drop
Year: 1992
Author: Kaiser, P.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8
Distributor: Chariot Software; 3593 India St.; San Diego, CA 92103. Tel -
(800)242-7468. Fax - (800)800-4540.
Cost: $40 U.S.
Summary: Requires Macintosh plus or higher, 3MB free space, Hypercard 2.0. Explores
the multiple ways in which water moves through our world. Depicts numerous cycles in
the existence of a single water drop.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: No
22. Title: Adventures of the Great Lakes Part I - Lake Erie - The Eastern End
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 6-adult
Distributor: Espirit Films Ltd.; 2 Lake St.; St. Catherines, ON L2R 5W6. Tel -
(905)685-8336. Fax - (905)685-1505.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A diver's guide to six accessible dives in the eastern end of Lake Erie.
Length - 24 min.
Call Number: AV-1
Keywords: Lake Erie
Available at Center: Yes
23. Title: Adventures on the Great Lakes
Year: 1980
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Coles Publishing Company Limited; Toronto, ON.
Cost: Contact your local bookstore (Canada only).
Summary: Reprint of the 1899 History of the Great Lakes, Volume I. Historical study of
the Great Lakes and surrounding areas from the French arrival to the opening of canals to
the description of ships. 202 p.
Call Number: BK-14
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation
Available at Center: Yes
24. Title: Advisor
Year: May/June 1994, June/July 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general.
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Bldg.; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail: gla@great-lakes.net
Cost: Free.
Summary: Deals with Great Lakes policies. Published bi-monthly. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
25. Title: Agriculture's Role in Protecting Ground Water - Conservation Gem Program
Manual
Year: 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Middle school to adult, teacher research
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service and Michigan Association
of Conservation Districts; East Lansing, MI.
Distributor: Michigan State University; Institute for Water Research; 115 Manly Miles
Bldg.; 1405 S. Harrison Rd.; East Lansing, MI 48823-5243. Tel - (517)353-3742. Fax -
(517)353-1812.
Cost: $7.95 U.S., postage paid.
Summary: Softcover training manual featuring text and graphics about basic groundwater
hydrology, farm chemicals, water quality management techniques, and a review of
Michigan's groundwater geography. 76 p.
Call Number: SR-79
Keywords: Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Public Participation/
RAP's/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
26. Title: Air Matters
Year: Fall 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Bureau of Air Management;
P.O. Box 7921; 101 S. Webster St.; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Tel - (608)267-0573.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers air pollution, recycling, and regulations. 8 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/
Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
27. Title: Air Pollution
Author: Swiss, M. B.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 6-adult/general public
Distributor: Air and Waste Management Association; P.O. Box 2861; Pittsburgh, PA
15230. Tel - (412)232-3444. Fax - (412)232-3450.
Cost: Contact source. Bulk orders available for a minimal charge.
Summary: Introduction to air pollution; issues for the general public and students. 30 p.
Call Number: BK-14
Keywords: Air Pollution
Available at Center: Yes
28. Title: Air, Water, and Soil Resources
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 7-9
Distributor: Society for Visual Education, Inc.; 1345 Diversey Parkway; Chicago, IL
60614. Tel - (312)525-1500.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Videotape and manual of classroom activities focusing on air, water and soil.
Length - 12 min. 30 sec.
Call Number: AV-1
Keywords: Air pollution/ Groundwater/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
29. Title: Alaska - Great Lakes Project
Author: Dale Rosene, Director
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High School-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Alaska Great Lakes Project; Marshall Middle School; 100 East Green Street;
Marshall, MI 49068. Tel - school: (618)781-1251, home - (616)781-4844.
Summary: Information on an investigation by students and teachers to compare the
ecological awareness of Alaskan shore communities to Great Lakes shore communities.
Call Number: PA-70
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
30. Title: All About Beach Cleanups - A Helpful Guide to Planning a Beach Cleanup
Author: Maraniss, L.
Year: 1989
Type: [Book]
Level: Elementary-adult
Distributor: Center for Marine Conservation; 1725 DeSales St., NW; Washington, DC
20036. Tel - (202)429-5609.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A guide to planning a community beach cleanup. 39 p.
Call Number: BK-14
Keywords: Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/ Public Participation/ RAP's/ Recycling/ Cleanup/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
31. Title: Alternatives
Author: Gibson, R.
Year: Aug/Sept '86; Nov/Dec 90; Sept/Oct '94
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: University of Waterloo; Alternatives c/o faculty of Environmental Studies;
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1. Tel - (519)885-1211 ext. 6783. Fax - (519)746-2031. Vols.
13:3, 17:3, 20:4.
Cost: $23.50 Cdn. pr/yr. Articles as photocopies available at $7.50 Cdn. each.
Summary - Aug/Sep 1986 issue - excellent resource on the Great Lakes. Nov/Dec. Issue -
on water and sustainable development. July/Aug 1994 issue - "Making Sense of the
Ecosystem Approach-Lessons from the Great Lakes."
Call Number: PR-75
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
32. Title: Always a River: Supplemental Environmental Education Curriculum
Year: July 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Research and
Development Publications Office (CERI); 26 West Martin Luther King Blvd.; Cincinnati,
OH 45268. Tel - (513)569-7563. For information on teacher workshops on the
curriculum, contact (513)569-7212.
Cost: Free, refer to order # AWBERC-91-09.
Summary: Activity booklet and 300 p. average teacher resource. Investigating the Ohio
River and its importance to the states through which it flows. 140 p.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Economics
Available at Center: Yes
33. Title: America's Clean Water Act
Year: 1990
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 4-adult
Distributor: America's Clean Water Foundation; 750 First St. NE, Suite 911; Washington,
DC 20002-4241. Tel - (202)898-0902. Fax - (202)898-0929.
Cost: $0.75 U.S., bulk discounts available.
Summary: How citizens can work to keep their water clean. 6 p.
Call Number: PA-70
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
34. Title: America's Inland Coast
Year: 1988
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Bluestem Productions; 350 Highway #61; East Two Harbors, MN 55616.
Tel - (218)834-3276. Fax - (218)834-3276.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Vibrant portraits of American life from the Great Lakes. Length - 56 min.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
35. Title: American Water Works Association Poster Series
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800) 926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Water education covering "A Water Treatment Plant," "Groundwater
Systems", "The Water Cycle," "Water Careers," "A Water System," "Use Water Wisely."
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Toxic substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
36. American Water Works Association's Youth Education Audiovisual Rentals
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Catalog free, rental charge for each video.
Summary: A listing of audiovisual materials relating to conservation, water treatment,
groundwater, weather and water in general. 4 p.
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Bibliographies/ Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous
Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
37. Title: American Wetlands - A Reason to Celebrate
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW; Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: Contact source
Summary: Graphically illustrates the values and functions of wetlands. 6 p.
Call Number: PA-70.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
38. Title: American Wetlands Month: Educational Materials for Wetlands
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade K-adult, teacher resource, general.
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A catalog of classroom activities, public service and publicity ideas. 3 p.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
39. Title: Annotated Bibliography of Publications Related to Groundwater Protection
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: GEM Regional Center: Institute for Water Sciences; Western Michigan
University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Tel - (616)387-4988.
Cost: Free first copy.
Summary: Lists publications which refer to groundwater protection.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Groundwater/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
40. Title: Annual Report, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate or teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite
209; Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1593. Tel - (313)668-2662.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Fisheries, natural resources management. Published annually.
Call Number: SR-79
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
41. Title: Aquatic Activities for Youth: Bringing Science to the Shore
Year: 1980
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-8
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Extension Program; Cornell University; 12 Fernow
Hall; Ithaca, NY 14853-3001. Tel - (607)255-2832. Cost - $3 U.S.
Summary: A packet of twelve hands-on water related activities.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora
Available at Center: Yes
42. Title: Aquatic Project Wild
Year: 1987
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Western Regional Environmental Education Council; P.O. Box 18060;
Boulder, Colorado 80308-8060. Tel - (303)444-2390.
Cost: Material available upon completion of in-service workshop.
Summary: Interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and conservation education
program which explores the world of water and aquatic habitat. 239 p.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous
Waste/ Lake Michigan/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
43. Title: Aquaticus
Author: Furnweger, Ed K.
Year: 1992, 23-2; 1993, 23-1; 1994, 24-2
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: John G. Shedd Aquarium; The Ocean by the Lake; 1200 South Lake Shore
Dr.; Chicago, IL 60605. Tel - (312)939-2426.
Cost: For members of the Shedd Aquarium.
Summary: Journal of the John G. Shedd Aquarium covering different issues which relate
to Lake Michigan. Published occasionally.
Call Number: PR-75
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/
Lake Michigan/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
44. Title: Aquifer Vulnerability to Surface Contamination in Michigan
Author: Lusch, D. P. et al.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material-Map]
Level: Middle school-adult
Distributor: Michigan State University; Center for Remote Sensing; 115 Manly Miles
Bldg.; 1404 S. Harrison Rd.; East Lansing, MI 48823-5243. Tel - (517)353-7195. Fax -
(517)353-1821.
Cost: Single copies free, 1-25 for $5 U.S. prepaid (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: A 1:1,500,000 scale, eight-category, color map (19" x 21" ) depicting the
natural vulnerability of Michigan's aquifers to surface contamination. Four-page
explanation flyer included.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Cleanup/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
45. Title: Are Great Lakes Fish Safe to Eat?
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resources Building; East Lansing, MI
48824-1222. Tel - (517)355-2300.
Cost: $.50 U.S./ 10 copy increments.
Summary: Fact sheet reveals chemicals found in Great Lakes fish and illustrates how to
clean and cook the fish to remove most chemicals.
Call Number: PA-70
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
46. Title: Are Great Lakes Fish Safe to Eat?
Author: Schmidt, W. A.
Year: August/September 1989
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal- Article]
Level: General
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation; 1412 Sixteenth Street, NW; Washington, DC
20036. Tel - (800)822-9919 (U.S.).
Cost: $3 U.S. single issue (plus shipping).
Summary: An International Wildlife Magazine article which reviews scientists' warnings
against eating certain species regularly.
Call Number: PR-75
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
47. Title: Around the Archipelago
Year: Summer 1994. 9-1
Type: [Periodical]
Level: General
Distributor: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Chief of Interpretation National Park
Service; Route 1- Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-397.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Ecology, biology and visitor activities at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Published twice per year.
Call Number: IM-75
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
48. Title: Assessing National Water Quality Education Needs for the Nonformal Youth
Audience
Year: September 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource only
Distributor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension; University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign; College of Agriculture; 122 Mumford Hall; 1301 W. Gregory Dr.;
Urbana, IL 61801.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on the assessment of water curriculum needs for youth in nonschool
settings. Policy guidance and curricula summary.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
49. Title: At the Source
Year: 1993. 1-3
Type:[Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Centre; 265 North Front St., Suite 112;
Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1. Tel - (519)337-3423, (800)667-9790. Fax - (519)337-3486.
Cost: Free. Web site at http://c2p2.sarnia.com
Summary: Highlights pollution prevention initiatives and shows current information on
activities in the Great Lakes basin. Available in English and French. Published
quarterly.
ISSN: 1192-960-X
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
50. Title: Audubon Activist
Year: May 1991
Level: Adult
Distributor: National Audubon Society Headquarters; 950 Third Ave.; New York, NY
10022. Tel - (212)546-9100.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information and tools for protecting wildlife and the environment. Reports on
Audubon's environmental programs. Published 11 times per year. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Connecting Channels/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic
Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
51. Title: Bags, Beakers, and Barrels: An Action Curriculum Toward Solving
Hazardous Materials Issues
Year: 1987
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Middle-high school
Distributor: Industrial States Policy Center; 17 Brickel Rd.; Columbus, OH 43215.
Tel - (614)224-4111.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Enables teacher to help students understand hazardous materials, their
usefulness, their danger and their typical disposal pattern. Provides guidelines for
developing an action project to help resolve local concerns about these materials.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
52. Title: Basin without Boundaries
Year: 1985
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school, college, adult
Distributor: Center for Environmental Study; 143 Bostwick NE, Room 70M; Grand
Rapids, MI 49503. Tel - (616)771-3935. Fax - (616)771-4005.
Cost: Rental: $10 U.S.
Summary: Great Lakes issues, panel discussions. Length - 57 min. 40sec.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
53. Title: Bathymetric Charts for the Great Lakes
Year: 1992
Author: Ristic, R. J.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Cartographic Art for Science; c/o Ratko J. Ristic; 3558 North Murray
Avenue; Shorewood, WI 53211. Tel - (414)332-5392.
Cost: Lake Michigan: $12; Lake Superior and Lake Huron: $14; Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario: $10; all five: $50 (add $2.50 for shipping and handling U.S.).
Summary: Five 4-color charts includes information on lakes, water levels, currents,
morphometric parameters, watershed and land use. Also available in slide version.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
54. Title: Bay BC's - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching About the Chesapeake
Bay
Author: Slattery, B. E.
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Chesapeake Bay Estuary Program; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 180
Admiral Cochrane Dr., Suite 535; Annapolis, MD 21401. Tel - (301)224-2732.
Cost: Contact source
Summary: Multidisciplinary approach to teaching about the Chesapeake Bay. Useful for
Great Lakes watershed activities. 63 p.
Call Number: BL-25
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Fishing/
Flora/ Geography/ Human health/ Recreation/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
55. Title: The Baybook: A Guide to Reducing Water Pollution in Your Home and
Neighborhood
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary-high school
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Green Bay Lake Michigan
District Headquarters; P.O. Box 10448; 1125 N. Military Ave.; Green Bay, WI 54307.
Tel - (414)492-5904/5800.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A guide to reducing water pollution at home. 25 p.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
56. Title: The Beacon
Year: September 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: Free with membership.
Summary: Articles, photographs and drawings of Great Lakes lighthouses. 28 p.
Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-59
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Public Participation/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
57. Title: Become Water Wise: Get the Facts
Year: 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: League of Women Voters of Michigan; 200 Museum Dr.; Lansing, MI
48933-1977. Tel - (800)292-5823 (in Michigan), (517)484-5383.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Brief discussion of resources available from the source, relating to water
quality and quantity, groundwater and water resources. 5 p.
Call Number: PA-70
Keywords Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
58. Title: Beneath the Inland Seas
Author: Halsey, J. R.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Department of State; The Bureau of History; 717 West Allegan St.;
Lansing, MI 48918. Tel - (517)335-2716.
Cost: $6.95 U.S. (plus shipping & handling), bulk orders available.
Summary: Michigan's underwater archaeological heritage. 64 p.
ISBN: 0-935719-15-6
Call Number: BK-14
Keywords: History/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: Yes
59. Title: Betrayal of the Great Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS videotape]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Public Broadcasting; Communication Arts Building; Michigan
State University; East Lansing, MI 48824-1212. Tel - (517)355-2300.
Cost: Contact source
Summary: Examines the reasons why the Great Lakes ecosystem is still in serious
trouble. Length - 55 minutes.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
60. Title: A Bibliography of Freshwater Awareness Materials
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General, teacher resource
Distributor: Environment Canada; Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: General non-technical books, audiovisual materials and curriculum resources
in English and French which promote freshwater awareness. 200 p. (English), 56 p.
(French).
ISBN: 0-662-20638-X
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
61. Title: Bibliography of Reports: Issued Under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909,
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements of 1972 and 1978, and the Protocol
Amending the 1978 Agreement
Year: February 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school, adult, teacher resource
Distributor: International Joint Commission: Great Lakes Regional Office; Canadian
Section: 100 Ouellette Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700.
Fax - (519)257-6740. U.S. Section: P.O. Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232-2869. Tel -
(313)226-2170.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Reports produced as a result of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1972 and 1978, and the Protocol amending the 1978
Agreement. 31 p.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Connecting
Channels/ Directories/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recreation/ Recycling/ St. Lawrence River/ Sediment/ Shipping/
Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
62. Title: Bibliography on Acid Rain
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $13.95 U.S.
Summary: Listing of scientific papers, symposia, books, conference proceedings and
pamphlets.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/
Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
63. Title: Biology, History and Management of the Lake Sturgeon in the Lower Great
Lakes
Author: MacNeill, D. & Bush W. D.
Year: 1994
Level: Adult
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Communications; Swetman Hall; SUNY College at
Oswego; Oswego, NY 13126-3599. Tel - (315)341-3042.
Cost: $.50 U.S. Make checks payable to Cornell University.
Summary: Discusses Lake Sturgeon, includes illustrations, maps, and tables. 7 p.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Lake Erie/ Lake Ontario/ St.
Lawrence
Available at Center: Yes
64. Title: Boaters - Slow the Spread of Zebra Mussels, and Protect Your Boat Too
Author: Kelch, D.O.
Year: 1992
Level: Teacher resource, adult
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Discusses the problems zebra mussels have caused since entering the Great
Lakes system, how to slow their spreading throughout the Great Lakes and how to protect
one's boat from zebra mussel damage. 4 p.
Keywords Exotic species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
65. Title: Breakers
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: Adult.
Distributor: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program; University of Illinois; 65 Mumford Hall,
C3061; 1301 West Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801. Tel -(217)333-9448. Fax -
(217)333-2614.
Cost: Contact source. Make checks payable to the University of Illinois.
Summary: An introduction to Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) and Remedial
Action Plans (RAPs) for the Great Lakes. 4 p.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
66. Breast Cancer and the Environment - The Chlorine Connection
Author: Thornton, J.
Year: 1992
Level: Adult
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Offices; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Floor; Chicago,
IL 60607. Tel - (312)563-6060.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on the connection between chlorine pollution and increased
incidences of breast cancer in women. 25 p.
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
67. Title: Bringing People into Focus - You Are Part of the Food Chain
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Public Distribution Centre; 19th Floor, Jeanne
Mance Building; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The Great Lakes and human health.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
68. Title: Broken Agreement - The Failure of the United States and Canada to
Implement the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Year: September 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The failure of the U.S. and Canada to implement the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement.
Call Number: SR-79
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
69. Title: Buzzworm - The Environmental Journal
Author: Daniel, J. E.
Year: Mar./Apr. 1992. 4-2.
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Buzzworm, Inc. 2305 Canyon Blvd., Suite 206; Boulder, CO 80302 Tel -
(303)442-1969.
Cost: $18 U.S. per year, $21 Cdn.
Summary: An independent magazine reporting on national and international
environmental issues. Published bi-monthly.
Call Number: PR-75
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
70. Title: By Canoe & Moccasin - Some Native Place Names of the Great Lakes
Author: Johnston, B.H.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 3-6
Distributor: Waapoone Publishing & Promotion; Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0. Written
requests only.
Cost: $8.95 Cdn. (plus $1 shipping & handling).
Summary: The native meaning of place names: lakes, rivers, islands, and cities in the
Great Lakes. 45 p.
ISBN: 0-9692185-1-6
Call Number: BK-14
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
71. Title: Canada's Response to the Recommendations in the Seventh Biennial Report of
the International Joint Commission
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office; Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr.; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Canadian government responds to the International Joint Commission's
recommendations to clean up the Great Lakes. 10 p.
ISBN: 0-662-600051-7
Call Number: SR-79
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/
Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
72. Title: Canada's Water Supply - Resource in Danger
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual - VHS, 3/4" U-matic]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Educational Sales; P.O. Box 500;
Station A; Toronto, ON M5W 1E6. Tel - (416)205-6384. Fax - (416)205-3482.
Cost: Purchase only #WOA-89-01. VHS - $69 Cdn.; 3/4"; $140 Cdn.
Summary: Four-part series examines critical aspects of freshwater management and
explores the political and ecological impact current decisions will have on meeting North
America's freshwater needs in the coming century. Length - 20 minutes each.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
73. Title: The Canadian Environmental Education Catalogue
Year: 1991, 1992, 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Pembina Institute; P.O. Box 7558; Drayton Valley, AB T0E 0M0. Tel -
(403)542-6272.
Cost: $42.80 for 2 yrs., $21.40 for 1 yr. (taxes and postage included). 1992 edition with
1994 supplement ed.
Summary: A catalog of learning resources for environmental education programs.
107 p. plus 1994 supplement.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
74. Title: Canadian Geographic
Year: December 1990 - January 1991
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Royal Canadian Geographic; 39 McArthur Avenue; Vanier, ON K1L 8L7.
Tel - (613) 745-4629. Or - Box 1518; Camplain, NY 12919-1518.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Features article on Great Lakes clean up.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
75. Title: Canadian Great Lakes Agenda for the 1990s - Implementing the Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement
Author: Samis, J. A. Gilbert, R., Editor.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Implementing the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 16 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agencies/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
76. Title: Canadian Great Lakes Program Overview
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office, Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr.; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Third report of Canada under the 1987 protocol to the 1978 Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
77. Title: Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook
Author: Johnson, B.
Year: 1982
Type: [Book]
Level: Elementary school children
Distributor: East Bay Municipal Utility District; P.O. Box 24055; Oakland, CA 94623.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Comic book on water conservation. Includes games, puzzles, and worksheets.
38 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Cleanup/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Human Health/ Recycling/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
78. Title: Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook - Teacher's Guide
Author: Johnson, B.
Year: 1982
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: East Bay Municipal Utility District; P.O. Box 24055; Oakland, CA 94623.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Comic book on water conservation, including information for teachers. 48 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Cleanup/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Human
Health/ Recycling/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: Yes
79. Title: Cargo Carriers in the Great Lakes
Author: LeStrang, J.
Year: 1985
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributors: Harbor House Publishers, Inc.; 221 Water Street; Boyne City, MI 49712.
Tel - (616)582-2814. Fax - (616)582-3392.
Cost: $17 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Past and present of the cargo carriers in the Great Lakes, includes hundreds of
photos. 192 p.
ISBN: 0-937360-06-6
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Economics/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
80. Title: Case Studies
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Centre; 265 North Front St., Suite 112;
Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1. Tel - (519)337-3423, (800)667-9790. Fax - (519)337-3486.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Municipal, industrial and community pollution prevention achievements in
case study format. 4 p.
Call Number: IM-37
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
81. Title: Catalog of Water Quality Educational Materials
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Middle school-university
Distributor: Tennessee Valley Authority; Environmental Education Section; Forestry
Bldg.; Ridgeway Rd.; Norris, TN 37828. Tel - (615)632-1612.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Catalog list of teacher resource materials for environmental education. 40 p.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
82. Title: Celebrating the Great Lakes - A Study of Festivals and Events with Coastal
Themes in the Southern Lake Michigan Region
Author: Wicks, B. E., Peterson, L. & Simmons, B.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Distributor: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program; University of Illinois; 65 Mumford Hall,
C3601; 1301 West Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801. Tel - (217)333-9448. Fax -
(217)333-2614.
Cost: $1 U.S. Note: For materials make checks payable to the University of Illinois.
Summary: Documents the magnitude of special events along the southern half of Lake
Michigan and to learn more about how these events are operated and marketed. 116 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Lake Michigan/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
83. Title: The Center
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: The Center for Environmental Study; Room 70M; 143 Bostwick NE; Grand
Rapids, MI 49503. Tel - (616)771-3935. Fax - (616)771-4005.
Cost: Donation.
Summary: Environmental Education. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
84. Title: The Chadburn
Year: Summer 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Historical Society; 480 Main St.; Vermillion, OH 44089. Tel -
(216)967-3467.
Cost: Included with $20 with membership.
Summary: Deals with Great Lakes history. Published quarterly. 4 p
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
85. Title: The Challenge - Restoring the Great Lakes
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Extension and Publications; 18th
and C Sts. NW; Arlington Sq. Building; Mail Stop 725; Washington, DC 20240.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The importance of the Great Lakes, their problems and remedies for
restoration. 17 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public
Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
86. Title: "Change is Good" - Small Business Pollution Prevention
Year: 1994
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Adult, business
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $18 U.S.
Summary: How small business can prevent pollution.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
87. Title: Chemical Deicers and the Environment
Author: D'Itri, F. M., Editor
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-Adult
Distributor: Lewis Publishers, Inc.; 121 S. Main St.; Drawer 519; Chelsea, MI 48118.
Cost: $59.95 U.S. (plus $7.50 shipping and handling).
Summary: One chapter describes the historical trend in the use of chlorides in the Great
Lakes. 585 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: No
88. Title: Chemically-Induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Development - The
Wildlife/Human Connection
Author: Colborn, T
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Princeton Scientific Publishing Co., Inc.; P.O. Box 2155; Princeton, NJ
08543. Tel - (609)683-4750. Fax - (609)683-0838.
Cost: $68 U.S. plus $3 U.S. shipping and handling.
Summary: Assesses what is known about compounds found in the Great Lakes basin that
are capable of disrupting the endocrine systems of fish, wildlife and humans. 403 p.
Call Number: BK-15
Keywords: Human Health/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
89. Title: The Chesapeake Bay - It Starts with You
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8
Distributor: Chesapeake Bay Estuary Program; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 180
Admiral Cochrane Dr., Suite 535; Annapolis, MD 21401. Tel - (301)224-2732.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Encourages children to interact with their environment. 4 p.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
90. Title: Chessie Returns
Author: Folker, D.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Chesapeake Bay Estuary Program; U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service; 180
Admiral Cochrane Dr., Suite 535; Annapolis, MD 21401. Tel - (301)224-2732.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Coloring book on pollution in Chesapeake Bay featuring the friendly monster
Chessie. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Cleanup/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
91. Title: Chlorine, Human Health and the Environment - The Breast Cancer Warning
Year: 1993
Type: [Booklet]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace; 185 Spadina Street, 6th Floor; Toronto, ON M5T 2C6.
Tel - (416)345-8408. Fax - (416)348-8422.
Cost: $10 Cdn.
Summary: Chlorine and organochlorines in the global ecosystem and in industry;
behavior of organochlorines in the environment; cases for a chlorine phase-out. 67 p.
Call Number: BL-25
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
92. Title: Chlorine: The Devils' Chemical
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace; 185 Spadina Street, 6th Floor; Toronto, ON M5T 2C6. Tel -
(416)345-8408. Fax - (416)348-8422.
Cost: $.20 Cdn.
Summary: Global threat of chlorine and chlorine based compounds, biological effects,
Great Lakes, and phase-out strategy.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Hazardous
Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
93. Title: Chlorine - The Product is the Poison - The Case for a Chlorine Phase-Out
Year: 1991
Author: Thornton, J.
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Office; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Floor; Chicago,
IL 60607. Tel - (312)563-6060.
Cost: $10 Cdn.
Summary: Chlorine and organochlorines in the global ecosystem, and in industry;
behavior of organochlorines in the environment; cases for a chlorine phase-out. 59 p.
Call Number: BK-25
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
94. Title: Chlorine - The Product is the Poison, Part 2 - Chlorinated Solvents and the
Great Lakes Auto Industry
Year: 1991
Type:[Booklet]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Office; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Floor; Chicago,
IL 60607. Tel - (312)563-6060.
Cost: $4 Cdn.
Summary: Chlorinated solvents in the Great Lakes, alternative technologies. 31 p.
Call Number: BK-26
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/
Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
St. Lawrence/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
95. Title: CIESIN (Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network)
Type: [Instructional Material- Computer Network]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: CIESIN; 2250 Pierce Rd.; University Center, MI 48710. Tel -
(517)797-2700. Fax - (517)797-2622.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Earth science computer information network.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/
Geology/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality
Available at Center: No
96. Title: Citizen Action in Developing Cleanup Plans for the 42 Great Lakes Toxic
Hot-Spots
Year: 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-undergraduate and graduate
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Report from a remedial action plan workshop for citizen and community
leaders on toxic materials and water pollution. 16 p.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Economics/ Institutional Agencies/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Recycling/ Cleanup/ Shipping/ Navigation/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
97. Title: A Citizen's Guide - Cleaning Up Contaminated Sediment
Author: Sullivan, J.
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Chicago; 59 East Van Buren St., Suite 2215;
Chicago, IL 60605. Tel - (312)939-0838.
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Easy to understand information on assessing contaminate levels, dredging
techniques, treatment options, laws and programs in Canada and the U.S. on
contaminated sediment. Future options and pollution are also discussed. 32 p.
Keywords: Monitoring/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
98. Title: Citizen's Guide to Biomonitoring in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: General, adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $2.50 U.S.
Summary: Presents the issues surrounding biomonitoring of waste waters discharged into
the Great Lakes basin. 43 p.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
99. Title: Citizen's Guide to Global Issues
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Global Tomorrow Coalition; 1325 G Street NW, Suite 915; Washington, DC
20005.
Cost: Contact Source.
Summary: Background information on environmental issues of global significance.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
100. Title: A Citizen's Guide to Plastics in the Ocean - More than a Litter Problem
Author: O'Hara, K. J., Iudicello, S. & Bierce, R.
Year: 1988
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Center for Marine Conservation; 1725 DeSales St., NW; Washington, DC
20036. Tel - (202)429-5609.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Origins and impacts of marine debris, detailed information on what is being
done to combat the problem and ways individuals and organization can help. 143 p.
ISBN: 0-9615294-2-3
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Shipping/ Navigation/ Toxic Substances/
Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
101. Title: A Citizen's Guide to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Year: December 1988
Author: Eder, T. & Jackson, J.
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $3 U.S.
Summary: Description of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, designed to help
citizens to use the Agreement more effectively to promote cleanup of the Great Lakes.
96 p.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality
102. Title: The CLASS Project
Year: 1982
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-10
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation, Washington; 1412 16th St. NW; Washington,
DC 20036. Tel - (800)822-9919.
Cost: Contact source. Specify requested publication in address.
Summary: Conservation learning activities for science and social studies, covering
energy use, environmental issues, forest/watershed management, hazardous substances,
wetlands and wildlife habitat management. 134 p.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
103. Title: Clean Bay Backer Water Quality Brochure
Year: 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Lake Michigan District
Headquarters; P.O. Box 10448; 1125 Military Avenue; Green Bay, WI 54307. Tel -
(414)492-5904/5800.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Focuses on nonpoint source pollution with emphasis on phosphorus and
solids. How to take action.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Michigan/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
104. Title: Clean Water Student Information Kit
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: America's Clean Water Foundation; 750 First St.NE, Suite 911; Washington,
DC 20002-4241. Tel - (202)898-0902. Fax - (202)898-0929.
Cost: $2 U.S., discounts available for bulk orders.
Summary: General information about water, how pollution affects water, the water cycle,
etc. 2 p. folder.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
105. Title: Clean Waters
Year: 1990
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada; Great Lakes Environment Office, Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr.; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Outlines problems facing the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence ecosystem. 23 p.
Call Number: PA-76
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ St. Lawrence River/ Shipping/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
106. Title: Clean Waters, Clear Choices - Recommendations for Action Metro Toronto &
Region
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Metro Toronto and Region RAP Office; 7 Overlea Blvd.; B389 4th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4H 1A8. Tel - (416) 424-3000 ext. 224. Fax - (416)325-6345.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A listing of recommendations for improving water quality in Metro Toronto
and the surrounding area. Some background on the Remedial Action Plan process. A
buried history of water pollution problems and a description of current conditions.
French supplement also available.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/
Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
107. Title: Cleanup Quarterly
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grade 8-adult
Distributor: Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources; Trails and Waterways Unit; 500
Lafayette Rd.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4052. Tel - (612)297-5476. Fax - (612)297-547.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Discusses rubbish removal, letters from "adopters", and value of river
stewardship. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
108. Title: Coastal Connection
Year: Spring 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Center for Marine Conservation; 1725 DeSales St. NW; Washington, D.C.
20036. Tel - (202)429-5609.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Promotes beach cleanup events and other efforts to eliminate marine debris
that harms the environment. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Cleanup/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
109. Title: Coastal Educator News
Year: Jan/Feb. 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Extension Program, East Aurora; Cooperative
Extension Center; 21 South Grove St.; East Aurora, NY 14052-2398. Tel -
(716)652-5453.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers toxic substances, ecosystems, fishing, and Great Lakes issues.
Published bi-monthly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Ecology/ Fishing/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
110. Title: Coastal Issues - A Wave of Concern
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school, teacher resource
Distributor: New Hampshire Sea Grant Extension Program; University of New
Hampshire; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)749-1564.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: Activities focusing on decision-making skills as they relate to coastal
development, recreation, tourism and aesthetic concerns. Can be applied to the Great
Lakes. 107 p.
Call Number: IM-46
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fishing/ Human Health/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
111. Title: Coastal Tidings
Year: Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources; P.O. Box 8555;
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8555. Tel - (717)787-2529.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers coastal zone management. Published quarterly. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
112. Title: Coastlines
Year: Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate adult, general
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Institute; SUNY Stony Brook; 155 Nassau Hall; Stony
Brook, NY 11794-5001. Tel - (516)632-9124.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers aquatic topics, coastal management, fisheries and recreation, and the
Great Lakes. Published quarterly. 19 p.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
113. Title: Come Along to Trash-to-Treasure Land
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-4
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
Rd.; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $0.75 U.S., bulk discounts available.
Summary: Coloring and activity book introduce young children to environmental issues
affecting their daily lives. 12 p.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
114. Title: Coming Out of Our Shell - Mollusks and Crustaceans
Author: Gendreau, Y.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Communications Directorate;
1478-200 Kent St.; Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6. Tel - (613)993-0999.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The story of mollusks. Available in English and French. 26 p.
ISBN: 0-662-20400-X.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fishing/ Recreation/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
115. Title: Comparison & Rank of Proposed Human Health Bioaccumulation Factors for
the Great Lakes Initiative
Year: 1993
Type: [Booklet]
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717,
(800)219-0263. Fax - (614)292-0263. E-mail - eriese@osu.edu.
Cost: $4 U.S.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
116. Title: The Composters' Journal
Year: Summer 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Recycling Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 504; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)960-1025, (800)263-2849. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: $10.70 Cdn. per year including tax.
Summary: Advice on composting. Published quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
117. Title: Conservation Impact
Year: January 1995
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Conservation Technology Information Center; 1220 Potter Dr., Room 170;
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1383. Tel - (317)494-9555. Fax - (317)494-5969.
Cost: $15 U.S. per year.
Summary: Soil and water conservation news. Published 11 times per year. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Cleanup/ Connecting Channels/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Monitoring/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ St. Lawrence River/ Sediment/ Water Cycle/ Water
Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
118. Title: Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Great Lakes Ecosystem - Issues and
Opportunities
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: The Nature Conservancy, Great Lakes Program; 79 W. Monroe Street, Suite
1309; Chicago, IL 60603. Tel - (312)759-8017. Fax - (312)346-5606.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: How to maintain biological diversity in the Great Lakes. 118 p.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
119. Title: Cool Tools for Schools - Water Education Materials for Children and Youth
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 W. Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A catalog of water education materials for schools. 14 p.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Climate/ Directories/ Drinking Water/ Geography/ Geology/
Groundwater/ Human Health/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
120. Title: Council Commentary
Year: Summer 1989
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Council of Great Lakes Governors; 35 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1850;
Chicago, IL 60601. Tel - (312)407-0177.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Activities of the Council of Great Lakes Governors and public policy issues in
six states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Published
monthly. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
121. Title: Courier
Year: June 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ontario Waste Management Corporation; 2 Bloor St. West, 11th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Tel - (416)923-2918, (800)268-1178. Fax - (416)963-7521.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Current issues in the field of industrial hazardous waste management.
Published monthly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
122. Title: Creating Freshwater Wetlands
Author: Hammer, D. A.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lewis Publishers, Inc.; 121 South Main St.; Drawer 519; Chelsea, MI
48118.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Some of the information on methods to create or restore freshwater wetlands
accumulated by wetland scientists and managers during the last fifty years. 298 p.
Call Number: BK-60
Keywords: Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
123. Title: Creatures in the Great Lakes
Year: 1985
Type: [Audiovisual-VHS Videotape, 16mm film]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC, adult
Distributor: Brauer Productions; 402 Cass St.; Traverse City, MI 49684. Tel -
(616)941-0850.
Cost: $140 U.S. (VHS); $350 U.S. (film).
Summary: Larger underwater life of the Great Lakes. Length - 20 min
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
124. Title: Crisis in the Rain
Year: 1983
Type: [Audiovisual: VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7- undergraduate
Distributor: Visual Education Centre; Unit 3; 41 Horner Ave.; Toronto, ON M8Z 4X4.
Tel - (416)252-5907, (800)668-0749 (Canada only). Fax - (416)251-3720.
Cost: $95 Cdn. (only distributed in Canada).
Summary: Transboundary concerns, U.S.-Canadian relations. Length - 27 min.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
125. Title: Cross Border Litigation: Environmental Rights in the Great Lakes Ecosystem
Author: Muldoon, P. R., Scriven, D. A. & Olson, J. M.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Carswell Legal Publications; 2330 Midland Avenue; Agincourt, ON
M1S 1P7. Tel - (416)291-8421.
Cost: $80 Cdn.
Summary: Great Lakes pollution, catalogue and explanation of laws, precedent-setting
cases. 410 p.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
126. Title: The CSMEE Horizon
Year: November 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental
Education; Ohio State University; 1929 Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Highlights some of ERIC's activities. June 1994 issue focused on using
electronic resources to retrieve information. Published bi-annually. 15 p.
Call Number: NL-60
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
127. Title: Cumulative Environmental Effects Bulletin
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, CEE Bulletin; Environment Assessment Branch;
Environmental Protection Service; Place Vincent Massey, 17th Floor; 351 St. Joseph
Blvd.; Hull, PQ K1A 0H3. Tel - (819)953-1524. Fax - (819)953-4093.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Evaluates the nature and extent of cumulative environmental effects.
Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Environmental Protection.
Available at Center: No
128. Title: Currents
Year: Fall 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lake Superior Center; 353 Harbor Dr.; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel -
(218)720-3033. Fax - (218)720-3407. E-mail - lakesuperior@igc.org.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Programs, facts news and previews on the Lake Superior Center for
Freshwater Understanding. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
129. Title: Currents of Change - Final Report - Inquiry on Federal Water Policy
Type: [Pamphlet]
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Climate/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/ Geology/
History/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
130. Title: A Curriculum Activities Guide to Water Pollution and Environmental Studies
Vol I, Second Edition.
Year: 1971
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Chadbourne and Chadbourne; 18554 Haskins Rd.; Chagrin Falls, OH
440023-1823. Tel - (216)543-7303. Fax - (216)543-7160.
Cost: $18 U.S. plus $3 shipping & handling in the U.S.
Summary: Four chapters related to water quality investigations, the hydrologic cycle,
human activities, ecological perspectives, social and political factors. 217 p.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
131. A Curriculum Activities Guide to Water Pollution and Environmental Studies, Vol
II Second Edition
Year: 1971
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Chadbourne and Chadbourne; 18554 Haskins Rd.; Chagrin Falls, OH
44023-1823. Tel - (216)543-7303. Fax - (216)543-7160.
Cost: $18 U.S. plus $3 U.S. shipping & handling in U.S.
Summary: Detailed appendices for performing and interpreting the activities in Volume
I. Includes laboratory and field testing procedures, considerations for implementing
water studies, bibliography of reference materials and more. 252 p.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
132. Title: A Curriculum Activities Guide to Water Pollution Equipment and
Environmental Studies, Second Edition
Year: 1973
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Upper elementary school-adult; teacher resource.
Distributor: Chadbourne and Chadbourne; 18554 Haskins Rd.; Chagrin Falls, OH
44023-1823. Tel - (216)543-7303. Fax - (216)543-7160.
Cost: $14 U.S. plus $43 U.S. shipping & handling in U.S.
Summary: Instructions on how to build 22 basic, relatively non-technical, highly useful
devices for measuring water quality parameters and related factors. 114 p.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
133. Title: D.J. Angus Research Vessel
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade K-12/OAC, citizen groups, teacher workshops
Distributor: Grand Valley State University Water Resources Institute; Aquatic Resources
Education; Allendale, MI 49401. Tel - (616)895-6611, (800)748-0246.
Cost: $345 U.S. for 2.5 hr. tape.
Summary: Educational program on a 45-foot research vessel designed for educational
activities, 20 participants maximum. Aquatic science program, and Great Lakes ecology.
Operating season is May-November.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Michigan/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
134. Title: Danger on Tap - Protect America's Drinking Water
Author: Cameron, D. H., Savagian, A., Editor
Year: 1994
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Grades 10-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Sierra Club, Midwest Office; 214 N. Henry St., Suite 203; Madison, WI
53703. Tel - (608)257-4994. Fax - (608)257-3513.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Describes threats to drinking water in the Great Lakes ecoregion, citing last
year's outbreak of crytosporidiosis in Milwaukee as an example. 36 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
135. Title: The Dead River - A Simulation Game of River Restoration
Author: Swinerton, E. N.
Year: 1973
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 8-adult
Distributor: Carolina Biological Supply Company, Main Office; 2700 York Rd.;
Burlington, NC 27215. Tel - (919)584-0381, (800)334-5551.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Environmental problems simulation game. Each player becomes a member of
a team of public or private officials. Together they must set up efficient programs to
eliminate, reduce or prevent pollution on an interstate waterway and improve its
condition.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Eutrophication/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
136. Title: Debate Coaches
Year: 1986
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 8-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation; 1410 Varsity Drive; Raleigh, NC 27606.
Tel - (919)828-9443.
Cost: $19.95 U.S. (plus $2 postage and handling).
Summary: Water quality, allocation, policy, language and environmental studies.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
137. Title: Delta
Year: Fall 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Canadian Global Change Program, c/o The Royal Society of Canada; P.O.
Box 9734; Ottawa, ON K1G 5J4. Tel - (613)991-0175. Fax - (613)991-6996.
Cost: Free.
Summary: News on environmental change in Canada. 16 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
138. Title: Deposition of Air Pollutants to the Great Waters - First Report to Congress
Year: May 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards; Library MD-13; Research Triangle, NC 27711. Tel - (919)541-0107.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Explores the correlation between air pollution and water pollution. Looks at
effects of toxic chemicals. Document No. - EPA-453/R-93/055.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
139. Title: Dioxin in Great Lakes Fish
Year: 1986
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades 8-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 W. Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2117, (800)621-8431 (from
IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), (800)572-2515 (from IL), (312)353-2072 (from NY and PA).
Cost: Free.
Summary: Carp and trout fillet samples analyzed around the Great Lakes. 15 p.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Fish/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
140. Title: Distant Shores - Photographs from Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
Author: Olsenius, R.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: High school, adult
Distributor: Bluestem Productions; 350 Highway #61; East Two Harbors, MN 55616.
Tel - (218)834-3276. Fax - (218)834-3276.
Cost: $14.95 U.S. for book, $19.95 U.S. for book/cassette, $24.95 U.S. for book/CD.
Summary: Full-color photographs and accompanying music cassette from Lake Superior
and Lake Michigan areas. 112 p, Cassette - 48 min.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Ecology/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
141. Do You Have a Zero Discharge Home? - How to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals in Your
Home
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ontario Public Interest Research Group; 455 Spadina Ave., Room 201;
Toronto, ON M5S 2G8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on toxic pollution and zero discharge for homeowners. 8 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
142. Title: Down The Drain
Year: 1990
Type: [Audiovisual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 4-9
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: $25 U.S.
Summary: The water cycle, water pollution and water treatment. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Climate/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/ Geology/
Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
143. Title: Dr. Possibilities, Lake Healing Extravaganza.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 4 and up
Distributor: Portable Theatre; c/o Howard Jerome; 778 Palerston Avenue; Toronto, ON
M6G 2R5. Tel - (416)538-1085.
Cost: Ranges from $400 Cdn. and up.
Summary: Live participatory musical adaptable to water quality topics, travels
throughout the Lake Ontario region indoors or outdoors, accommodates up to 500
people/show. Available for professional development days across Ontario. Offers
workshops in areas of problems solving, creativity, team-building, communication,
clowning and theatre. Can be created.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Ontario/ Recreation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
144. Title: Dreisena Polymorpha - An Unwelcome New Great Lakes Invader
Author: O'Neill, Jr. C. R. & MacNeil, D. B.
Year: 1989
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Publisher: Cornell Cooperative Extension - Ithaca, NY Distributor: Zebra Mussel
Information Clearinghouse; State University of New York College at Brockport;
Hartwell Hall; Brockport, NY 14420. Tel - (800)285-2285, (716)395-2638.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Search based fact sheet regarding biology, impacts and control of the zebra
mussel in the Great Lakes. 10 p. Published bimonthly.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: No
145. Title: Drinking Water - A Community Action Guide
Year: 1986, 1991, Revised Edition
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Distributor: Concern, Inc. - Concern Community Action Guides; 1794 Columbia Rd.,
NW; Washington, DC 20009. Tel - (202)328-8160.
Cost: $5.50 U.S. (includes postage & handling), $4.50 U.S. for each additional. Special
Cost for bulk orders.
Summary: Complex issues of water management and protection with guidelines for
public participation, also available are booklets on farmlands, global warming, energy
choices, household waste and groundwater. 30 p.
Call Number: BK-16
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: Yes
146. Title: Drinking Water - Quality on Tap
Year: 1991
Type: [Audiovisual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 4-8
Distributor: League of Women Voters of Michigan; 200 Museum Drive; Lansing, MI
48933-1977. Tel - (800)292-5823 (in Michigan); (517)484-5383.
Cost: $40 U.S. for written materials, $15 U.S. video only.
Summary: A discussion of water quality. Includes a study guide. Length - 27 min, 24 sec.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
147. Title: E for Environment
Author: Sinclair, P. K.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: R.R. Bowker; 121 Chanlon Rd.; New Providence, NJ 07974.
Tel - (908)464-6800, (800)521-8110 (U.S.). Fax - (908)665-6688.
Cost: $39.95 U.S. plus shipping.
Summary: An annotated bibliography of children's books with environmental themes.
292 p.
ISBN: 0-8352-3028-7
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Directories/ Bibliographies/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
148. Title: E The Environmental Magazine
Author: Moss, D., Ed.
Year: Jan./Feb. 1995. 6-1
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Earth Action Network; 28 Knight St.; Norwalk, CT 06851.
Tel - (203)854-5559.
Cost:$20 U.S. per year.
Summary: International publication promotes awareness of environmental concerns and
issues. Published bimonthly.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental protection
Available at Center: Yes
149. Title: The Earth Angels Environmental Education Unit
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Ontario Waste Management Corporation; 2 Bloor St. West, 11th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Tel - (416)923-2918, (800)268-1178. Fax - (416)963-7521.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Six lesson plans of various lengths. A complete resource on environmental
action.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
150. Title: Earth Explorer
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-9
Distributor: Earth Explorer Group; 4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW; Washington, DC 20007.
Tel - (202)333-1063.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A comprehensive interdisciplinary resource on environmental issues for
students. Covers climate, biosphere, human impact and our global future. Available on
CD-ROM and in print.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Directories/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/
Fish/ Flora/ History/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
151. Title: Earth Saver
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
Road; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $3.75 U.S. each (bulk orders available).
Summary: Information on recycling and hazardous waste. Identifies toxic chemicals in
common household products.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
152. Title: Earth - The Water Planet
Author: Gartrell, Jr. J. E., Crowder, J. & Callister, J. C.
Year: 1989, 1992; (Revised Edition)
Type:[Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-10.
Distributor: National Science Teachers Association; 1840 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA
22201. Tel - (703)243-7100. Fax - (703)243-7147.
Cost: $18.50 U.S.
Summary: Water activities encourage problem-solving and critical thinking skills with
indoor science activities; scientific literacy. 191 p.
Call Number: IM-47
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
153. Title: Earthkeeper Magazine
Author: Black, S., Ed.
Year: Nov./Dec. 1990. 1:2
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Earthkeeper Magazine; 99 Edinburgh Rd.; Guelph, ON N1H 5P5.
Tel - (519)763-9357.
Cost: $24 Cdn. per year, $30 U.S.
Summary: Provides a hands-on and minds-on source of environmental information.
Published bimonthly.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
154. Title: Earthwatching III - An Environmental Reader with Teacher's Guide
Author: Sinclair, T., Hoops, R., Wittman, S., Editors
Year: 1990, Vol. III
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-12/OAC
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Environmental Studies; Sea
Grant College Program; Rm. 15, Science Hall; 550 N. Park St.; Madison, WI 53706. Tel
- (608)262-0905.
Cost: $5 U.S. (including postage & handling).
Summary: Teacher's guide to complement classroom materials on scientific and
environmental topics. Earthwatching Vol. III contains 200 half-page stories originally
written for EARTHWATCH/radio dealing with the atmosphere, biosphere, land, the
world of water, etc. 160 p.
ISBN: 0-9366287-01-2
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Economics/ Fish/ Flora/ Geography/
Groundwater/ History
Available at Center: Yes
155. Title: Eating Great Lakes Fish
Year: 1987
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resources Bldg.; East Lansing, MI 48824-1212.
Tel - (517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Guide to preparing Great Lakes fish for human consumption. 8 p.
ISBN: Extension Bulletin E-2028. MICHU-SG-87-500
Keywords: Fish/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
156. Title: Ecodecision
Author: Labrecque, H., Editor
Year: 1995 Vol. 15
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment and Policy Society; 276 Rue Saint Jacques Ouest, Bureau 924;
Montreal, PQ H2Y 1N3. Tel - (514)284-3043.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A bilingual magazine on environmental decision making and policy; includes
policy papers and scientific findings. In English and French.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements
Available at Center: Yes
157. Title: ECOL News
Year: January 1989
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environmental Conservation Library; Minneapolis Public Library and
Information Center; 200 Nicollet Mall; Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Cost: Free to Minnesotans, other contact source.
Summary: Specialized newsletter on a topic of current environmental concern, includes
lakes. Published quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
158. Title: Ecological Citizenship
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: K-8
Distributor: Chicago Academy of Sciences; 2001 N. Clark Street; Chicago, IL 60614.
Tel - (312)549-0606 ext. 2011. Fax - (312)549-5199.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Five units on environmental education.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/
Hazardous Wastes/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
159. Title: EcoNet
Year: Fall 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Office of Extension and Publications; 18th
and C Sts. NW; Arlington Sq. Bldg.; Mail Stop 725; Washington, DC 20240.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Reports on fish and wildlife in specific areas of the Great Lakes, habitat and
endangered species issues. Published quarterly. 6 p
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
160. Title: The Economy and the Environment
Year: February 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Canadian Foundation for Economic Education; 2 St. Clair Ave. W., Suite
501; Toronto, ON M4V 1L5. Tel - (416)968-2236.
Cost: $0.25 Cdn.
Summary: The economics of being environmentally friendly. Published monthly. 16 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
161. Title: Ecowaves
Year: Aug/Sept. 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Elementary school - adult
Distributor: Citizens Environment Alliance; P.O. Box 548, Station A; Windsor, ON
N9A 6M6. Tel - (519)973-1116. Fax - (519)255-7361.
Cost: $20 Cdn. for membership.
Summary: A news bulletin that highlights regional, local and national environmental
issues of concern including the Great Lakes. Published bi-monthly. 2 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
162. Title: Educating Young People about Water - A Guide to Goals and Resources with
an Emphasis on Nonformal and School Enrichment Settings
Author: Andrews, E.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-undergraduate
Distributor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service; University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; College of Agriculture; 122 Mumford Hall; 1301 W.
Gregory Dr.; Urbana, IL 61801.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A guide to the selection of water curricula, education support materials and
bibliographies. 49 p.
Call Number: IM-32
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Groundwater/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
163. Title: Educational Resource Guide for Teachers and Youth Leaders
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: $13 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: 60 lessons and activities for educating students about the lighthouses and the
environment of the Great Lakes. Includes social studies, language arts, music, art, math,
science and computers.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
164. Title: The EE-Toolbox Catalog
Year: 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades K-OAC
Distributor: NCEET (National Consortium For Environmental Education) School of
Natural Resources; University of Michigan; 430 E. University Ave., Dana Bldg.; Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1115. Tel - (313)998-6726.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Works to support, enhance and extend effective environmental education in
grades K-OAC. 7 p.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
165. Title: Effects of the Spiny Tailed Bythotrephes on Great Lakes Fish
Year 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Boulevard, 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Presents an overview of research findings into how the nonindigenous aquatic
nuisance species interacts with indigenous Great Lakes fish.
ISBN: MICHU-SG-93-704
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
166. Title: EHMI Earth Express
Year: Sept/Oct. 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Elementary school, teacher resource
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
RD.; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $7.95 U.S. with membership.
Summary: A multi-color, cutting-edge publication dedicated entirely to environmental
issues. Contains articles, activities, profiles of environmental kids clubs, reports, etc.
Published five times per year.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
167. Title: EHMI Re:Source
Year: Spring 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P. O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
Rd.; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $49 U.S. pr/yr.
Summary: Current environmental topics, e.g. analyzing environmental problems based
on health risk, the environmental movement, educational partnerships, etc. Published
quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
168. Title: EnviroDial
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Ontario Waste Management Corporation; 2 Bloor St. West, 11th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Tel - (416)923-2918, (800)268-1178. Fax - (416)963-7521.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information wheel to teach children about environmentally-friendly
substitutes for household substances.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
169. Title: Environment
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate
Distributor: Heldreff Publications; Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation; 4000
Albermarle Street NW, Suite 504; Washington, DC 20016. Tel - (202)362-6445.
Cost $4.50 single issue. Yearly subscription available, ten issues per year.
Summary: Environmental topics, not Great Lakes specific, microform editions available
through University Microfilms International.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: No
170. Title: Environment Ohio
Year: Sept/Oct. 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Ohio; P.O. Box 1049;
1800 WaterMark Dr.; Columbus, OH 43266-0149. Tel - (614)644-2160.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers environmental issues, legislative reports and regulations. Published
bi-monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/
Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
171. Title: Environmental Adventures
Year: 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grades 3-5
Distributor: Soil and Water Conservation Society; 7515 NE Ankeny Rd.; Ankeny, IA
50021-9956. Tel - (515)289-2331, (800)THE-SOIL. Fax - (515)289-1227.
Cost: $3.00 U.S. for teacher's guide, $0.50 for student booklet.
Summary: Seven booklets on real-world environmental issues presented via cartoon-like
illustrations. Also teacher guide; language arts, math, health, social studies, and science.
Published occasionally. 6 p. with 15 p. comic booklet.
Call Number: NL-61
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
172. Title: Environmental Diplomacy - An Examination and a Prospective of
Canadian-U.S. Transboundary Environmental Relations
Author: Carroll, J. E.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, adult/general
Distributor: University of Michigan Press; 839 Greene St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel -
(313)764-4392.
Cost: $24.95 U.S.
Summary: Environmental policy, international cooperation, flooding, toxic substances,
water and air quality. 382 p.
ISBN: 0-472-10029-7-3
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
173. Title: Environmental Education in Schools - Creating a Program that Works!
Author: Braus, J.
Year: 1993, 1994, Reprint Ed.
Type: [Book]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE); 5995
Horseshoe Bend Rd.; Box 400; Troy, OH 45373. Tel - (513)676-2514.
Cost: $13 U.S. for members, $15 for non-members.
Summary: How to develop effective environmental education programs for non-formal,
community-based groups; teacher strategies, funding, evaluation, activity development.
500 p.
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
174. Title: Environmental Education Materials for Teachers and Young People, Grades
K-12
Year: July 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2000, Books -
(312)353-2117, (800)621-8431 (from IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), (800)572-2515 (from IL),
(312)353-2072 (from NY and PA).
Cost: Free.
Summary: Annotated compendium of education materials on varied environmental
issues. 29 p.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
175. Title: Environmental Health Publications
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: Freshwater Foundation; 725 County Road #6; Wayzata, MN 55391. Tel -
(612)449-0092. Fax - (612)449-0592.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A list of publications available from the Freshwater Foundation's health and
environment programs.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: No
176. Title: Environmental Health Risk Education For Youth - A Resource Manual
Year: August 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Varied
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Public Affairs, RegionV;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2117, (800)621-8431 (from
IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), (800)572-2515 (from IL), (312)353-2072 (from NY and PA).
Cost: Free.
Summary: Describes curricula, classroom materials, dissemination networks and other
resources that provide students with knowledge/skills to evaluate environmental health
risk information. 65 p.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Human Health
Available at Center: Yes
177. Title: Environmental Hypermedia Programs
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material-Computer Software]
Level: Elementary-adult
Distributor: Farm Building Plan Service; Purdue University; 1146 AGEN Building West;
Lafayette, IN 47907-1146. Tel - (317)494-1172.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Question and answer education software package containing 17 different
programs on environmental topics including ground and surface water.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Economics/ Eutrophication/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
178. Title: Environmental Issues Forum (EIF)
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Publisher: Chicago Academy of Sciences: Chicago, IL.
Distributor: North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE); 5995
Horseshoe Bend Rd.; Box 400; Troy, OH 45373. Tel - (513)676-2514.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A program with a series of booklets providing background information on and
initiating discussion of current environmental issues.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: No
179. Title: Environmental Issues of Lake Superior
Year: 1989
Type: [AudioVisual-Slide/tape program]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC
Distributor: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute; Northland College, Department H;
Ashland, WI 54806. Tel - (715)682-1223.
Cost: Rental: $7.50 U.S.
Summary: Environmental issues of Lake Superior. Length: 28 min.
Call Number: AV-2
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
180. Title: Environmental Media
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General, teacher resource
Distributor: Environmental Media Corporation; P. O. Box 1016; Chapel Hill, NC
27514. Tel - (800)ENV-EDUC.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A catalog of media and publications to support environmental education.
22 p.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
181. Title: Environmental Resource Book - A Directory of Ontario's Environmental
Groups with Their Printed and Audio-Visual Resources
Year: 1993/94
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Ontario Environment Network; 27 Douglas St.; Guelph, ON N1H 2S7. Tel -
(519)837-2565. Fax - (519)837-8113.
Cost: $10.00 Cdn. for individuals, $20.00 Cdn. for government.
Summary: Comprehensive listing of environmental organizations in Ontario and their
printed and audio-visual resources. 63 p.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
182. Title: Environmental Resource Guide - "Air Quality" - A Series of Classroom
Activities for GRADES 6-8
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-8
Distributor: Tennessee Valley Authority, Air and Waste Management Association; P.O.
Box 2861; Pittsburgh, PA 15230. Tel - (412)232-3444. Fax - (412)232-3450.
Cost: $30 U.S. ea., 15 or more $15 ea., 50 or more $12 ea.
Summary: A user friendly resource on air quality; available in English and French.
127 p., 16 lessons.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
183. Title: Environmental Resource Guide - Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention.
Year: 1992, 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12/OAC
Distributor: Air and Waste Management Association; P.O. Box 2861; Pittsburgh, PA
15230. Tel - (412)232-3444. Fax - (412)232-3450.
Cost: $30 U.S. for grades K-8, $40 U.S. for grades 9-12/OAC, bulk order discounts
available.
Summary: Basic information on the relationships between land use and water quality.
Activities on agricultural, mining, forestry and urban sources of pollution and the four
main types of water pollutants-sediment, nutrients, bacteria and toxics. Available in
English and French. 107 p. Length - 15 lessons.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
184. Title: Environmental Resources Research Institute Newsletter
Year: Summer/Fall 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environmental Resources Research Institute; Pennsylvania State University;
125 Land and Water Research Bldg.; University Park, PA 16802-4900.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers recycling and environmental protection. Published bi-annually. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
185. Title: Environmental Review
Year: June 13, 27, 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Environmental Information Services; P.O. Box 116; Collingwood, ON
L9Y 3Z4. Tel - (705)444-0923. Fax - (705)444-0380.
Cost: $179 Cdn. plus 7% GST per year.
Summary: A digest of environmental news, trends, events and resources. Published
bi-weekly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
186. Title: Environmental Science - A Study of Interrelationships, (4th Edition)
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: high school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: All facets of environmental issues including human use of the Great Lakes,
ecological principles, energy, human effects on the natural ecosystem, pollution and
policy.
ISBN: 0-697-13924-7 (cloth), 0-697-0
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
187. Type: Environmental Science Curriculum and Resource Guide for Middle Level
Instruction
Author: Fariss, B. et al.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-9
Distributor: School City of Hammond; 41 Williams St.; Hammond, IN 46320. Tel -
(219)933-2400.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Geology and history of the Calumet region with supporting environmental
activities for the classroom (can be applied to other regions). 195 p.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ History/
Recycling/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
188. Title: The EPA Great Waters Program - An Introduction to the Issues and the
Ecosystems
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning
Standards; Library MD-13; Research Triangle, NC 27711. Tel - (919)541-0107.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Basic information about the deposition of hazardous air pollutants to the
"Great Waters". 28 p.
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
189. Title: EPA's Response to Recommendations in the Sixth Biennial Report of the
International Joint Commission
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: US Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lake Program Office; 77 West
Jackson Street, 10th Floor; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2117, (800)621-8431.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responses to the recommendations
of the International Joint Commission.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/
Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ St. Lawrence/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
190. Title: Erie - The Lake that Survived
Author: Burns, N. M.
Year: 1985
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Rowman & Allanheld Publishers; 4720 Boston Way; Lanham, MD 20706.
Tel - (301) 459-3366.
Cost: $34.95 U.S.
Summary: Details the history, processes, biology and cleanup of Lake Erie. 340 p.
ISBN: 0-8476-7398-7
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Cleanup/ Eutrophication/ History/ Recycling
Available at Center: No
191. Title: Especially for Teachers and Educators - Great Lakes and Human Health
Resource Materials
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material-Fact Sheet]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada, Publication Distribution Centre; Jeanne Mance
Bldg., 19th Flr.; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A listing of resource materials for educators concerning the Great Lakes and
human health. Packet of materials, page length varies.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
192. Title: Estimating Great Lakes Water Consumption - Analysis of Existing Models
Author: Arhin, K. et al.
Year: 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Sea Grant Institute, Communications
Office; 1800 University Ave.; Madison, WI 53705. Tel - (608)263-3259.
Cost $8 U.S.
Summary: Estimates Great Lakes water consumption. Technical Report No.
WIS-SG-91-249, IES Report 139.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
193. Title: Estimating the Benefits of Shore Erosion Protection in Ohio's Lake Erie
Housing Market
Year: 1993
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant Education Program; Ohio State University;210 Kottman Hall,
2021 Coffey Road; Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085. Tel - (614)292-1078.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An economic model and mail survey used to characterize consumer
willingness to pay for erosion protection.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Lake Erie
Available at Center: No
194. Title: Eutroph - Water Quality Determination and Evaluation
Type: [Instructional Material-Computer Software]
Level: High school
Distributor: Educational Images Ltd.; P.O. Box 3456; Westside Station; Elmira, NY
14905. Tel - (607)732-1183.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: 3.3 DOS for Apple IIe. Simulation examines the effects of changing various
biotic and abiotic factors in a body of water. A percent eutrophication is calculated using
a mathematical model.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Hazardous Waste/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
195. Title: Every Little Drop Counts
Author: Berman, G.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-6, teacher Resource
Distributor: Coastal Education Curriculum Project; Staten Island Continuum of
Education; 130 Stuyvesant Place; Staten Island, NY 10301. Fax - (718)447-2600.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Students utilize math skills to evaluate water usage at home, at school and in
their town; math and environmental awareness.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
196. Title: Exotic Species Graphics Library Catalog
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd. - 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Lists the contents of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Exotic Species
Graphic Library. Primarily color slides of zebra mussels, but also includes illustrations,
black and white photographs and a videotape source list.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
197. Title: Explore Water/ Ala Decouverte De L'Eau
Year: 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: This activity book shows why all living things need clean water and how to
use water wisely. Bi-lingual English/French. 22 p.
ISBN: 0-919220-78-9
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
198. Title: Explore Water with Holly Heron
Type: [Pamphlet]
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
199. Title: Facets of Groundwater
Year: Jan/Feb. 1995
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Freshwater Foundation; 725 Country Rd.# 6; Wayzata, MN 55391. Tel -
(612)449-0092. Fax - (612)449-0592.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A specific forum for exploring the myriad of groundwater issues that exist in
the Great Lakes Basin region. Published bi-monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Groundwater/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
200. Title: Fact Sheets on Pollution Topics
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 6- adult
Distributor: Air and Waste Management Association; P.O. Box 2861; Pittsburgh, PA
15230. Tel - (412)232-3444. Fax - (412)232-3450.
Cost: First 25 free (for larger orders contact source).
Summary: A series of one-page fact sheets that provide background information on
environmental issues.
Call Number: IM-38
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Hazardous Wastes/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
201. Title: Fall Beachcombing
Author: Tainter, S.
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program, Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resources Bldg.; East Lansing, MI 48824-1222.
Tel - (517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: $1 U.S. order # MICHU-SG-91-702.
Summary: Describes natural treasures on Great Lakes beaches-rocks, fossils, plants,
animals, and shells. Explains beach sand formation, beach zones, and plant adaptation to
harsh beach conditions. 10 p.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Flora/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Cycle/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
202. Title: Fate of the River
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS videotape]
Level: Grade 7 - adult
Distributor: Education Through Video Ltd.; 7 Wellwood Avenue; Toronto, ON M6C
1G8. Tel - (416)656-6953.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Videotape and comprehensive teacher's manual focuses on watershed in the
Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: No
203. Title: Fathom Five National Marine Park
Year: 1989
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada Parks Service, Fathom Five National Marine Park; Box
189; Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0. Tel - (519)596-2233.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Describes the park's history, geology, wildlife and plants. Includes a map.
English/French edition available.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ History/ Recreation/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
204. Title: Federal Water Policy "A Progress Report"
Type: [Pamphlet]
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Call Number: PA-71
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Institutional Agreements/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
205. Title: Field Guide to Aquatic Exotic Plants and Animals
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; University of Minnesota; 208 Washburn
Hall; 10 University Drive; Duluth, MN 55812. Tel - (218)726-8106.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Aquatic exotic species, the problems they cause, regulations to prevent their
spread, methods and permits for their control. Includes photos, drawings and
descriptions. 10 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora
Available at Center: No
206. Title: Field Guide to Great Lakes Coastal Plants
Author: Hoagman, W. J.
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: General, Teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan State University, Institute for Water Research; 115 Manly Miles
Building; 1404 S. Harrison Road; East Lansing, MI 48823-5243. Tel - (517)353-7195.
Fax - (517)353-1812.
Cost: $7.95 U.S.
Summary: Learn to identify Great Lakes shoreline plants and to understand beach
processes. Explains basic vegetation patterns, the processes of shore formation and basic
shoreline law. 144p.
ISBN: 1-56525-008-7
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Ecology/ Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
207. Type: Field Manual For Water Quality Monitoring - An Environmental Education
Program for Schools, Eighth Edition
Author: Mitchell, M. K. & Stapp, W. B.
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 7-adult, general, teacher resource
Publisher: Thomson-Shore, Inc.; Dexter, Mich. Distributors: William B. Stapp; 2050
Delaware Ave.; Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Tel - (313)761-4854.
Cost: $9.95 U.S., $10.95 Cdn., discounts available for orders over ten.
Summary: Interactive water quality projects, includes more than 85 illustrations; biology,
ecology, earth science and chemistry. 240 p.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Water quality
Available at Center: Yes
208. Type: Final Report of the Great Lakes Educators Advisory Council to the
International Joint Commission International Joint Commission
Year: September 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Educator
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; Canadian
Section: 100 Ouellete Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax
- (519)257-6740 or United States Section: P.O. Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232-2869. Tel
- (313)226-2170.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Recommendations to the IJC on environmental education programs in the
Great Lakes.
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
209. Title: Fish Contaminants
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; 1518 Cleveland Avenue N.; University of
Minnesota, Room 302; St. Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax - (612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Bibliography of materials on fish contaminants in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Michigan/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
210. Title: Fish of Lake Michigan
Author: Downs, W.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: High school, general
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Sea Grant Institute, Communications
Office; 1800 University Ave.; Madison, WI 53705. Tel - (608)263-3259.
Cost: $1 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Details of the fishery and fish in the Lake Michigan area. 30 p.
Call Number: BK-17
Keywords: Fish/ Aquatic Life/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: Yes
211. Title: Fish of Lake Superior
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: High School, general
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications, Room 302; 1518 Cleveland Ave. N.;
University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: $1.50 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Descriptions and illustrations of the fish found in Lake Superior.
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
212. Title: Fish of Lake Superior
Year: 1984
Author: Downs, W.
Type: [Booklet]
Level: High school, teacher resource
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Sea Grant Institute, Communications
Office; 1800 University Ave.; Madison, WI 53705. Tel - (608)263-3259.
Cost: $1 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Describes the Lake Superior fishery and fish of Lake Superior. 32 p.
ISSN: WIS-SG-76-124
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Fish/ Aquatic Life/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
213. Title: Fish Ways: Resource Educational Manuals
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Grades K-6 or 7-12/OAC (2 manuals)
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, North York; 90 Sheppard Ave. East,
5th Flr.; North York, ON M2N 3A1. Attn. - Fisheries Education Center. Tel -
(416)314-1145.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activity based Ontario curriculum, linked lessons on Ontario's aquatic
resources in the Great Lakes. Primary/Junior vol. 426 p. with cards and posters.
Intermediate/Senior vol. 346 p. with posters.
Call Number: IM-48
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
214. Title: The Fisherman
Year: Fall 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Fisherman; 1438 W. Cortland; Chicago, IL 60622. Tel - (312)278-5814. Fax
- (312)486-0777.
Cost: 12 issues for $18 U.S. or $24 Cd.
Summary: Covers the issues which affect the production, distribution, and sales of fresh
water fisheries. Published quarterly. 24 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Fishing/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
215. Title: Fishes of the Great Lakes
Year: 1978
Type: [Instructional Materials- Poster]
Level: All ages, teacher resource
Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration: Washington, DC. Distributor: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents; Washington, DC 20402. Tel - (202)783-3238.
Cost: $8 U.S. Order #S/N 003-020-00069-0.
Summary: A poster depicting 52 different species of fish found in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
216. Title: Fishing for Answers - How to Reduce the Contaminants in Sport Fish
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual: VHS Videotape; Beta, 3/4", U-Matic]
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sea Grant Institute Communications
Office; 1800 University Ave.; Madison, WI 53705. Tel - (608)263-3259.
Cost: $16 U.S., VHS (Beta, 3/4"): $25 U.S. Also free loans.
Summary: Features an overview of toxic industrial chemicals and pesticides in sport fish
and related health risks in consumption. Length - 13 min.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Fishing/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Recreation/ Toxic substances
Available at Center: Yes
217. Title: FOCUS on International Joint Commission Activities
Year: March/April 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grade 9 - adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office, Canadian
Section: 100 Ouellette Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700.
Fax - (519)257-6740. United States Section: P.O. Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232-2869.
Tel - (313)226-2170.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers water pollution, hazardous substances, the IJC, environmental quality,
with a focus on Great Lakes issues and U.S.-Canadian institutional agreements.
Published 3 times per year. 24 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Connecting
Channels/ Directories/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Recreation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
218. Title: Folk Songs of the Great Lakes Region
Author: Murdock, L.
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- Cassette with study guide]
Level: Grades K-12/OA
Distributor: Depot Recordings; P.O. Box 11; Kaneville, IL 60144. Tel - (708)557-2742.
Cost: $19.95 U.S. (Add 10% shipping and handling).
Summary: Background information and classroom activities on the heritage of the Great
Lakes is communicated by song.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
219. Title: Forest, Field & Inland Sea
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-10, teacher resource
Distributor: Essex Region Conservation Authority; 360 Fairview Ave. W.; Essex, ON
N8M 1Y6. Tel - (519)776-5209. Fax - (519)776-8688.
Cost: Free. Prebook contacting source.
Summary: A slide presentation and special tour introduces the theme of natural resource
use in the 19th century. The log sawing and seasonal farming activities are part of a
visit to the lakeshore. Maximum 60 students per tour. Length - 2 hours, offered all year.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
220. Title: Fragile Giants
Year: 1982
Type: [Audio Visual: VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: WNED Buffalo; Horizons Plaza; P.O. Box 1263; Buffalo, NY 14202. Tel -
(716)845-7000, (716)745-7036.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The Great Lakes, in particular Lake Erie. Length - 27 min, 40 sec.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
221. Title: Free Materials for Schools and Libraries
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Free Materials for Schools and Libraries; P.O. Box 34069; Department 349;
Seattle, WA 98124. Tel - (604)876-3377. Fax - (604)876-3377.
Cost: $17 U.S. per year prepaid, $20 U.S. if billed; International subscriptions $22 U.S.
Summary: List of recommended free materials (including some on Great Lakes) which
have been examined by professional reviewers. Produced five times per year.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
222. Title: Freshwater - A Journal of Great Lakes Marine History
Author: Lewis, W. et al.
Year: Summer 1988. 9-2
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: High school
Distributor: Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston; 55 Ontario St.; Kingston,
ON K7L 2Y2. Tel - (613)542-2261. Fax - (613)542-0043.
Cost: $4.50 Cdn. per issue.
Summary: A journal of Great Lakes marine history.
ISSN: 0834-4302
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
223. Title: Fresh Water: Resource at Risk
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS; Beta, U-Matic]
Level: Intermediate-junior high school
Distributor: National Geographic Society Educational Services; 211 Watline Ave., Suite
210; Mississauga, ON L4Z 1P3. Tel - (800)268-2948, in U.S. (800)638-4077, in
Washington (202)857-7000.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Contains reviews on threats to North America's water supply. Travels to the
Great Lakes region, the Great Plains, the Southwest, and Florida to show how people are
trying to protect the quality and quantity of their freshwater resources.
ISBN: 0-7922-2430-2
Call Number: AV-2
Keyword: Groundwater/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
224. Title: Fresh Water Seas: Saving the Great Lakes
Author: Weller, P.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Between the Lines; 720 Bathurst St.; Toronto, ON M5S 2R4. Tel -
(416)535-1484.
Cost: $19.95 Cdn. soft-cover.
Summary: A fascinating case study of how we have changed and degraded the natural
environment. 205 p.
ISBN: 0-921284-19-5
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
225. Title: Freshwater Series
Year: 1990. Vol. A-6 -A-9
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A series of nine fact sheets including information on groundwater, water use,
water quality, water conservation, and clean water. Also includes a primer on
freshwater. 12 p. ea.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
226. Title: Friends of the Rouge Report
Year: Winter 1990/91
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Friends of the Rouge; 12763 Stark Rd., Suite 103; Livonia, MI 48150. Tel
- (313)427-1234.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on Michigan's Rouge River and environmental activities.
Published quarterly. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Monitoring/
Public Participation/ RAPs/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
227. Title: From Sink to Stream
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grades 5-10, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; 2200 Churchill Rd.; P.O. Box
19276; Springfield, IL 62796-9276. Tel - (217)782-5562.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Follows the wastewater treatment process.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
228. Title: From the Mountains to the Sea - A Journey in Environmental Citizenship
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel
-(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Student handbook which teaches us to manage the environment. Journey on
Eco River takes through Canadian neighborhoods by following molecules of water. 40 p.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Groundwater/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
229. Title: The Further Adventures of Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook -
Teacher's Guide
Year: 1987
Level: Adult
Distributor: East Bay Municipal Utility District; P. O. Box 24055; Oakland, CA 94623.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Comic book on water conservation including information for teachers; science
oriented. 25 p.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Water Cycle/
Groundwater/ Human Health/ Recycling/ Cleanup/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
230. Title: GEE-WOW! Environmental Education Program
Year: 1990, 1991
Author: Ward, T., Editor
Level: Grades K-6
Distributor: Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel -
(313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Classroom and assembly programs on environmental themes. 76 p.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
231. Title: GEM Ground - Water Transparencies - Instructional Resources for Michigan
Educators
Author: Alexander, D. et al.
Year: May 1991
Type: [Audio Visual-Cassette]
Level: Grades 7-Adult
Distributor: GEM Regional Center: Institute for Water Sciences; Western Michigan
University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Tel - (616)387-4988.
Cost: $25 U.S. plus postage.
Summary: Package of 11 groundwater concept statements and 18 color and black and
white transparencies. Groundwater concepts include porosity, permeability, water use
and consumption.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
232. Title: GEM Notes
Year: June 1989
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: GEM Regional Center: Institute for Water Sciences; Western Michigan
University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Tel - (616)387-4988.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on groundwater and its effects on the Great Lakes. Published
monthly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Groundwater/ Lake Michigan/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
233. Title: Global Change Scenarios for the Great Lakes Region
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $6 U.S. (includes postage and handling).
Summary: Ten scenarios for educators, policy makers and the general public who are
concerned with the environment. 10 scenarios ranging from 2-4 pg. each.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Climate/ Economics/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
234. Title: Global Recall
Type: [Instructional Material-Computer Software]
Level: Middle-high school
Distributor: World Game Institute University, City Science Center; Program Coordinator;
3508 Market St.; Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel - (215)387-0220. Fax - (215)387-3009.
Cost: $149.95 U.S. plus $3 shipping and handling per unit in U.S.
Summary: Vital statistics of the world for use on a desktop computer. Locate and view
countries to examine and compare their resources. Can be applied to the Great Lakes. 7
p. brochure.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Climate/ Economics/ Geography/ History
Available at Center: No
235. Title: The Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Narrator
Year: Summer 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Northwest Michigan Council of Governments; P.O. Box 506; Traverse City,
MI 49685. Tel - (616)929-5061, (800)692-7774.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Facts and research on the Grand Traverse Bay watershed. Published quarterly.
4 p.
Call Number: IM-29
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Michigan/ Monitoring/ Water Quality/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
236. Title: Grapevine
Year: Fall 1993, Spring 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Project Eco-School; 881 Alma Real Dr., Suite 300; Pacific Palisades, CA
90272. Tel - (310)454-4585. Fax - (310)454-9925.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Environmental news stories. Up-to-date information on kids organizations,
grant and award opportunities and suggested curricula for teachers. Published
bi-annually. 16 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Public participation
Available at Center: Yes
237. Title: Gray Freshwater Biological Institute News
Year: Winter 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Gray Freshwater Biological Institute; University of Minnesota; Box 100;
Navarre, MN 55392.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information about the Institute's activities, profiles of researchers, special
projects and issues related to freshwater pollution. Published bi-annually. 2 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
238. Title: The Great Lake Erie
Author: Fortner, R. W. & Mayer, V. J.
Year: 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: Junior high-adult
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: Basic information about the Great Lakes through interpretation by experts.
148 p.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Economics/ Eutrophication/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/
Fishing/ Recreation/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ History/ Lake Erie/ Monitoring/ Sediment
Available at Center: Yes
239. Title: The Great Lakes
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 7-12/OAC
Distributor: Hawkhill Associates, Inc.; 125 East Gilman Street; Madison, WI 53703. Tel
- (800)422-4295, (608)251-3934.
Cost: $119; rental: $59 U.S.
Summary: Three filmstrips on video tape bring to life the geology, history and ecology of
the Great Lakes region. Length - 57 minutes.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Ecology/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
240. Title: The Great Lakes
Year: 1979
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 6-10
Distributor: Tovell, Walter Massey.; Royal Ontario Museum Bookstore. $2.25 Cdn.
(includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Geology and pollution. 18 p.
ISBN: School Edition 0-88854-218-6
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
241. Title: Great Lakes Fact Sheet
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel - (819)
997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The fall and rise of the osprey populations in the Great Lakes basin, toxic
chemical impacts.
ISBN: 0-662-211566-4
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: No
242. Title: The Great Lakes - A Delicate Balance
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Chicago Academy of Sciences; 2001 N. Clark St.; Chicago, IL 60614. Tel -
(312)549-0606. Fax - (312)549-5199.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An interactive 3-part exhibit fosters awareness, understanding and
appreciation of the Great Lakes through photos, displays and hands-on elements. 2 p.
flyer describing exhibit.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Fish/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
243. Title: The Great Lakes A Great Place - to Live...to Work...to Visit!
Year: 1990
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Bldg.; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net
Cost: $1 U.S.
Summary: Describes reasons to visit the Great Lakes region-including business, housing,
cost of living, outdoor recreation, agriculture, culture, health and environment,
transportation and energy perspectives. 6 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Fishing/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/
Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
244. Title: The Great Lakes - A Special Report
Author: Hansen, P.
Year: Summer 1988
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal-Article]
Level: High school
Distributor: Outdoor America [53(2);12-16]. Cost: $1.50 U.S. per issue.
Summary: A journal of Great Lakes marine history. 12-16 p.
ISSN: 0834-4302
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
245. Title: The Great Lakes - A Vital Resource Worth Protecting
Year: 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: International Joint Commission - Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Discusses Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 and how we can
help protect and restore the Great Lakes. 14 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
246. Title: Great Lakes Action Plan
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office; Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Protecting human health from the contaminants in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
247. Title: Great Lakes Action Plan Meet The GLAP Kids
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Communications Directorate;
1478-200 Kent St.; Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6. Tel - (613)993-0999.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An activity book for children about the Great Lakes. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
248. Title: Great Lakes Action Plan -The Great Lakes: Our Vital Ecosystem
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Middle school-adult
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada, Publication Distribution Centre; 19th Flr.
Jeanne Mance Bldg., Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The importance of the Great Lakes. Available in English and French. 12 p.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
249. Title: Great Lakes Agreement Information Kit
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: International Joint Commission - Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Avenue, 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Kit includes a pamphlet on "What the IJC is and how it works", a bibliography
of IJC reports under the Agreement, a brochure on toxic substances and on the Remedial
Action Plan Program, posters on "Our Fragile Ecosystem" and on RAPs; Water quality
and water quantity.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Connecting Channels/
Directories/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ History/ Human
Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ St. Lawrence/ Water Cycle/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
250. Title: Great Lakes America
Author: King, B.A.
Year: 1980
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection, Office of Public Affairs-Region V; 77 West
Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2000. Books (312)353-2117;
(800)621-8431 (from IN, MI, MN, OH, WI); (800)572-2515 (from IL); (312)353-2072
(from NY, PA).
Cost: Free.
Summary: 62 photographic images representing a public testament to one of North
America's premier treasures and resources. 32 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Economics/ Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
251. Title: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Commerce - Safety, Energy an
Environmental Implications of Modal Shifts
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth Street; Ann Arbor,
MI 48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Vessel transport on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway system.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: No
252. Title: Great Lakes Basin Report - Inland Seas Angler
Year: August 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council; P.O. Box 297; Elmhurst , IL 60126. Tel
- (708)941-1351. Fax - (708)941-1196.
Cost: For membership contact source.
Summary: Present and future of sport fishing, natural resources and the ecosystem. 12 p.
published monthly.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Fishing/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
253. Title: Great Lakes, Bitter Legacy
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 9-12/OAC, teacher resource, adult
Distributor: National Audubon Society Headquarters; 950 Third Ave.; New York, NY
10022. Tel - (212)546-9100.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Looks at the toxic challenges threatening the Great Lakes region. Also
includes 20 p. teacher's guide pamphlet. Length - 57 min 49 sec.
Call Number: AV-3
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
254. Title: Great Lakes, Bitter Legacy
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 9-12/OAC, teacher resource, adult
Distributor: Visual Education Centre; Unit 3, 41 Horner Avenue; Toronto, ON, M8Z
4X4. Tel - (416)252-5907, (800)668-0749 (Canada only). Fax - (416)251-3720.
Cost: $95.00 Cdn. plus shipping and handling.
Summary: Looks at the toxic challenges threatening the Great Lakes region. Length - 59
min. 49 sec.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
255. Title: Great Lakes Cartographic Resource Library
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Undergraduate, adult, teacher resource
Distributor: University of Western Ontario, Serge A. Sauer Map Library; Great Lakes
Cartographic Resource Centre; London, ON N6A 5C2. Tel - (519)661-3424. Fax -
(519)661-3750. E-mail: mailto:mapref@uwo.ca
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Extensive cartographic collection including maps, atlases and air photographs
relevant to the Great Lakes basin. Includes original charts from the British Admiralty,
NOAA, U.S. Corps of Engineers, and Canadian and Hydrographic Service. Material are
not mailed out for loan.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Climate/ Directories/ Geography
Available at Center: No
256. Title: Great Lakes Clean-up - Critical Turning Point. Canadian Geographic
Author: Gorrie, P.
Year: Dec. 1990/Jan. 1991. 100(6); 44-57
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Royal Canadian Geographical Society; 39 McArthur Ave.; Vanier, ON
K1L 8L7. Tel - (800)267-0824, (613)745-4629.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Feature article on the Great Lakes, pollution, and clean-up.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
257. Title: Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office; Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Floor; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Some of the specific actions being taken to help clean up environmental
problems in Canada's Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
ISBN: 0-662-59780-X
Call Number: SR-80
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
258. Title: The Great Lakes Coloring Book
Year: 1987
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Pre-school-grade 4
Distributor: Harbor House Publishers; 221 Water St.; Boyne City, MI 49712. Tel -
(616)582-2814.
Cost: $5.70 U.S. (includes shipping & handling).
Summary: Coloring book depicts scenes from throughout the Great Lakes, with an
emphasis on Great Lakes boats and ships that ply the inland waters. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
259. Title: Great Lakes Connecting Channels and St. Lawrence River Water Levels and
Depths
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, North Central Division;
Detroit District; P.O. Box 1027; Detroit, MI 48231.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Forecasts channel depths for the Great Lakes for navigation purposes.
Published bimonthly.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
260. Title: Great Lakes Connection
Author: Wood, J.S. & Allaire, C.S.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Upper elementary school, teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: $1 U.S.
Summary: Helps students understand Michigan geography, names and locations of the
Great Lakes and which Great Lakes watershed they live in. Teaches map reading skills
and watershed concepts. 6 p.
ISBN: MICHU-SG-70-400
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords: Climate/ Connecting Channels/ Geography/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: No
261. Title: Great Lakes Economy - Looking North and South
Author: Testa, W. A.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: $20 U.S.
Summary: Great Lakes population dynamics, Free Trade Agreements, water policy,
energy, transportation, agriculture, forests, recreation and sustainable development.
163 p.
ISBN: 0-9614358-3-6
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Economics/ Fishing/ Recreation/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
262. Title: Great Lakes Education Program Booklet
Year: 1990-1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Promotes a better understanding of the importance of the Great Lakes through
science, history and environmental education. Includes visual aids. 16 p.
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
263. Title: Great Lakes Education Speakers Bureau Directory
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher, educator resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: $5 U.S.; $7 Cdn.
Summary: Data on nearly 400 experts from the Great Lakes region who are available to
visit classrooms and educate students on water quality, fisheries, geology, waste
management, recreation, history and many other subjects. 76 p.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Connecting
Channels/ Directories/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
264. Title: Great Lakes Environmental Directory. 1994/95
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General, teacher resource
Distributor: National Environmental Directory; 8850 O'Brien Road; Missoula, MT
59801. Tel - (406)543-3359.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A directory of citizen groups, government agencies and environmental
education programs concerned with Great Lakes environmental issues in Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Ontario.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Connecting Channels/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/
Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: No
265. Title: Great Lakes Environmental Education Project
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Junior
Distributor: East Michigan Environmental Action Council; 21220 West 14 Mile Rd.;
Bloomfield Township, MI 48301. Tel - (810)258-5188. Fax - (810)258-5189.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Overview of Great Lakes issues using classroom activities, games, discussions
and projects.
Call Number: IM-49
Keywords Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
266. Title: Great Lakes Environmental Education - Special Report
Year: May 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; Canadian
Section; 100 Ouellette Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700.
Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Further expands on the importance of environmental education in schools and
workplace to increase knowledge of health environment. Available in English and
French.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
267. Title: Great Lakes Environmental Institute at Isle Royale National Park
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS Videotape]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Superior Center; 353 Harbor Drive; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel -
(218)720-3033. Fax - (218)720-3407.
Cost: On loan from source.
Summary: A pilot environmental education program sharing information and experiences
that infuse the Great Lakes into classroom activities. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Geology/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Cycle/ Water
Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
268. Title: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; National Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration; 2205 Commonwealth Blvd.; Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1593.
Tel - (313)668-2262.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Studies how the Great Lakes work as a natural system and society's interaction
with the system. Uses the vessel R/V SHENEHON. Research areas - synthetic organics
and particle dynamics, lake hydrology, ecosystems and nutrient dynamics, physical
limnology and meteorology and environmental studies. 6 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Ecology/ Environmental Studies/ Geography/
Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
269. Title: Great Lakes - Fragile Seas
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual - VHS videotape]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC
Distributor: National Geographic Society Educational Services; 211 Watline Avenue,
Suite 210; Mississauga, ON L4Z 1P3. Tel - (800)268-2948.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Highlights native traditions, history, pollution, recreation, shipping,
sportfishing and exotic species. Length - 60 min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/
Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Recreation/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
270. Title: Great Lakes Gazette
Year: Spring 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: TV Ontario; P.O. Box 200, Station Q; Toronto, ON M4T 2T1. Tel -
(416)484-2600. Fax - (416)484-4234.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Great Lakes trivia, history, news, public action plans, resources and Great
Lakes Alive Experiment. 8 p. Published occasionally.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
271. Title: The Great Lakes Geographer
Author: Green, M. F.
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Varies
Distributor: University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography; London, ON
N6A 5C2. Tel - (519)679-2111, ext. 5025. Fax - (519)661-3750.
Cost: Membership $15 Cdn.
Summary: Geography of the Great Lakes. Published semiannually.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geography
Available at Center: No
272. Title: Great Lakes - Great Gardening
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material-fact sheets]
Level: Adult
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Communications; Swetman Hall; SUNY College at
Oswego; Oswego, NY 13126-3599. Tel - (315)341-3042.
Cost: $2 U.S. for all 12 fact sheets. Make checks payable to Cornell University.
Summary: Research-based information on topics like composting yard wastes, organic
gardening, soil erosion, pest management and water conservation practices. 2-4 p. per
fact sheet.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
273. Type: Great Lakes: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Shipping Competition
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual - VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9 - adult
Distributor: University of Michigan - Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 for 3 day rental.
Summary: Discusses competition from railroads, tidewater ports, inland waterway
system and pipelines which affect Great Lakes commercial navigation. Length - 25 min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Economics/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
274. Title: Great Lakes, Great Region
Author: Allardice, D. R.
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Council of the Great Lakes Industries; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago;
P.O. Box 834; Chicago, IL 60690-0834.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Short articles on environmental projects in the Great Lakes. Published
occasionally. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
275. Title: The Great Lakes Historic Map
Author: Ingrenieur du Roy, B., Cartographer
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Chief of Interpretation; National Park
Service; Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $7.50 U.S. (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax).
Summary: Early French explorers 1755 interpretation of the Great Lakes region.
Call Number: IM-39
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
276. Title: Great Lakes in Crisis
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS Videotape]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Education Through Video Ltd.; 7 Wellwood Avenue; Toronto, ON M6C
1G8. Tel - (416)656-6953.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Issues relating to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, includes a
comprehensive teacher's manual. Length - 60 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Hazardous Wastes/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
277. Title: Great Lakes in Crisis
Year: 1994
Type: [Audio Visual-VHS, 3/4" U-matic Videotape]
Distributor: WNED Buffalo; Horizons Plaza; P.O. Box 1263; Buffalo, NY 14202. Tel -
(716)845-7000.
Cost: Contact source. Length - 60 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
278. Title: The Great Lakes in My World, An Activities Workbook for Grades K-8.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $10 U.S. (includes postage & handling).
Summary: Activities workbook includes materials for educating students on the Great
Lakes ecosystem. 146 p.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Geography/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/
Water Cycle/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
279. Title: Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Bldg.; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: Free once linked to Internet.
Summary: Brochure explains how the computerized network links data, information and
individuals in the Great Lakes region using the Internet, a worldwide research network. A
brochure explains how to access it. 9 p. brochure.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Connecting
Channels/ Directories/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/
Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ St. Lawrence River/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
280. Title: Great Lakes Initiative - A Giant Step Forward
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS videotape]
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation, Washington; 1412 Sixteenth Street NW;
Washington, DC 20036. Tel - (800)822-9919 (U.S.).
Cost: Contact source. Length - 14 min. 20 sec.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
281. Title: Great Lakes Invader: The Sea Lamprey Battle Continues
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 209;
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1563. Tel - (313)662-3209. Fax - (313)741-2010.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The invasion of the Great Lakes by the sea lamprey, the resultant devastation
of the fisheries and the continuing efforts to protect the ecosystem. Length: 25 min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Monitoring
Available at Center: Yes
282. Title: Great Lakes Lakefills - A Survey of Federal, State, & Municipal Laws,
Policies, & Regulations in the United States
Author: Davis, M. S.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation; 59 East Van Buren St., Suite 2215; Chicago, IL
60605. Tel - (312)939-0838.
Cost: $12 U.S.(includes postage & handling).
Summary: A survey of federal, state, and municipal laws, policies and regulations in the
United States. 61 p. with appendices attached.
Call number: BK-18
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
283. Title: Great Lakes Log
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Harbor House Publishers, Inc.; 221 Water Street; Boyne City, MI 49712.
Tel - (616)582-2814. Fax - (616)582-3392.
Cost: $1 U.S. ea. or $25 U.S. per year (+$5 shipping & handling).
Summary: Information on the boats, the cargoes and the people that make up the
maritime tradition of the Great Lakes. Published biweekly.
Call Number: BK-63
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: No
284. Title: The Great Lakes - Making Progress
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Pollution problems in the Great Lakes basin. 21 p.
ISBN: 0-662-20793
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
285. Title: The Great Lakes - Our Joint Heritage
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: University of Michigan-Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 U.S. for three day rental.
Summary: Fosters an awareness about the region, its problems and resources. Discusses
the International Joint Commission's responsibility for advising US/Cdn. governments on
matters of pollution control in the Great Lakes and other boundary waters. Length - 15
min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keyword: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
286. Type: Great Lakes - Part 1-Lake Michigan and Lake Superior
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC
Distributor: University of Wisconsin, Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction; 1327
University Ave.; Box 2093; Madison, WI 53706-2093. Tel - (608)262-1644.
Cost: $13 U.S. plus shipping & handling.
Summary: Explores the history and importance of the two largest Great Lakes. Length -
26 min.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: History/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
287. Title: Great Lakes - Part 2-Lakes Erie, Huron and Ontario
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC
Distributor: University of Wisconsin, Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction; 1327
University Ave.; Box 2093; Madison, WI 53706-2093. Tel - (608)262-1644.
Cost: $13 U.S. plus shipping & handling.
Summary: Story of the Great Lakes region, concentrating on transportation, industry,
recreation and scenery. Length: 24 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Economics/ Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Ontario/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
288. Title: Great Lakes People
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7 - adult
Distributor: Kannel- Smith; 1203 Avenue Road; Toronto, ON M5N 2G3. Tel -
(416)489-3570.
Cost: $99 Cdn. plus shipping and handling.
Summary: The presence of toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem and their
effects on human health.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: No
289. Title: Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Bibliography
Author: Mausberg, B.
Year: September 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Centre; 265 North Front St., Suite 112;
Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1. Tel - (519)337-3423, (800)667-9790. Fax - (519)337-3486.
Cost: $25 Cdn. plus GST and shipping.
Summary: A reference supporting pollution prevention for industries, municipalities and
communities. Contains 300 Canadian and U.S. annotated references, including books,
reports, manuals and articles. Also available in electronic form. 122 p. plus appendix.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
290. Title: Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Information Resources Catalog
Author: Barnes, L. L., Tompson, S. R., & Miller, G. D.
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center; 1 E. Hazelwood
Dr.; Champaign, IL 61820. Tel - (217)333-8940. Fax - (217)333-8944.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A guide for providers or seekers of pollution prevention information for the
Great Lakes region. 61 p.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
291. Title: The Great Lakes Primer
Author: Cooper, K. & K. M.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Pollution Probe Foundation; 12 Madison Ave.; Toronto, ON M5R 2S1.
Tel - (416)926-1907.
Cost: $4 Cdn., $6.10 U.S. or $4.70 for International.
Summary: Science, history, and environmental education to help students to acquire an
understanding of the importance of the Great Lakes. 58 p.
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
292. Title: Great Lakes Program Perspectives
Year: Spring 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate/adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes Program Office; SUNY at Buffalo; 207 Jarvis Hall, North
Campus; Buffalo, NY 14260. Tel - (716)645-2088. Fax - (716)645-3667.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Focus for serving the public on Great Lakes interests at SUNY@ Buffalo, also
an information clearinghouse. 28 p. Published bi-monthly.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Economics/ Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/
Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ History/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation.
Available at Center: Yes
293. Title: Great Lakes Region in Children's Books - A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-7, teacher resource
Distributor: Green Oaks Press Publishers.
Cost: $16.95 U.S.
Summary: An noted listing of curriculum-orientated books about the lakes and the
bordering states. 481 p.
ISBN: 0-931600-01-4
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
294. Title: Great Lakes Scanner
Author: Schanen, B.
Year: Fall 1991. 20(12)
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Port Publications; 125 E. Main St.; Port Washington, WI 53074. Tel -
(414)284-3494. Fax - (414)284-0067.
Cost: $12 U.S. pr/yr.
Summary: Covers boating on the Great Lakes. Ten issues per year.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
295. Title: Great Lakes Schooners - Early Shipping on the Great Lakes
Year: 1979
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape, 16mm. film]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC, adult
Distributor: Brauer Productions; 402 Cass St.; Traverse City, MI 49684. Tel -
(616)941-0850.
Cost: $90 U.S.(VHS); $225 U.S. (film)
Summary: Story of sailing ships and people who followed the Great Lakes to settle and
develop the upper Midwest, includes underwater sequences of a wreck. Length - 13 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: History/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
296. Title: Great Lakes Seaway
Year: Dec. 1987
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Great Lakes International Festivals; Great Lakes Seaway; 410 Queen's Quay
West, Suite 500; Toronto, ON M5V 2Z3. Tel - (416)973-4094. Fax - (416)954-0366.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Covers tourist attractions near the Great Lakes.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
297. Title: Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals
Author: Ratigan, W.
Year: 1977
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Publisher: WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.: Grand Rapids, Michigan. Distributor -
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Chief of Interpretation; National Park Service;
Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $17.95 U.S. (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax).
Summary: Illustrated paperback detailing Great Lakes shipwrecks. Edmund Fitzgerald
edition. 384 p.
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation/ St. Lawrence/ Connection Channels
Available at Center: Yes
298. Title: Great Lakes Sport Fish Consumption Advisory
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: General
Distributor: Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Information and
Education; P.O. Box 7921; 101 Webster Street; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Tel -
(608)266-2621.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Protocol on the consumption of Great Lakes fish.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fishing/ Flora/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
299. Title: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence - Our Fragile Ecosystem
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material - Poster]
Level: General- all ages
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740. or
P.O. Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232-2869. Tel - (313)226-2170.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A 23' x 37" full color poster showing historical and current information on the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Ecosystem. Includes questions for student/teacher discussion.
Available in English and French.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
300. Title: Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Regulation - What it Means and How it
Works
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: High school
Distributor: U.S. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers; North Central Division,
Detroit District; P.O. Box 1027; Detroit, MI 48231. or Great Lakes Water Level
Communications Centre; Canada Centre for Inland Waters; 867 Lakeshore Rd.;
Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (905)336-4629. Fax - (905)336-8901.
Cost: Free.
Summary: What regulations mean and how they work. 12 p.
Call Number: BK-18
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
301. Title: The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping Competition
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: University of Michigan - Film and Video Library; 19 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 for 3 day rental.
Summary: Discusses competition from railroads, tidewater ports, inland waterway
system and pipelines which affect Great Lakes commercial navigation.
Call Number: AV-4
Keywords: Economics/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
302. Title: Great Lakes/St. Lawrence System Map
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Harbor House Publishers; 221 Water St.; Boyne City, MI 49712. Tel -
(616)582-2814.
Cost: $11.25 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: A 23" x 35" full color overview of the region's maritime transportation
capabilities. Available in English and French.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
303. Title: Great Lakes - Tolls on the Seaway
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: University of Michigan - Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 U.S. for 3 day rental.
Summary: Discusses growing concern for cost recovery. Explores the consequences to
the economy of the Great Lakes region and the ramification of debt elimination. Length -
22 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Economics/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Shipping/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: Yes
304. Title: Great Lakes Toxic Hotspots
Year: 1985
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Pollution Probe Foundation; 12 Madison Ave.; Toronto, ON M5R 2S1.
Tel - (416)926-1907.
Cost: $5 Cdn. (includes postage and handling), add $1.14 for U.S. or $2.15 for
International orders.
Summary: Five-color @1" x 34" poster showing 343 toxic areas around the Great Lakes.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
305. Title: Great Lakes - Toxics in the Great Lakes
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9 - adult
Distributor: University of Michigan, Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 US for 3 day rental.
Summary: Looks at the growing problem of toxic contamination of the Great Lakes and
the 1978 Water Quality Agreement which addresses the problem. Length - 16 minutes.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
306. Title: The Great Lakes - Troubled Waters
Author: Cobb, C. E. Jr. National Geographic Magazine
Year: July 1987. 172(1):2-31
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal - Article]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: National Geographic Society; 1145 17th St. NW; Washington, DC 20036.
Summary: Covers high water levels and water quality in the Great Lakes.
Cost: $18 U.S. per yr. or $2.25 U.S. single issue.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
307. Title: The Great Lakes Troubled Waters (Update)
Author: Schwartz, A. M.
Year: 1985
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape, 3/4" and Study Guide]
Level: Grade 7-adult/general
Distributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Educational Sales; P.O. Box 500,
Station A; Toronto, ON M5W 1E6. Tel - (416)205-6384. Fax - (416)205-3482.
Cost: Purchase only #WOF-84-08 VHS: $109 Cdn:, 3/4": $160 Cdn.
Summary: Abuse of the Great Lakes, focusing on the Niagara Falls drainage basin.
Length - 54 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
308. Title: The Great Lakes United
Year: Fall 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo, Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: Available with membership: $20 individual, $100 organization (U. S. funds).
Summary: Covers conservation, economic strategies, information exchange,
U.S.-Canadian Great Lakes issues, citizen involvement, a bulletin on pollution
prevention is also included. 8 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental
Protection/ Eutrophication/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional
Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
309. Type: Great Lakes Washington Report
Year: Oct. 31, 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Sierra Club, Great Lakes; 214 N. Henry St., Suite 203; Madison, WI 53703.
Tel - (608)257-4994.
Cost: $15 U.S. per yr.
Summary: News summary about U.S. federal action affecting Great Lakes environmental
quality. 4 p. Published 10 times per yr.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
310. Title: Great Lakes Water Levels
Author: Yee, P. L. J.
Year: 1985, Revised 1987, 1989
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 7-adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes Water Level Communications Centre; Canada Centre for Inland
Waters; 867 Lakeshore Road; Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (905)336-4629. Fax -
(905)336-8901.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Great Lakes geology, hydrology, causes and effects of levels fluctuations and
forecasts. Available in English & French. 20 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Groundwater/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
311. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978
Year: 1987
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Protocol amending the 1978 Agreement between the United States and
Canada on Great Lakes Water Quality. Available in French and English.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Eutrophication/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Hazardous
Waste/ Human Health/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
312. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance Docket Index
Year: May 14, 1993. Vol. D-649
Level: Adult
Author: United States Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax -
(614)292-0263. Orders - (800)219-0263 (U.S.). Internet - eriese@osu.edu.
Cost: $9.75 U.S.
Summary: A bibliography of documents on Great Lakes water quality. 74 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
313. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of
Aquatic Life in Ambient Water
Year: 1993 Document D-390
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult, technical
Publisher: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax -
(614)292-0263. Orders - (800)219-0263 (U.S.). Internet - eriese@osu.edu.
Cost: $12.50 U.S.
Summary: Discusses water quality protection from chemicals to protect aquatic life in
the Great Lakes. Water Quality Monitoring data. 125 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Toxic Substances/
Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
314. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of
Human Health
Year: 1993. Vol. D-393
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult
Publisher: United States Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC Distributor
- ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education; 1929
Kenny Rd;. Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax - (614)292-0263.
Orders - (800)219-0263. Internet - eriese@osu.edu.
Cost: $20.50 U.S.
Summary: A draft report on toxic pollution in the Great Lakes and its affect on human
health. 192 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
315. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Technical Support Document for Human
Health Criteria and Values
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult
Publisher: United States Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC Distributor
- ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education; 1929
Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax - (614)292-0263.
Orders - (800)219-0263 (U.S.). Internet - eriese@osu.edu
Cost $9.25 U.S.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
316. Title: Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Technical Support Document for the
Procedure to Determine Bioaccumulation Factors
Year: 1994 Vol. D-391
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult
Publisher: United States Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC Distributor
- ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education; 1929
Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax - (614)292-0263.
Orders - (800)219-0263 (U.S.). Internet - eriese@osu.edu
Cost $5.25 U.S.
Summary: Provides technical information on procedures to determine water quality in
the Great Lakes. 117 p.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
317. Title: Great Lakes Wetlands Information Directory
Author: Brosofske, K. & C. W.
Year: 1994
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council; P.O. Box 300; Conway, MI 49722. Tel -
(616)347-1181. Fax - (616)347-5928.
Cost: $5 U.S. plus shipping & handling.
Summary: Focuses on federal, provincial, state and regional wetland regulatory agencies
and organizations which work to protect and manage wetlands in the Great Lakes basin.
116 p. plus appendixes.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Directories/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
318. Title: Great Lakes - Winter Navigation on the Great Lakes
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9 - adult, general
Distributor: University of Michigan Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 U.S. for 3 day rental.
Summary: Designed to foster an awareness about the Great Lakes Region, its problems
and resources. Describes methods of extending the shipping season in the Great Lakes.
Length - 17 min.
Call Number: AV-5
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Recreation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: Yes
319. Title: Great Minds? Great Lakes
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary - high school
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2000.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Lesson plans to provide an integrated approach to Great Lakes issues for
history, social studies, and science. 23 p.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
320. Title: Greatest Lakes
Year: 1984
Type: [Videotape - VHS]
Level: Grade 7 - adult
Distributor: In U.S. - University of Wisconsin, Extension Bureau of Audio-Visual
Instruction; 1327 University Avenue; Box 2093; Madison, WI 53706-2093. Tel -
(608)262-1644. In Canada - Visual Education Center; Unit 3, 41 Horner Ave.; Toronto,
ON M8Z 4X4. Tel - (416)252-5907, (800)668-0749. Fax - (416)251-3720.
Cost: $13 U.S., $85 Cdn. (plus shipping and handling).
Summary: U.S./Canadian relations, scientific approach to restocking sea life in
freshwaters. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
321. Title: Green Communities - A Guide for Taking Action
Author: Rowan, E. T. L. T. S.
Year: 1992
Type: [Booklet]
Level: High school-adult, general
Distributor: Conservation Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 506; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)969-9637. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: $10 Cdn.
Summary: How communities can take action to make their surroundings more
environmentally friendly.
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
322. Title: GREEN Directory
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $9 U.S.
Summary: Lists contacts for water quality monitoring in all 50 states and over 150
countries and lists GREEN country coordinators.
Call Number: IM-33
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: No
323. Title: GREEN Newsletter
Year: December 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $9 U.S. per year.
Summary: Articles on water monitoring research, updates on participating countries;
each issue highlights a specific topic. 7 p.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
324. Title: Green Teacher
Year: Feb/Mar '93, Dec. '94/Jan. '95
Year: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Green Teacher; 95 Robert St.; Toronto, ON M5S 2K5. Tel - (416)960-1244.
Fax - (416)925-3474.
Cost: $27 Cdn. per yr. (includes taxes, shipping & handling).
Summary: A North American teacher's magazine, full of classroom- ready activities,
resource listings and new perspectives to help elementary and high school teachers
promote environmental literacy. Published five times per yr. 48 p.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
325. Title: GREEN Update
Year: December 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Articles on water monitoring research, updates on participating countries;
each issue highlights a specific topic. 16 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-62
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
326. Title: The Greenbook - Windsor and Essex County's Comprehensive Environmental
Directory
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Windsor-Essex County Development Commission; City Centre, Suite 215;
333 Riverside Dr. W.; Windsor, ON N9A 5K4. Tel - (519)255-9200. Fax -
(519)255-9987.
Cost: $5 Cdn.
Summary: A list of environmental manufacturing firms, service providers, recyclers,
government agencies, community groups and funding programs. 56 p.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Directories/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/
Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Monitoring/ Recycling/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
327. Title: The GreenDisk
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Grade 6-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Green Disk; P.O.Box 3224; Washington, DC 20007. Tel -
(800)484-7616-DISK (Code#3475). Internet - greendisk@igc.apc.org. EcoNet -
greendisk.
Cost: $35 U.S./yr.
Summary: A paperless environmental journal available on computer disk which
promotes environmental information exchange.
Call Number: PR-76
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
328. Title: Greening Your School - An Environmental Action Plan for Elementary
Schools
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Teacher's guide for K-8 grades
Distributor: Is FIVE Foundation; 400 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Suite 4; Toronto, ON M4S 2L6.
Tel - (416)480-2408. Fax - (416)480-2546.
Cost: $12 Cdn. plus shipping & handling.
Summary: Conservation measures for elementary schools. 93 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Cleanup/
Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: Yes
329. Title: Greenpeace-Great Lakes
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grade 9-adult, general
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Office; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Flr.; Chicago, IL
60607. Tel - (312)563-6060.
Cost: Available with membership. Contact source.
Summary: Covers environmental issues and ocean ecology. Published bi-monthly.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
330. Title: Greensteps - A Survey of the Activities of Ontario's Non-Governmental
Organizations in Support of a Healthy Environment
Author: Luther, W. & W. C.
Year: September 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Conservation Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 506; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)969-9637. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Describes non-government organizations which strive for a healthy
environment.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
331. Title: Groundwater and Land Use in the Water Cycle
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grades 5-10, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; 2200 Churchill Rd.; P. O. Box
19276; Springfield, IL 62794-9276. Tel - (217)782-5562.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A poster that illustrates groundwater, pollution, land use and the water cycle.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
332. Title: Groundwater Defender
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: GEM Regional Center, Institute for Water Sciences; Western Michigan
University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Tel - (616)387-4988.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information about the water cycle, groundwater contamination and ways to
protect the resource.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
333. Title: Groundwater Education in American Schools
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: American Groundwater Trust; 6375 Riverside Drive; Dublin, OH
43017-3536. Tel - (614)761-1711.
Cost: 9 x 12 envelope with $2 U.S. postage.
Summary: Catalog of resource materials for schools/educators. Updated annually.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Groundwater
Available at Center: No
334. Title: Groundwater Education in Michigan - Groundwater Transparencies
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Varied
Distributor: GEM Regional Center, Institute for Water Sciences; Western Michigan
University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Tel - (616)387-4988.
Cost: $25 U.S. ( plus postage).
Summary: Package of 11 groundwater concept statements. 18 color and black-and-white
transparencies.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Groundwater/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: Yes
335. Title: Groundwater Education Strategies
Year: August 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Frameworks to promote groundwater education programs in the Great Lakes
region. 20 p.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
336. Title: Groundwater Glimpses
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit Street; Ann Arbor, MI
48104. Tel - (313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: $400 U.S. each, two for $625.
Summary: An interactive teaching tool with hands-on interactive displays.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
337. Type: Groundwater in Nature
Year: Fall 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Kalamazoo Nature Center; 7000 N. Westnedge Ave.; Kalamazoo, MI
49007. Tel - (616)381-1574. Fax - (616)381-2557.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on groundwater and the effects on lakes. Published quarterly.
4 p.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Groundwater/ Institutional Agreements
Available at Center: Yes
338. Type: Groundwater Notes
Year: Winter 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Governmental agencies, special interest groups
Distributor: Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research; University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1. Tel - (519)885-1211 ext. 2892. Fax - (519)725-8720.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Interaction between all members of the groundwater community. Published
quarterly. 15 p.
Call Number: NL-63
Keywords: Groundwater/ Institutional Agreements
Available at Center: Yes
339. Title: Groundwater Programs in the Great Lakes - A Networking Resource
Author: Clapp, K. & K. G.
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Graduate
Distributor: Freshwater Foundation; 725 County Rd. # 6; Wayzata, MN 55391. Tel -
(612)449-0092. Fax - (612)449-0592.
Cost: $14 U.S.
Summary: Summaries of current groundwater programs in the Great Lakes basin,
including contacts in environmental groups, local, state and federal agencies. Includes
profile of innovative research projects, education programs and management efforts.
57 p.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Directories/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
340. Title: Groundwater Public Policy Education Project, Vols. 1-17
Year: 1991, Reprinted 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Freshwater Foundation; 725 County Rd. #6; Wayzata, MN 55391. Tel -
(612)449-0092. Fax - (612)449-0592.
Cost: $15 U.S. for complete set, $2 U.S. for single copy.
Summary: A series of 17 groundwater and public policy leaflets. 17 pamphlets vary from
4-8 pgs. each. Wrap-around folder contains the 17 pamphlets.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
341. Title: Groundwater Study Guide
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-9
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Administration; Document Sales and Distribution;
P.O. Box 7840; Madison, WI 53707-7840.
Cost: $10.50 U.S.(includes tax). Make checks payable to - Document Sales.
Summary: A study guide, poster and activity sheets on groundwater.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater
Available at Center: Yes
342. Title: Groundwater - The Hidden Resource!
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-File Reports Section; Federal
Center, Building 41; Box 25425; Denver, CO 80225-0425. Tel - (303)326-7476.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Describes an unconfined or water table aquifer, in which the water table is
free to change according to how much water is taken out or put back in (discharge and
recharge areas). 34" by 22" poster.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
343. Title: Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish
Year: 1992, 16th Edition
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, North York; 90 Sheppard Ave. East,
5th Floor; North York, ON M2N 3A1. Attn. - Fisheries Education Coordinator. Tel -
(416)314-1145.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Up-to-date guide for anglers and consumers on recommended levels of
consumption of sport and game fish from lakes and rivers throughout Ontario and the
Great Lakes. 169 p.
ISBN: 0826-9653
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Fish/ Aquatic Life/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: Yes
344. Title: Guide to Non-Toxic Cleaners - Recipes for a Clean Home and a Cleaner
Environment
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee ; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Easy to understand information on assessing contaminate levels, dredging
techniques, treatment options, laws and programs in Canada and the U.S. on
contaminated sediment, future options, and pollution. 24 p.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Public
Participation/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
345. Title: Guide to Pollution Prevention in Remedial Action Plans
Author: Luppino, T.; Murphy, K.; &Enright, S.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: General, adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo, Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142. Fax - (716)886-0303.
Cost: $2.50 U.S.
Summary: Describes what a remedial action plan or RAP is with regard to pollution
prevention. 48 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
346. Title: Guide to Pollution Prevention in Your Community
Author: Luppino, T. W. & Gilbert R.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: General, adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo, Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142. Fax - (716)886-0303.
Cost: $2.50 U.S.
Summary: Helps citizen advocates create and improve the environmental practices of
industry and government in the Great Lakes basin and ecosystem. 128 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Hazardous Waste
Available at Center: Yes
347. Title: A Guidebook to Drought Planning, Management and Water Level Changes in
the Great Lakes
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: $5 U.S., $7 Cdn.
Summary: Addresses drought events and their impacts on Great Lakes water levels and
the coastal zone. 64 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Water Cycle/ Groundwater/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
348. Title: A Guidebook to Groundwater Resources & Education Opportunities in the
Great Lakes Region
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
4810-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: $10 U.S.
Summary: The physical and environmental characteristics of groundwater resources.
92 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous
Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
349. Title: A Guidebook to the Geology of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands National
Lakeshore and Nearby Areas of the Bayfield Peninsula of Wisconsin
Author: Nuhfer, E. B. & Dalles, M. P.
Year: 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Publisher: W.C. Brown Publishers - Dubuque, IA. Distributor: Apostle Islands National
Lakeshore, Chief of Interpretation; National Park Service; Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI
54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $5 U.S. plus $2 postage & handling (WI residents add 5.5% tax).
Summary: A guide to area geology. 74 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Geology/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
350. Title: H2O & You
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material - fact sheets]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service; University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; College of Agriculture; 122 Mumford Hall; 1301 W.
Gregory Dr.; Urbana, IL 61801.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A series of fact sheets on water quality.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Cleanup/ Drinking Water / Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/
Human Health/ Recycling/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
351. Title: Handle With Care - Your Guide to Preventing Water Pollution
Author: Taggart, J. & B. B.
Year: 1991
Type: [Booklet]
Level: High school-adult, general
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006.
Tel - (202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: $12.95 U.S., in Canada add $2 U.S.
Summary: How to pollution-proof your home and take personal responsibility for
pollution prevention. How to protect water quality. 36 p.
ISBN: 1-880686-02-3
Call Number: BL-26
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Groundwater/
Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
352. Title: The Harmony Puzzle and Solving the Harmony Puzzle, BPN 22889 & 2927
Author: Murphy, B.
Year: 1989, 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS videotape and Utilization Guides]
Level: Grades 4-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Access Network Program Services; 295 Midpark Way SE; Calgary, AB T2X
2A8. Tel - (403)440-7777. Fax - (403)440-8899.
Cost: $149 Cdn.-includes guide (bulk orders available), copy can be reviewed for
purchase, print guide $3.95+shipping.
Summary: Environmental concerns; an overview of sustainable development, what you
can do to help. Length - 2 tapes, 15 min. ea.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Cleanup/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Recycling
Available at Center: No
353. Title: Having Your Catch and Eating It Too - A Few Words About Sport Fish and
Your Health
Year: 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Centre; Jeanne Mance
Bldg., 19th Floor; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Consumption of sport fish and human health. 7 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Fish/ Fishing/ Human Health/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
354. Title: Hazardous Waste and You - A Teacher's Guide
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades10-11
Distributor: Ontario Waste Management Corporation; 2 Bloor St. West, 11th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Tel - (416)923-2918, (800)268-1178. Fax - (416)963-7521.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Promotes awareness and understanding of hazardous waste and related issues.
Also available is a series of booklets and "The Disposal Game" which teaches students
about environmental issues. 95 p.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
355. Title: Hazardous Wastes From Homes
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 7-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Enterprise for Education, Inc.; 1320 A Third St., Suite 202; Santa Monica,
CA 90401. Tel - (213)394-9864.
Cost: $5 U.S. (plus $2 postage & handling), bulk orders available. Teacher's book $9 +
$25 shipping & handling.
Summary: What kinds of wastes are hazardous and what to do with common household
wastes, plus a 60 page teacher's guide. 60 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic substances
Available at Center: Yes
356. Title: Hazardous Wastes in Your Home
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Public Information Centre; 135 St.
Clair W., 1st Flr.; Toronto, ON M4V 1P5. Tel - (416)323-4321, (800)565-4923.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Facts cards and pamphlets on hazardous wastes in your home and how to
handle them.
ISBN: 0-7729-6659-1
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
357. Title: Health & Environment Organization Network For The Lake Erie Basin
Author: Andrews, D. & Menyes, R. A.
Year: February 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Citizens Environment Alliance; P.O. Box 548, Station A; Windsor, ON
N9A 6M6. Tel - (519)973-1116. Fax - (519)255-7361.
Cost: Nominal fee.
Summary: Listing of health and environmental groups located within the Lake Erie Basin
concerned with human and ecosystem health.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Public Participation/
RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
358. Title: Health and Environment Organization Network for the Upper Great Lakes
Connecting Channels
Author: Huggard, M. T.
Year: August 1991
Level: Adult
Distributor: Citizens Environment Alliance; P.O. Box 548, Station A; Windsor, ON N9A
6M6. Tel - (519)973-1116. Fax - (519)255-7361.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A directory of organizations dealing with environmental issues in the Upper
Great Lakes.
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Huron/
Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
359. Title: Health and Environment - Partners for Life
Type: [Instructional Material-Poster]
Level: Grades K-adult
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Centre; Jeanne Mance
Bldg., 19th Floor; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Poster illustrates humans in their environment. Available in English and
French.
Call Number: IM-40
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health
Available at Center: Yes
360. Title: Health Guide for People Who Eat Sport Fish From Wisconsin
Year: April 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Bureau of Information and
Education; P.O. Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Tel - (608)266-2621.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Protocol on the consumption of Great Lakes fish. PUBL-IE-019 4/94REV.
Keywords: Fish/ Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
361. Title: The HELM - Happenings and Educational Activities Around Lake Michigan
Year: Spring/Summer 1990, Spring 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grade 7-adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program; University of Illinois; 65 Mumford Hall,
C3061; 1301 West Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801. Tel - (217)333-9448. Fax -
(217)333-2614.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Coastal issues, events and educational activities in the southern area of Lake
Michigan. 8 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/
Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Michigan/ Recreation/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
362. Title: Helping Hand
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Preschool-grade 3
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada, Publication Distribution Center; Jeanne Mance
Building, 19th Floor; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Encourages young children to understand and care about their health and their
environment.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
363. Title: Henry Goes Underground
Author: Chilton-Stringham, P. A.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Tel - (313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: $4 U.S. ($18 for 5). Item #20 from distributor.
Summary: Henry Hydro Oxide moves through the water cycle. A children's storybook.
32 p.
Call Number: BK-19
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ Groundwater/ Toxic
Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
364. Title: Historical Review of Waterbird Populations and Annotated List of Water
Birds Associated With Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario
Author: Gebauer, M. B., Dobos, R. Z., & Weseloh, D. V.
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service; P.O.Box 5050; Burlington,
ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (905)336-4968.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Waterbird population changes from 1857-1990 at Burlington Bay and
Hamilton Harbour, designated Great Lakes Areas of Concern in Lake Ontario.
Occasional Paper. Number 78.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Ecology/ Flora/ Lake Ontario/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
365. Title: Homes for Fish Coloring Book
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Communications
Directorate; 1478-200 Kent St.; Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6. Tel - (613)993-0999.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A coloring book for children about fish and their habitat. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
366. Title: Horizons
Year: Autumn 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute; Northland College, Department H;
Ashland, WI 54806. Tel - (715)682-1223.
Cost: subscription available through membership at $15 U.S. funds , sample issue free.
Summary: Promotes environmental stewardship through education in the Lake Superior
bioregion. 24 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
367. Title: Hormone Copycats
Author: Schmidt, W. A.
Year: April 4, 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation; Ann Arbor Great Lakes Resource Center; 802
Monroe St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)769-3351.
Cost: $6 U.S. plus copying and postage.
Summary: The effects of estrogen on wildlife species.
Call Number: SR-81
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/
Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
368. Title: Hot Potato
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Center for Environmental Study; Grand Rapids Community College; 143
Bostwick NE, Room 70M; Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Tel - (616)771-3935. Fax -
(616)771-4005.
Cost: Rental: $10 U.S.
Summary: Solid waste problem and the environment; aims to trigger group discussion,
clever story line pantomimed. Length - 10 min. 45 sec.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Environmental protection
Available at Center: Yes
369. Title: Household Hazardous Materials and Labels: A Reference for Teachers
Author: Dean, L. F.
Year: 1986
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade school
Distributor: East Michigan Environmental Action Council; 21220 West 14 Mile Rd.;
Bloomfield Township, MI 48301. Tel - (810)258-5188. Fax - (810)258-5189.
Cost: contact source.
Summary: Describes hazardous materials and possible effects on water. Includes
projects for the home and classroom. 14 p.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic substances
Available at Center: Yes
370. Title: Household Hazardous Waste Wheel
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
Rd.; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $3.75 U.S. ea., bulk orders available.
Summary: Informational device on hazardous household products and alternatives.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
371. Title: How Do We Treat Our Wastewater?
Year: May 1992
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-file Reports Section; Federal
Center, Bldg. 41; Box 25425; Denver, CO 80225-0425. Tel - (303)236-7476.
Cost: Contact source. Note - Checks payable to: Department of the Interior-U.S.
Geological Survey, & must specify report ID #.
Summary: Stimulates students interest in water resources. Depicts several ways of
treating wastewater i.e. - lagoons, wetlands, septic tanks, leach fields and sand filters.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
372. Title: How to Adopt-A-River Kit
Level: Grade 3 - adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Adopt-A-River Program; Trails and
Waterways Unit; 500 Lafayette Rd.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4052. Tel - (612)297-5476.
Fax - (612)297-5475.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Provides materials to support participatory community service activity of
picking up rubbish from the banks of waterways. Stimulates groups to learn to effects of
non-point source pollution.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: No
373. Title: The Hydrologic Cycle - Water in Motion
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 7-12/OAC
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 W. Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: $69.95 U.S. for members, $86.95 U.S. for non-members.
Summary: Illustrates how water moves through the hydrologic cycle. Length - 20 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
374. Title: I am Part of the Ecosystem
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-6
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Center; Jeanne Mance
Building, 19th Floor; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Activities to help make the link between health and the environment.
Call Number: IM-50
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
375. Title: International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) Program and
Abstracts- Annual Conference
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: International Assoc. of Great Lakes Research; University of Toronto
Scarborough Campus; 1265 Military Trail; Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4. Tel -
(416)978-2011.
Cost: Free with membership.
Summary: Overview of the latest Great Lakes research topics and listings of sources.
Published annually.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
376. Title: If Fish Could Talk
Author: Iozzi, L. A.
Year: 1983
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-undergraduate
Distributor: Cornell University Media Service; 7-8 Business and Technology Park;
Ithaca, NY 14850. Tel - (607)255-2090/2091. Fax - (607)255-9946.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Ocean pollution and how it applies to the New York-New Jersey zone.
Includes 35mm filmstrip, cassette recording, pretest, postest, discussion questions and
activities, student readings and teaching suggestions. Can be applied to Great Lakes. 89
p.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: Yes
377. Title: IJC, What It Is, How It Works
Year: 1990
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The role of the IJC for boundary waters issues and the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement.
Call Number: IM-72
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: No
378. Title: In the Teeth of the Northeaster - A Solo Voyage on Lake Superior, 1st Edition
Author: Bree, M.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Middle school-adult
Distributor: Marlor Press, Inc.; 4304 Brigadoon; Drive St. Paul, MN 55126. Tel
-(612)484-4600. Fax - (612)490-1182.
Cost: $14.95 U.S.
Summary: Voyage around Lake Superior. 228 p.
ISBN: 943400-72-4
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation
Available at Center: Yes
379. Title: Indiana's Water Riches - Taking a Closer Look at Water, A Water Quality
Curriculum
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Junior-middle school
Distributor: Purdue University Media Distribution Center; 301 South 2nd St.; Lafayette,
IN 47905-1092. Tel - (317)494-6794.
Cost: $10 U.S. per game, $70 U.S. instructors kit (includes game, video, and more).
Prepaid orders only for materials, make check payable to Purdue University media
Distribution Center.
Summary: A curriculum program with student activity sheets, instructor's guide and
board game.
Keywords: Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
380. Title: Information Packet on Acid Rain
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school- adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Acid Rain Foundation, Inc.; 1410 Varsity Dr.; Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel -
(919)828-9443.
Cost: $14.95 U.S.
Summary: Actual brochures, booklets, legislation and articles published by scientists,
industry, government, environmental and public interest groups and others.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
381. Title: Information Please Environmental Almanac
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: World Resources Institute; 1709 New York Avenue NW; Washington, DC
20006. Tel - (202)638-6300.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A collection of local, national and international facts on environmental
concerns, including such topics as global warming, pesticides, food safety and waste
management which affect the lakes.
Call Number: IM-34
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
382. Title: Infosource
Year: February 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: adult
Distributor: Soil and Water Conservation Information Bureau; University of Guelph;
Richards Bldg.; Guelph, ON N1G 2W1. Tel - (519)767-5020.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: News and events on agriculture and groundwater. 6 p. Published monthly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Groundwater
Available at Center: Yes
383. Title: The Inland Sea
Year: Spring 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Inland Sea Society; P.O. Box 1202; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel -
(715)779-5434.
Cost: For membership, contact source.
Summary: Appreciation and conservation of Lake Superior. 4 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
384. Type: Inland Seas
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Distributor: Inlands Seas Education Association; P.O. Box 218; Suttons Bay, MI 49682.
Tel - (616)271-3077. Fax - (616)271-3088.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A floating classroom outfitted with scientific equipment to help students study
the Great Lakes ecosystem. Available mid-May to mid-October.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Connecting Channels/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Sediment/ St. Lawrence River/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
385. Title: Inland Seas
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Great Lakes Historical Society; 480 Main Street; Vermilion, OH 44089.
Tel - (216)967-3467.
Cost: $20 U.S. membership (includes journal & newsletter).
Summary: Great Lakes history. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
386. Title: The Inland Seas - A Journey Through the Great Lakes
Author: Vasey, P.
Year: 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate-adult
Distributor: Chartwell Books, Inc.
Cost: $22.50 Cdn.
Summary: History of the lakes and their significance in the lives of the people who live
in the region. 144 p.
ISBN: 1-55521-179-8
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
387. Title: Instructions to Lightkeepers
Type: [Book]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: $13 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Reproduction of the 1902 book.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: History/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: No
388. Title: Instructor's Manual for Scientific Demonstration Cruises Aboard the
Research Vessel D.J. ANGUS, College and Senior High School Edition
Author: Hall, D.
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, citizen groups, teacher workshops
Distributor: Grand Valley State University, Water Resources Institute; Aquatic Resources
Education; Allendale, MI 49401. Tel - (616)895-6611, (800)748-0246 (Canada or U.S.).
Cost: $345 U.S. for 2 « hr. tape.
Summary: Educational program on a 45 ft. research vessel designed for educational
activities, 20 participants maximum. Aquatic science program and Great Lakes ecology
are covered. 46 p. Operating season May-November.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Lake Michigan/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
389. Title: International Computer Conferencing with EcoNet
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: International computer-based communication system for those interested in
environmental preservation and sustainability.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: No
390. Title: International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) 1985
Year: 1992
Level: High school, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Government Printing Office; Superintendent of Documents;
Washington, DC 20402. Tel - (202)783-3238.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Describes the datum or elevation reference system used to define water levels
within the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system. 7 p.
Call Number: PA-72
Keywords: Climate/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: Yes
391. Title: Introduction to the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative - Fact Sheet
Type: [Pamphlet]
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717. Fax -
(614)292-0263.
Cost: $2.25 U.S.
Call Number: IM-72
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: No
392. Title: An Introduction to the Program for Zero Discharge
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP); 517
College St., Suite 400; Toronto, ON M6G 4A2. Tel - (416)923-3529. Fax -
(416)923-5949.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Presents the overall means by which governments can restore the Great Lakes
ecosystem, free from the harmful effects of persistent toxic substances. 6 p.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
393. Title: Investigating Human Exposure to Contaminants in the Environment - A
Community Handbook
Year: 1994
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General, environment and health professionals
Publisher: The Great Lakes Health Effects Division: Ottawa, ON
Distributor: Great Lakes Tomorrow (LURA Group); 3 Church St., Suite 400; Toronto,
ON M5E 1M2. Tel - (800)267-9259. Fax - (416)863-6755.
Cost: Free.
Summary: General information on assessing community exposure to contaminants
including examples using equations; preparing a community health profile; background
information on contaminants, epidemiology and toxicology; contacts and further
information sources. 175 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
394. Title: Investigating Streams and Rivers
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
Street, Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $9 U.S.
Summary: A curriculum of ten activities that promotes an interdisciplinary approach to
understanding local watersheds. Includes suggestions for enhancing student involvement
through using computer conferences, focuses on student action-taking and supplements
the Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
395. Title: Investigating Streams and Rivers
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Teacher resource, general
Distributor: University of Michigan, Dearborn; Dept. of Natural Sciences; 4901
Evergreen Road; Dearborn, MI 48128. Tel - (313)593-5000.
Cost $50 U.S. for a set of 8.
Summary: 8 tapes demonstrating 9 tests to determine water quality. Length - 5-16 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
396. Title: The Invisible Menace: Contaminants in the Great Lakes
Year: March 1980
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Wisconsin - Madison Sea Grant College Program; 1800
University Ave.; Madison, WI 53706. Tel - (608)263-3259. Fax - (608)263-2063.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on various projects within the context of water quality problems in the
Great Lakes. 60 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/
Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
397. Title: Islands of the Spirit
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: General
Distributor: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Chief of Interpretation; National Park
Service; Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $14.95 U.S. plus $1.50 postage & handling (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax).
Summary: History, flora, fauna, physical setting and visitor opportunities at Apostle
Islands National Lakeshore. Length - 25 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ History
Available at Center: No
398. Title: It's All Connected
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $10 U.S.
Summary: Brochure of a VHS videotape that shows how to teach pollution elimination
from homes.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
399. Title: It's All Connected Household Pollution Prevention
Type: [Audio Video- VHS Videotape and Beta]
Level: Ages 13 and up
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: Light-hearted tour of a typical home offering safe and effective alternatives to
toxic products. Length - 10 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
400. Title: It's All Connected Household Pollution Prevention, "Kids Version"
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape and Beta]
Level: Grades K-8
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: A fun and informative video describing household pollution and how to
prevent it.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
401. Title: It's Found Underground
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 5-9
Distributor: Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel -
(313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: $43.95 U.S., $50 Cdn. (includes shipping & handling).
Summary: Groundwater resources concerns. Includes a study guide. Lengt - 31 min.
Call Number: AV-6
Keywords: Geology/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: Yes
402. Title: Items to Tackle
Year: June 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Cornell University Department of Natural Resources; 4H Sportfishing and
Aquatic Resources Education Program; Fernow Hall; Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel -
(607)255-2834.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Aquatic ecology and sportfishing are covered. 6 p. Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Connecting Channels/ Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Ontario/
Recreation/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
403. Title: JASON Curriculum
Author: Liepold, M. L.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: National Science Teachers Association; 1840 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA
22201. Tel - (703)243-7100. Fax - (703)243-7147.).
Cost: $5 U.S. (plus shipping & handling, bulk orders available). Orders only -
(800)722-NSTA (US).
Summary: Familiarizes students with underwater adventure in Lake Ontario exploring
the shipwrecks of the Hamilton and Scourge. 359 p.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: History/ Lake Ontario/ Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence
Available at Center: Yes
404. Title: JCE
Year: 1988-1994
Level: Grade 6-adult, general
Publisher: Software; Division of Chemical Education, Inc.; American Chemical Society:
Madison, WI
Distributor: University of Wisconsin, Department of Chemistry; 1101 University Ave.;
Madison, WI 53706. Tel - (608)263-2837.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A catalog newsletter listing of materials produced, including software
program titles: sulfuric acid: WAQUAL (Water Quality; Lake Study: Pond Study;
Mineral Resources). 30 p.
Keywords: Ecology/ Monitoring/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
405. Title: Journal of Environmental Education
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Heldref Publications. Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation; 4000
Albemarle Street NW, Suite 504; Washington, DC, 20016. Tel - (202)362-6445.
Cost: Free with membership.
Summary: Environmental education theory and application. Published quarterly.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: No
406. Title: Journal of Great Lakes Research
Author: Gilbertson, M. & S. R. S.
Year: 1993. 19(4)-720-788
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: International Association for Great Lakes Research; University of Michigan;
2200 Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Tel - (313)498-2007.
Cost: Free with membership.
Summary: Special section covering engineering, economics, social sciences, politics,
physics, biology, and planning.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Climate/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/ Institutional
Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
407. Title: Journey - New York State's Seaway Trail
Author: Burdette-Watkins, M.
Year: April 1991
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Seaway Trail, Inc.; 109 Barracks Drive; Sacketts Harbor, NY 13685. Tel -
(315)646-1000.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Magazine and directory promotes tourism in the Seaway Trail region of New
York State.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Ontario/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
408. Title: The KARE Giver
Year: Winter 1991
Year: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Bureau of Education and
Information; P.O. Box 67000; 3532 Walnut St.; Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000. Tel -
(717)657-4519. Fax - (717)657-4549.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Educational opportunities for instructors. Published quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
409. Title: Keeping Current
Year: Dec/Jan 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Extension, Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction;
1327 University Ave.; Box 2093; Madison, WI 53706-2093. Tel - (608)262-1644.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers Wisconsin's water resources programs and issues. 8 p. Published
bi-monthly.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
410. Title: Keeping it on the Land! Improving Great Lakes Water Quality by Controlling
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
Author: Glassner-Shwayder, K.
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Bldg.; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: First copy free, each additional copy $1.
Summary: Highlights soil erosion and sedimentation problems in the Great Lakes basin.
8 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Geology/
Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
411. Title: KEYnotes
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Teacher Resource
Distributor: Wyndham Research; 2 Hunters Lane; Guelph, ON, N1C 1B1. Tel -
(519)763-6863. Fax - (519)763-4137.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Each issue contains viewpoints on one environmental topic. Occasional Great
Lakes information. Published three times per year.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
412. Title: Kids Network (KIDSNET)
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: National Geographic Society; Educational Services; 211 Watline Ave., Suite
210; Mississauga, ON L4Z 1P3. Tel - (800)268-2948, (800)638-4007 (U.S.),
(202)857-7000.
Cost: Hello! and Too Much Trash, $389.55 U.S. each.
Summary: Findings of ongoing research carried out by students are recorded and shared
via modem and telecommunications with research teammates throughout the world; a
professional scientist works with the students.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Geography/ Cleanup/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
413. Title: Kidswheel on Hazardous Waste Products
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; 10 Newmarket Road; P.O.
Box 932; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $3.75 U.S. each (bulk orders available).
Summary: Offers children practical information on hazardous product identification,
safety and less toxic alternatives.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
414. Title: Know Your Ships, 35th Edition
Author: Manse, T. J. & L. L. R.
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Marine Publishing Company; P.O. Box 68; Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Tel
- (906)632-8417. Fax - (906)632-8899.
Cost: $9.95 U.S.
Summary: Guide to cargo carriers, tankers, and tugs on the Great Lakes. 124 p.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Shipping/ Navigation/ St. Lawrence/ Connecting Channels
Available at Center: Yes
415. Title: Lacustrine Lessons
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; 1518 Cleveland Ave. N, Room 302
University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Activities on environmental issues. Published through 1988, back issues
available.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
416. Title: Lake Effects
Year: Fall 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teachers
Distributor: Lake Superior Center; 353 Harbor Dr.; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel -
(218)720-3033. Fax - (218)720-3407. E-mail - lakesuperior@igc.org
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information on environmental education related to Lake Superior. Published
quarterly. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Ecology/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
417. Title: Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Handbook
Author: Bolsenga, S. J. & H. C. E.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Distributor: Wayne State University Press, Order Department; The Leonard N. Simons
Bldg.; 5959 Woodward Ave.; Detroit, MI 48202. Tel - (313)577-4603 Fax -
(313)577-6131.
Cost: $22.45 U.S.; $23.45 U.S. for Canadian orders.
Summary: A guide for anglers, boaters, swimmers, beach walkers and others who enjoy
these lakes. Describes historical glacial processes, weather patterns, the location of
productive reefs, fish and bird species found in the area, the importance of wetlands and
the effects of current and past pollution on aquatic life.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/
Geology/ History/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
418. Title: Lake Erie Environmental Studies - Activity Manual for Franz Theodore Stone
Laboratory
Author: McClarren, S., Fortner, R. W. and Steigerwald, V. J.
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 1-12/OAC
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant Education Program; Ohio State University;210 Kottman Hall,
2021 Coffey Road; Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085. Tel - (614)292-1078.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activities for all ages of students. Topics range from aquatic ecology to fish
to shoreline fauna.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
419. Title: Lake Erie Promise
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7-adult/general
Distributor: CFPL - TV London News; Box 2880; London, ON N6A 4H9. Tel -
(519)686-8810. Fax - (519)686-3288.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Overview of changes in Lake Erie over the last 20 years. Length - 47 min. 15
sec.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Eutrophication/ Lake Erie
Available at Center: No
420. Title: Lake Erie - Shore Lines
Year: February 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ohio Coastal Resource Management Project; P.O. Box 3160; Kent, OH
44240. Tel - (216)673-1193.
Cost: $10 U.S., contact source.
Summary: Reports on the status of Lake Erie's shorelines. Published monthly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-64
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
421. Title: Lake Explorer Study and Tours
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Environmental Research Laboratory-
Duluth; Scientific and Community Outreach Program; 6201 Congdon Blvd.; Duluth,
MN 55804. Tel - (218)720-5733.
Summary: A research vessel involved in the prediction and assessment of the effects of
pollutants on freshwater in the U.S.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Superior/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
422. Title: Lake Huron Circle Tour - Michigan and Ontario
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Travel Bureau; Department LHCT; P.O.Box 30226; Lansing, MI
48909. Tel - (800)543-2937, (517)353-0670.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Touring guide to Ontario and Michigan following the borders of Lake Huron.
31 p.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: Fishing/ Recreation/ Lake Huron
Available at Center: Yes
423. Title: The Lake Huron Health and Environment Directory
Author: Edson, N., Lambert, J. and Mack, S.
Year: 1992
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Carleton University, Terra Salus Team; Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6. Tel -
(613)788-2600, ext. 3867. Fax - (613)788-4497.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A listing of Canadian and American health and environmental groups,
agencies, individuals and organizations within the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
watershed. 51 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Directories/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Lake Huron/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
424. Title: A Lake in the Balance
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual - VHS Videotape or Slide-Tape]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC
Distributor: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute; Northland College, Department H;
Ashland, WI 54806. Tel - (715)682-1223.
Cost: $75 U.S., rental: $7.50.
Summary: Environmental issues, historic sites and environmental health of Lake
Superior. Includes a study guide. Length - 22 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ History/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
425. Title: Lake Michigan Advocate
Year: Sept/Oct. 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Green Bay Chapter; 812 South Fisk St.; Green
Bay, WI. Tel - (414)499-0220.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Environmental issues related to Lake Michigan. 8 p. Published bimonthly.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Michigan/ Recycling/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
426. Title: Lake Michigan Citizen's Resource Guide
Author: Hughes, D. J. & K. S. Y.
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Atlantic States Legal Foundation; 658 W. Onondaga St.; Syracuse, NY
13204-7357. Tel - (315)475-1170.
Cost: $8 U.S. (includes postage).
Summary: A handy reference to government agencies and citizen groups involved in
environmental decisions in the surrounding basin. 63 p. plus glossary and appendixes.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Directories/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: Yes
427. Title: Lake Michigan LaMP Education Project Summary Report
Year: December 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program; University of Illinois; 65 Mumford Hall,
C3061; 1301 West Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801. Tel - (217)333-9448. Fax -
(217)333-2614.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Documents the accomplishments of Great Lakes Sea Grant Network programs
in Lake Michigan and demonstrates Sea Grant's role as a significant partner in attaining a
fully restored ecosystem. 13 p.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Michigan/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
428. Title: Lake Michigan Monitor
Year: Fall 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Chicago; 59 East Van Buren St, Suite 2215;
Chicago, IL 60605. Tel - (312)939-0838.
Cost: Available with membership.
Summary: Lakewide efforts to protect Lake Michigan; lake cleanup, shoreline erosion,
beaches, and dunes. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Michigan/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
429. Title: The Lake Ontario Health and Environment Directory - A Lake Ontario
Organizing Network (LOON) Project
Year: August 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Atlantic States Legal Foundation; 685 W. Onondaga St.; Syracuse, NY
13204-3757. Tel - (315)475-1170.
Cost: $10 U.S. donation.
Summary: A listing of almost 600 groups active in health, environmental and related
issues whose scope includes the entire Great Lakes basin. 98 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Directories/ Human Health/ Lake Ontario/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
430. Title: Lake Smarts the First Lake Maintenance Handbook
Author: McComas, S.
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: $21.95 U.S., in Canada add $2.00 U.S.
Summary: A how-to manual of field tested, easy and affordable projects to help you
clean up, improve and maintain your lake or pond. 215 p.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ Toxic Substances/
Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
431. Title: Lake Superior Directory of Citizen's Groups and Environmental Resources
Year: June 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Environment North; Box 2505; Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E9. Tel -
(807)343-9380 (answering service).
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Lists local citizen groups, educational resources, and government agencies.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
432. Title: Lake Superior Fish Advisory - A Guide to Your Health
Year: 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General, adult
Distributor: Minnesota Department of Health; Environmental Division; 925 Delaware
St.; P.O. Box 59040; Minneapolis, MN 55459-0040. Tel - (612)627-5051. Fax -
(612)627-5479.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Sport fish consumption on Minnesota waters of Lake Superior. 8 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Fish/ Fishing/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
433. Title: Lake Superior Listening Point
Year: Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute; Northland College, Department H;
Ashland, WI 54806. Tel - (715)682-1223.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Environmental education ideas for Lake Superior, water quality monitoring
programs, education for a sustainable future, field trip ideas and global warming
activities. Published occasionally. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
434. Title: Lake Superior Magazine
Author: Hayden, P. L.
Year: October-November 1990. 12(5)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.; 325 Lake Ave. South, Suite 600; Duluth, MN
55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544, (218)722-5002.
Cost: $21 U.S. per year; $31 Cdn.
Summary: Issues and events occurring in the Lake Superior region.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Fishing/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake
Superior/ Recreation/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
435. Title: Lake Superior Map
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.; 325 Lake Ave. South, Suite 600; Duluth, MN
55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544, (218)722-5002.
Cost: $15.95 U.S.
Summary: A 24" x 26" map showing major roadways, towns, landmarks, shipwrecks,
lighthouses, parks, bathymetric and landscape features, and other destinations along the
lake.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
436. Title: Lake Superior Mini-Exchange
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 9-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Great Lakes National Program
Office; 77 West Jackson Blvd., 10th Flr.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2117,
(800)621-8431.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A computer bulletin board systems (BBS) accessible to anyone with a
computer and modem. Promotes information exchange and communication in the field
of pollution prevention.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: Yes
437. Title: Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Author: Wolff, J. F.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult, reference
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities Inc.; 325 Lake Avenue South, Suite 600 ; Duluth,
MN 55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544; (218)722-5002.
Cost: $49 U.S. hard cover, $38.95 soft cover.
Summary: A reference book with stories, maps, charts and historical information.
ISBN: U-942235-01-0.
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
438. Title: Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Author: Wolff, J. F.
Type: [Audio Visual- Cassette]
Distributor: KUMD/Duluth Public Radio.
Cost: $9.95 + $2.00 shipping and handling.
Summary: Dramatic tales of tragic wrecks and strange disappearances. Brings to life the
heroism of Superior's mariners, and their struggles with the violent lake. Two 60 min.
tapes.
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: No
439. Title: Lake Superior Today
Year: 1987
Type: [VHS]
Level: Grade 5 - adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service,
Michigan State; 334 Natural Resources Building; East Lansing, MI 48824-1222. Tel -
(517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Explores the greatest of the Great Lakes. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
440. Title: Lake Superior WOW!, 1st Edition
Author: Murray, J.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Marlor Press; 4304 Brigadoon Dr.; St. Paul, MN 55126. Tel -
(612)484-4600. Fax - (612)490-1182.
Cost: $7.95 U.S.
Summary: 99 fun things for kids to do in and around Lake Superior. 90 p.
ISBN: 0-943400-73-2
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
441. Title: Lake Survey Charts
Year: 1987, 1990, 1991
Type: [Instructional Material- Nautical Maps]
Level: General
Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce: Washington, DC
Distributor: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Chief of Interpretation; National Park
Service; Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $13 U.S. each plus $1.50 postage & handling (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax).
Summary: A set of four nautical maps: 1) The Great Lakes (#14500), 2) Lake Superior
(#14960, 3) Western Lake Superior (#14966), and 4) The Apostle Islands (#14973).
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
442. Title: Lake Tides - A Newsletter for People Interested in Wisconsin Lakes
Year: Spring 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Bureau of Information and
Education; P.O. Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Tel - (608)267-2621.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information on lake sciences, management and how-to-information.
Published quarterly. 10 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
443. Title: Lakes Letter
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: DePaul University, Chemistry Dept.; 1036 W. Belden Ave.; Chicago, IL
60614. Tel - (312)362-8191.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information on Great Lakes research. Published occasionally.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
444. Title: A LaMP for Great Lakes Stewardship
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: General
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Extension Program; University of Minnesota; 208
Washburn Hall; 10 University Dr.; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel - (218)726-8106.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Lakewide management plans on the Great Lakes. Length - 11 min. 40 sec.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
445. Title: LaMP Lakewide Management Plans for the Great Lakes - Fact Sheet Series
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Bldg.; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers lakewide management plan for the Great Lakes. 4 p.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
446. Title: Land Bound Sailor
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-8
Distributor: Essex Region Conservation Authority; John R. Park Homestead; 360
Fairview Ave. W.; Essex, ON N8M 1Y6. Tel - (519)776-5209. Fax - (519)776-8688.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A 2 hour introductory slide presentation. Make a model boat, learn nautical
rope work such as knots and splicing, communicate with semaphore and Morse code.
Runs April to October. Prebook ahead by contacting source.
Call Number: IM-51
Keywords: History
Available at Center: No
447. Title: Landscape Design and Maintenance for Pollution Control
Author: Alexander, S. V.
Year: February, 1994
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202) 833-8317. Fax - (202) 296-4017.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Using landscape design to prevent non-point source pollution. 6 p. brochure.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Non-point Source Pollution/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
448. Title: The Late, Great Lakes - An Environmental History
Author: Ashworth, W. 1986, 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 10-adult/general
Distributor: Random House.
Cost: $12.95 soft cover; $22.95 hardcover U.S. (plus shipping & handling).
Summary: History of the Great Lakes: geology, human use, pollution, environmental
quality, and diversions. 274 p.
ISBN: U-394-55151-6
Call Number: BK-20
Keywords: Economics/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ History/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
449. Title: Le Fleuve - St. Lawrence Action Plan Newsletter
Year: January 1990
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection; 1179 Rue de Bleury, 2e
etage; Montreal, PQ M3B 3H9. Tel - (514)283-0198.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The St. Lawrence action plan newsletter. Available in French and English.
Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
450. Title: Lead and Your Drinking Water
Year: April 1987
Type: [Booklet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2000. Water Division -
(312)353-2154.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Explains the dangers of lead in drinking water. 8 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
451. Title: Legal Mechanisms to Implement Remedial Action Plans - A Preliminary
Overview
Author: Muldoon, P. & Kronby, M.
Year: December 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Pollution Probe Foundation; 12 Madison Ave.; Toronto, ON M5R 2S1. Tel
- (416)926-1907.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Remedial action plans in the Great Lakes region including legal aspects and
legislation.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
452. Title: Level News/Info-Niveau
Year: June 13, 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes Water Level Communications Centre; Canada Centre for Inland
Waters; 867 Lakeshore Rd.; Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (905)336-4629. Fax -
(905)336-8901.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Summarizes lake level conditions and forecasts and discusses related subjects.
Published monthly. 2 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
453. Title: Life in Lake Michigan
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-9, teacher resource
Distributor: John G. Shedd Aquarium; The Ocean by the Lake; 1200 South Lake Shore
Dr.; Chicago, IL 60605. Tel - (312)939-2426.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Discover the many different life forms which make their home in Lake
Michigan with this guide to a hands-on science project. 6 p.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: Yes
454. Title: The Life of the Lakes - The Great Lakes Fishery
Year: 1994
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: $25 U.S. for VHS tape; guide $7.50 U.S.; posters $1.50 each U.S. (Lakes Huron,
Michigan, Superior).
Summary: Great Lakes fishery today, how it has changed since the Great Lakes were
formed, challenges the fishery faces in the future. Includes two study guides, seven
pamphlets and six maps/posters. Length - 55 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
455. Title: Life on the Great Lakes - A Wheelsman's Story
Author: Dutton, F. W. & Ellis, W.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Wayne State University Press; The Leonard N. Simons Bldg.; 5959
Woodward Ave.; Detroit, MI 48202. Tel - (313)577-4603. Fax - (313)577-6131.
Cost: $29.95 U.S. hardcover, $14.95 U.S. softcover.
Summary: A gathering of insightful personal experiences by a wheelsman. 173 p. Great
Lakes Books edition.
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Shipping/ Navigation
Available at Center: Yes
456. Title: Lighthouse Locator Guide - Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: General
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Map of lighthouses of Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Ontario/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
457. Title: Lines on the Land
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-8, teacher resource
Distributor: National Association of Conservation Districts; Box 855; League City, TX
77574-0855. Tel - (800)825-5547.
Cost: $26 U.S.
Summary: Deals with conservation practices. Includes a 10 minute video, 24 page
brochure and 16 learning activities.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Environmental protection
Available at Center: Yes
458. Title: Liquid Asset - Great Lakes Water Quality and Industry Needs
Author: Thorp, S.
Year: 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail -gla@great-lakes.net
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Importance of water quality and water quantity when promoting economic
investment in the Great Lakes region.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
459. Title: Littoral Drift
Year: October 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program; 1800 University Ave.;
Madison, WI 53706. Tel - (608)263-3259. Fax - (608)263-2063.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Two-page newsletter on Great Lakes environmental science. Published
monthly. 2 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
460. Title: Living in Water - An Aquatic Science Curriculum for Grades 4-6
Year: 1987. 1989.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: The National Aquarium in Baltimore; Pier 3, 501 East Pratt St.; Baltimore,
MD 21202. Tel - (301)576-3887.
Cost: $10 U.S.; $12 Cdn. (includes postage, printing, and handling).
Summary: Thirty-six activities, classroom-based aquatic science curriculum using
hands-on science experiments and activities to teach children the physical and biological
characteristics of marine and freshwater habitats. Curriculum is unbound, three hole
punched. 314 p.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Geography/ Fish/ Flora/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
461. Title: Living Lightly in the City, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.
Author: O'Connor, M. McGlauflin, K.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-3 (Volume 1); Grades 4-6 (Volume 2)
Distributor: Schlitz Audubon Center; 1111 East Brown Deer Road; Milwaukee, WI
53217. Tel - (414)352-2880.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Presents background information and teaching activities that help students
understand the connections that maintain ecosystems.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
462. Title: Living Lightly on the Planet
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 7-9 Volume 1; Grades 10-12/OAC Volume 2
Distributor: Schlitz Audubon Center; 111 E. Brown Deer Road; Milwaukee, WI 53217.
Tel - (414)352-2880.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Presents background information and teaching activities that help students
understand the connections that maintain ecosystems.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
463. Title: Long Point Marsh
Year: 1984
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school
Distributor: Visual Education Centre; 41 Horner Ave., Unit 3; Toronto, ON M8Z 4X4.
Tel - (416)252-5907, (800)668-0749 (Canada only). Fax - (416)251-3720.
Cost: $100 Cdn. (only distributed in Canada).
Summary: Covers woodlands, marshlands, and wildlife. Length - 53 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
464. Title: Look Up - Snow and Other Precipitation
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Video- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: TV Ontario; P.O. Box 200, Station Q; Toronto, ON M4T 2T1. Tel -
(416)484-2600. Fax - (416)484-4234.
Cost: Purchase - $49 Cdn.; Rental - $15 Cdn.; additional guide $4.03 Cdn.
Summary: Shows how snow, sleet and frozen rain are formed and discusses the good and
bad effects of this sort of precipitation on the environment and lakes. Length - 15 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Geology/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
465. Title: The Lorax
Author: Seuss, Dr.
Year: 1971
Type: [Book]
Level: Ages 3-8
Distributor: Random House, NY.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Children's book about the Lorax in a destroyed landscape which is rescued by
the truffula see. 64 p.
ISBN: 0-394-82337-0
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic
Life/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
466. Title: Lore and Legacy
Author: Werling, D. P.
Year: 1993
Type: [Audio Visual- Audio cassette tape]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: $11 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Ballads the storms and shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. Length - 28 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
467. Title: M.V. Macassa Bay
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: E.K. Tour Boat Services Ltd.; 3A Hillyard Street; Hamilton, ON L8L 6A9.
Tel - (905)521-0662.
Cost: Call for schedule and rates. Operating season May-October.
Summary: School/staff functions on sightseeing cruise aborad a 93-foot ship for groups
of up to 200 persons. Water resources of the Great Lakes region.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Ontario/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Sediment/ St. Lawrence/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
468. Title: The MAEOE Gram
Year: June 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE);
5615 Chickadee Lane; Clarkson, MI 48346. Tel - (810)625-2390. Fax -(810)625-8431.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Newsletter deals with environmental issues in Michigan. Published monthly.
8 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
469. Title: Making a Difference
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouelette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free on loan.
Summary: Educators share information on Great Lakes environmental education
programs. Length - 13 min.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Monitoring/ Sediment/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
470. Title: Making a Great Lake Superior
Author: VanderWal, J. and Watts, P.D.
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies; 955 Oliver Rd.; Thunder
Bay, ON P7B 5E1. Tel - (807)343-8360. Fax - (807)343-8100.
Cost: $14.50 Cdn.
Summary: Conference proceedings from the 1990 International Conference on Remedial
Action Plans in the Lake Superior Basin. 347 p.
ISBN: 0843-9893
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
471. Title: Making the Connection
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 4-10
Distributor: The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit Street; Ann Arbor, MI
48104. Tel - (313)995-5888, (313)761-3186.
Cost: $39.95 U.S.
Summary: Household hazardous wastes. Length - 13 min. 30 sec.
Call Number: AV-7
Keywords: Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
472. Title: Making the Switch
Type: [Audio Visual- Slide Show or VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation; 647 West Virginia Street, Suite 307; Milwaukee,
WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost: Slides - $50 U.S.; VHS - $15 U.S.
Summary: Describes the how's and why's of pollution affecting the Great Lakes including
rural and urban non-point industrial and household sources. Length - 20 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Geography/
Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
473. Title: Marine Education - A Bibliography of Educational Materials Available from
the Nation's Sea Grant College Programs
Year: January 1991, 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Publisher: Texas A&M University Sea Grant College Program, Mississippi-Alabama Sea
Grant Consortium: Ocean Springs, MS
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Sea Grant Institute, Communications
Office; 1800 University Ave.; Madison, WI 53705. Tel - (608)263-3259.
Cost: $2 U.S.
Summary: A bibliography of educational materials available from Sea Grant College
Programs. 51 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Connecting Channels/ Directories/ Exotic
Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
474. Title: Michigan Areas of Concern News
Year: Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)335-2716.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Areas of concern for remedial action in the Great Lakes environment.
Published quarterly. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
475. Title: Michigan at Risk - Betrayal of the Great Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Michigan Public Broadcasting; Communication Arts Building; Michigan
State University; East Lansing, MI 48824-1212. Tel - (517)355-2300.
Cost Contact source.
Summary: Review of issues addressed at the International Joint Commission's 1991
Biennial Meeting at Traverse City, MI. Length - 25 min. plus 30 min. of public
discussion/call-ins.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: No
476. Title: Michigan at Risk - The Not-So-Great Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Michigan Public Broadcasting; Communication Arts Bldg.; Michigan State
University; East Lansing, MI 48824-1212. Tel - (517)355-2300.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Michigan's environmental issues. Length: 30 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Michigan
Available at Center: No
477. Title: The Michigan Audubon News
Year: Sept/Oct. 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Michigan Audubon Society; 6011 West St. Joseph, Suite 403; P.O. Box
80527; Lansing, MI 48908-0527. Tel - (517)886-9144.
Cost: $9.00 U.S. pr/yr.
Summary: Conservation of birds, wildlife and natural resources. Published bimonthly.
8 p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
478. Title: Michigan Geographic Alliance Newsletter
Year: March 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Central Michigan University; Michigan Geographic Alliance; 361 Moore
Hall; Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859. Tel - (517)774-3723. Fax - (517)774-3537.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Geographical and environmental news for educators. Published quarterly. 4
p.
Call Number: NL-65
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/ Groundwater/
Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Michigan/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
479. Title: Michigan Geography Materials for Schools - A Pathfinder
Author: Vandermeer, R. K.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Rita K. Vandermeer; 3449 S. Carr Rd.; Fruitport, MI 49415. Tel -
(616)788-2569.
Cost: Cost of photocopying.
Summary: A bibliography of geography materials for K-12 teachers, media specialists
and librarians dealing with the Great Lakes. 15 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
480. Title: Michigan Sand Dunes, Teachers' Guide
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: Michigan United Conservation Clubs; Education Department; 2101 Wood
St.; Box 30235; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)371-1041.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Six pages of activities and references related to sand dunes conservation and
the Great Lakes (accompanies film Sand Dunes from Michigan Department of Natural
resources). 6 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Superior/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: Yes
481. Title: Michigan WILD
Year: Spring 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource, general
Distributor: Project WILD; Michigan Science Education Center; Grand Rapids
Community College; 143 Bostwick Ave. NE; Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3295. Tel -
(616)771-4249.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information about Project WILD's activities and available resources. 20 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/
Hazardous Waste/ Lake Michigan/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
482. Title: Michigan's Environment and Relative Risk - Michigan Relative Risk Analysis
Project
Year: July 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Report on the environmental problems facing Michigan, ranking the issues
and comparing the risks they pose to the environment. Report provides a framework for
responding to problems and environmental studies. 49 p.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/
Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
483. Title: Minnesota's World Port
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Seaway Port Authority of Duluth; P.O. Box 16877; Duluth, MN 55816-0877.
Tel - (218)727-8525, (800)232-0703. Fax - (218)727-6888.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information on ships, people, and products traveling through seaway ports.
Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: No
484. Title: Monthly Bulletin of Lake Levels for the Great Lakes
Year: December 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers; North Central Division,
Detroit District; P.O. Box 1027; Detroit, MI 48231.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Indicates the monthly lake levels for the Great Lakes. Charts and news articles
on regulations and lake levels. Published monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Monitoring/ Sediment/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
485. Title: The Murky Water Caper - An Environmental Detective Story for Kids
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Video Project; 5332 College Ave., Suite 101; Oakland, CA 94618. Tel -
(510)655-9050, (800)655-9050. Fax - (510)655-9115.
Cost: Purchase: $59.95 U.S.; rental: $30 U.S.
Summary: A humorous, fast-paced introduction to water pollution and conservation.
Includes appealing costumed characters, lively songs and a clever script. Includes a 40
page booklet. Length - 20 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Hazardous
Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
486. Title: Network News
Year: Autumn 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Ontario Environment Network; 27 Douglas St.; Guelph, ON N1H 2S7. Tel
- (519)837-2565. Fax - (519)837-8113.
Cost: yearly subscriptions: $15 U.S.
Summary: Aims to facilitate communication and cooperation among environmental
groups in Ontario in order to contribute to the enhancement and protection of the
environment. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Huron/ Lake Ontario/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
487. Title: New Explorers - Children of the River
Type: [Instructional Material]
Distributor: Chicago Academy of Sciences; 2001 N. Clark Street; Chicago, IL 60614.
Tel - (312)549-0606 ext. 2011. Fax - (312)549-5199.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A curriculum developed for use with the Bill Kurtis video - Children of the
River.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/
Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Sediment/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
488. Title: New York Great Lakes Water Level Update
Type: [Newsletter]
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Institute; SUNY Stony Brook; 155 Naussau Hall; Stony
Brook, NY 11794-5001. Tel - (516)632-9124.
Cost: Contact source.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Lake Erie/ Lake Ontario/ St. Lawrence/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
489. Title: New York State Angler Cohort Study - Health Advisory Knowledge and
Related Attitudes and Behavior
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: State University of New York at Buffalo; Great Lakes Program; 207 Jarvis
Hall; Buffalo, NY 14260. Tel - (716)645-2088, (716)645-3667.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Focusing on Lake Ontario, this series deals with public issues in the
management of wildlife, fish and other natural resources.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Ontario/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
490. Title: The Newsletter
Year: June 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: adult
Distributor: Association for Great Lakes Maritime History; 75 Maritime Dr.; Manitowoc,
WI 54220. Tel - (414)684-0218.
Cost: For membership contact source.
Summary: An international umbrella organization of institutes, museums and societies
interested in the history of the Great Lakes. Published 6 times per yr. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
491. Title: Newsletter of the Canadian Waterfront Resource Centre
Year: March 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Canadian Waterfront Resource Centre; Box 4111, Station A; Toronto, ON
M5W 2V4. Tel - (416)973-7185.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Publication of the Royal Commission on the Toronto Waterfront. Published
monthly. 4 p. Available in English and French.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Lake Ontario/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
492. Title: NIMBI (Now I Must Become Involved)
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary-high school
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Team; c/o NIMBI; R.R. 7; Dunnville, ON N1A
2W6. Tel - (905)774-4769.
Cost: No charge - operating season May to October.
Summary: Educational activities on a 40-foot research tug designed for groups of up to
15 participants. Does water quality testing, effects of human activities on the lakes.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Ontario/ Monitoring/
Navigation/ Public Participation/ Recycling/ Sediment/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
493. Title: No Place to Hide? Great Lakes Pollution and Your Health
Author: Boyer, B.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: General audience
Distributor: Great Lakes Program Office; State University of New York at Buffalo; 207
Jarvis Hall, North Campus; Buffalo, NY 14260. Tel - (716)645-2088. Fax -
(716)645-3667.
Cost:$5 U.S.; $6 Cdn. (includes postage & handling).
Summary: Great Lakes pollution-environmental and human health issues. Available in
English and French. 40 p.
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Fish/ Aquatic Life/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
494. Title: Normal Water Temperature & Ice Cover of the Laurentian Great Lakes - A
Computer Animation & Database
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; NOAA; 2205
Commonwealth Boulevard; Ann Arbor, MI 481905-1593. Tel - (313)668-2262.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Animates data of normal surface water temperatures, ice cover concentration,
derived lake-averaged vertical temperature profiles and lake bathymetry to allow users to
easily visualize different aspects of temperature and ice cover on the Great Lakes.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
495. Title: Northern Lakes and Their Inhabitants
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- Slides]
Level: Grades 3-6
Distributor: Educational Images Ltd.; P.O. Box 3456; Westside Station; Elmira, NY
14905. Tel - (607)732-1183.
Cost: $37.95 U.S. (plus shipping and handling).
Summary: Aquatic life, thermocline, waters in the Great Lakes basin. 20 slides. Slides
and guide #488.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
496. Title: NWRI Digest
Year: Spring 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: National Water Research Institute; P.O. Box 5050; Burlington, ON L7R
4A6. Tel - (905)336-4971.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Current news, research projects related to air and water. Published quarterly.
8 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Ontario/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
497. Title: OEAGLETS (Oceanic Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools for the
Early Elementary Grades
Author: Canning, M. & D. M.
Year: 1986
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-4
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $5 each U.S. (plus tax for OH residents. Make checks payable to The Ohio State
University).
Summary: Three separate lessons: Lake Erie, Take A Bow! (overview), Build a Fish to
Scale (fish anatomy), and A Day in the Life of a Fish (ecosystem). Each lesson includes
activities and a teacher's guide, no elaborate equipment needed. 67-101pgs. Variation
among 3 lesson plans.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
498. Title: OEAGLS (Oceanic Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools)
Year: 1979
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-9
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $3 each U.S. (plus tax for OH residents. Make checks payable to The Ohio State
University. Multiple title prices are available.)
Summary: Lake Erie interdisciplinary approach to the world's oceans. Approx. 30
separate lessons which include activities, worksheets and teacher's guide. No elaborate
equipment needed. Averages 6-12 pgs.
Call Number: IM-52
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental
Protection/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
499. Title: Office of the Great Lakes Activity Report
Year: October 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Current news on environmental action in the Great Lakes area. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fishing/ Institutional
Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ Recreation/ Shipping/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
500. Title: The Official Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook, Revised Edition
Author: Johnson, B.
Year: 1982
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school children
Distributor: East Bay Municipal Utility District; P.O. Box 24055; Oakland, CA 94623.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Comic book on water conservation, includes games, puzzles, and worksheets.
Science oriented. 48 p.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Water Cycle/
Groundwater/ Human Health/ Recycling/ Cleanup/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
501. Title: Ohio Sea Grant Publications Brochure
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949.
Cost: Free.
Summary: List of fact sheets and guides with attached order form.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
502. Title: Only One Earth
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: General
Distributor: Education Through Video Ltd.; 7 Wellwood Ave.; Toronto, ON M6C 1G8.
Tel - (416)656-6953.
Cost: $49 Cdn.
Summary: NASA footage of the Earth from Space, effects of human activities on earth.
Length - 11 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords - Climate/ Economics/ Geography/ Geology/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
503. Title: Ontario Conservation News
Year: November 1987
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Conservation Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 506; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)969-9637. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: Subscription with membership.
Summary: Periodic information on water conservation. Published quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
504. Title: Operation Earthcare - The Great Lakes
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 7
Distributor: Earthcare Network; P.O. Box 2005; Midland, MI 48641-2005. Tel -
(800)221-1611 (in Michigan), (517)832-0011 (outside Michigan).
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Environment education program that focuses on regional environmental
issues. Includes color poster, videotape, teacher's guide, storage box and certificate of
achievement. Two Educator's Guides and one VHS Videotape, 9 min. Large plastic
folder with fold over top.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
505. Title: Our Great Lakes Connection - A Curriculum Guide for Grades Kindergarten
through Eight
Author: Entine, L.
Year: 1985
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-8
Distributor: University of Wisconsin-Extension, Environmental Resources Center; 1450
Linden Dr., Room 216; Madison, WI 53706-1562. Tel - (608)262-0020. Fax -
(608)262-2031.
Cost: Loan only.
Summary: Twenty-four lessons and activities dealing with everything from sand and
rocks to toxics; science, social studies and drama of the Great Lakes. 193 p. plus 6 p. of
activities.
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: Yes
506. Title: Our Great Lakes Heritage
Year: 1984
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-9
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant Education Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear
Road; Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Applications of microcomputers in marine and aquatic application. #RS-039.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
507. Title: Our Lake Ontario Sand Dunes - A Resource Notebook
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Publisher: New York Sea Grant, The Ontario Dune Coalition, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service: Ithaca, NY. Distributor: New York Sea Grant Communications; Swetman Hall;
SUNY College at Oswego; Oswego, NY 13126-3599. Tel - (315)341-3042.
Cost: $10 U.S. Make checks payable to Cornell University.
Summary: Includes fact sheets, brochures and activity worksheets relating to the sand
dune ecosystem along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. 25 p.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Lake Ontario/ Water cycle
Available at Center: No
508. Title: The Outdoor Classroom
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary
Distributor: Indiana Department of Education; Division of Curriculum; Office of the
Superintendent, Room 229; State House; Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798. Tel: -
(317)927-0111.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activities and education for the outdoor classroom using natural resources,
includes resource section. 68 p.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Water Cycle/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
509. Title: Overview of Canadian Law and Policy Governing Great Lakes
Year: 1986. 18(1) -109-153
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal-Article]
Level: Graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Canadian Environmental Law Association Research Foundation; Journal of
International Law.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Diversions and consumptive use.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: No
510. Title: Paddle-to-the-Sea
Author: Holling, H. C.
Year: 1941
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cost: $17.95 hard cover; $7.95 soft cover.
Summary: Adventures of a wooden canoe discovering the Great Lakes.
ISBN: 0-395-15082-5; 0-395-29203-4
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality
Available at Center: No
511. Title: Paddle-to-the-Sea
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- Cassette or CD]
Level: All ages
Distributor: Oak Street Music; 108-93 Lombard Avenue; Winnipeg, MB R3B 3B1. Tel -
(204)697-3101.
Cost: CD: $15.99 Cdn. (+ $3 S&H); cassette - $9.99 Cdn. (+$3 S&H). Bulk rates are
available.
Summary: The story of a tiny hand-carved canoe that makes its way to the sea through
the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Length - 55 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
512. Title: Paddle-to-the-Sea
Year: 1967 original film; 1989 videotape
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades K-4
Distributor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Office of Extension and Publications; 18th
and C Streets NW; Arlington Square Building - Mail Stop 725; Washington, DC 20240.
Or - Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Office of the Great Lakes; P.O. Box
30028; Lansing, MI 58909. Tel - (517)373-3588. Or - National Film Board; 150 John
St. Toronto, ON M5V 3C3. Tel - (416)973-9110.
Cost: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - free loan (pay return postage); Michigan DNR: $5
rental fee (U.S.); National Film Board - $39.95 Cdn. purchase (plus shipping and
handling).
Summary: Depicts the journey of a hand-carved toy canoe from Canada's northern forests
to the sea. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River wildlife are shown. Length - 28 min.
Call Number: AV-8
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
513. Title: Paddle-to the Sea - Supplemental Curriculum Activities for use with Holling
Clancy Holling's book
Year: 1988, 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 3-6
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $10 U.S. (Includes shipping and handling, make checks payable to Ohio State
University).
Summary: Environmental studies (includes 24" x 36" map of the Great Lakes); biology,
ecology, geography, physical sciences, social studies, languages and math.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
514. Title: Perspectives - Great Lakes Program
Year: May 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Institute; SUNY Stony Brook; 115 Naussau Hall; Stony
Brook, NY 1794-5001. Tel - (516)632-9124.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers environmental issues in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario areas of New
York State. 23 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Ontario/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
515. Title: Perspectives in Science
Year: 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS, Beta, and 3/4" U-matic videotape]
Level: Grades 7-10; teacher resource
Distributor: National Film Board of Canada; 150 John Street; Toronto, ON M5V 3C3.
Tel - Toronto- rental - (416)973-9110, purchase - (416)973-2395; Ontario-
(800)363-0328; Quebec- (800)363-0328; United States- (212)586-5131. Fax -
(416)973-6318.
Cost: $249 Cdn. plus tax.
Summary: Video kit in storage case: three one-hour video tapes on toxic waste, water,
biotechnology; one introductory videotape on The Program in Action. Length - 60 min.
each.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Economics/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
516. Title: Perspectives on Ecosystem Management for the Great Lakes - A Reader
Author: Caldwell, L. K.
Year: 1988
Type: [Book]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: State University of New York Press; Dutchess Hall; Stony Brook, NY
11794-5001. Tel - (516)632-6909.
Cost: $44.50 hardcover, $16.95 softcover (U.S.)
Summary: Implementation of binational agreements to actualize an ecosystem approach.
365 p.
ISBN: 0-88706-765-4; 0-88706-764-2
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Ecology/ Institutional Agreements
Available at Center: Yes
517. Title: Pesticides - A Community Action Guide
Author: McGrath, C. K. & J. A.
Year: 1985, 1987
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Junior high-adult
Distributor: Concern, Inc.; 1794 Columbia Rd. NW; Washington, DC 20009. Tel -
(202)328-8160.
Cost: $5.50 U.S. (includes shipping and handling), $4.50 for each additional copy.
Summary: An introduction to chemical pesticides encouraging individuals and
communities to control and regulate use which might affect lakes. 22 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Waste
Available at Center: Yes
518. Title: Pesticides in Our Community - Choices for Change
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Junior high - adult
Distributor: Concern, Inc.; 1794 Columbia Road, NW; Washington, DC 20009. Tel -
(202)328-8160.
Cost: $5.50 - includes shipping and handling.
Summary: Non-toxic pesticide alternatives. Contains information on toxicity, health
issues and environmental effects.
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: No
519. Title: Petals of Flower Hill
Year: 1985
Type: [Audio Visual- Slide/tape program]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Illinios Environmental Protection Agency; 2200 Churchill Road; P.O. Box
19276; Springfield, IL 62974-9276. Tel - (217)782-5562.
Cost: Free coloring book; loan of slide program.
Summary: Slide/tape program with coloring book as a guide; environmental pollution;
including posters on hydrology and wastewater treatment process. Length - 15 min.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Cleanup/ Geology/ Recycling/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
520. Title: Pipelines and Diversions in the Great Lakes Basin
Year: March 1991
Type: [Periodical]
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Waterloo, Dept. of Geography; Publication Series; Waterloo,
ON N2L 3G1. Tel - (519)885-3278.
Cost: $24.90 Cdn.
Summary: 20 papers presented at a two-day symposium.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
521 . Title: PISCES
Year: Dec. 1993/Jan. 1994, April/May 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Communications
Directorate; 1478-200 Kent St; Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6. Tel - (613)993-0999.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Regional news, research and policies in a bilingual English/French format.
Published quarterly.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Institutional
Agreements/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recreation
Available at Center: Yes
522. Title: A Place for Wildlife BPN 3087
Author: Jarvis, G.
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Access Network Program Services; 295 Midpark Way SE; Calgary, AB T2X
2A8. Tel - (403)440-7777. Fax - (403)440-8899.
Cost: $149 Cdn.; guide: $4.95 (plus shipping and handling)
Summary: The link between wildlife and habitat. Includes a utilization guide. Length -
15 min.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
523. Title: Plain Talk about Drinking Water
Author: Brocksen, R. W. & M. M. D.
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Avenue; Denver,
CO 80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: $4.50 U.S. for members, $5.50 U.S. for non-members, bulk pricing available.
Summary: Questions and answers about drinking water. 160 p.
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
524. Title: Plankton Portraits - Life in a Water Drop
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Chicago Academy of Sciences; 2001 N. Clark St.; Chicago, IL 60614. Tel -
(312)549-0606 ext. 2011. Fax - (312)549-5199.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: 50 color photos of multicellular freshwater organisms. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Flora/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
525. Title: PLEASE Note
Year: Winter 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant Education Program; Ohio State University;210 Kottman Hall,
2021 Coffey Road; Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085. Tel - (614)292-1078.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Published by the Program for Leadership in Earth Systems Education and
focuses on the interacting subsystems of water, land, ice, air, and life. Published
quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-66
Keywords: Ecology/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
526. Title: Pollution Control for Horse Stables and Backyard Livestock
Author: Alexander, S. V.
Year: February 1994
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Proper pollution free care of horses and other backyard livestock. 6 p.
brochure.
Keywords: Domesticated Livestock/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Human
Health/ Non-point Source Pollution/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
527. Title: The Pollution Game
Year: 1980
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 8-adult
Distributor: Carolina Biological Supply Company, Main Office; 2700 York Rd.;
Burlington, NC 27215. Tel - (919)584-0381, (800)334-5551.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Simulation of environmental pollution and measures taken to control it.
Players assume the roles of various industries, businesses and pollution control agencies
to experience the frustration of having conflicting goals.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: Yes
528. Title: Pollution of the Great Lakes
Year: 1984
Type: [Audio Visual- Cassette]
Level: General
Distributor: National Public Radio, Cassette Publishing; 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW;
Washington, DC 20001. Tel - (202)414-2844, (800)253-0808. Fax - (202)414-3042.
Cost: Cassette: $11.95 U.S., catalog: $3 U.S.
Summary: Extent and consequences of pollution through interviews with residents,
scientists, government and industry officials; examines toxic levels in the lakes, fish and
surrounding land and the controversy between Canada and the United States over blame
for hazardous waste dumping. #AT840305. Length - 90 min.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
529. Title: Pollution Prevention for the Great Lakes - Tips for Small Quantity Hazardous
Waste Generators
Year: 1991
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General, business
Distributor: Great Lakes Tomorrow (LURA Group); 3 Church Street, Suite 400; Toronto,
ON M5E 1M2. Tel - (800)267-9259. Fax - (416)863-6755.
Cost: Free.
Summary: General information on hazardous waste management and the impact on the
Great Lakes. Collection and disposal. Available in French and English. 13 p.
ISBN: 0-6620199150-1
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
530. Title: Pond and Stream Safari - A Guide to the Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates
Author: Edelstein, K.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 3-8
Distributor: Cornell University Media Services; 7-8, Business and Technology Park;
Ithaca, NY 14850. Tel - (607)255-2090/2091. Fax - (607)255-9946.
Cost: $12.75 U.S., discounts available for bulk orders.
Summary: Learn about the diverse world of aquatic invertebrates, their life histories,
adaptations to a range of habitats and connections to aquatic food webs in streams, lakes
and ponds. Includes accurately detailed illustrations to help with identification, little
known facts, activities, a list of useful references/resources and a glossary. 57 p.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora
Available at Center: Yes
531. Title: Practical Guide to Managing Acidic Surface Waters and Their Fisheries
Author: Brocksen, R. W., Marcus, M. D. & Olen H.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lewis Publishers, Inc.; 121 South Main St., Drawer 519; Chelsea, MI 48118.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Practical information on the management of acidic surface waters and their
fisheries. 190 p.
ISBN: 0-87371-755-4
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/ Fishing/
Recreation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
532. Title: A Prescription for Healthy Great Lakes: Report of the Program for Zero
Discharge
Author: Eder, T. et al.
Year: February 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation, Ann Arbor; Great Lakes Natural Resource
Center; 802 Monroe St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)769-3351. Or - Canadian
Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP); 517 College St., Suite 400;
Toronto, ON M6G 4A2. Tel - (416)923-3529. Fax - (416)923-5949.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Report of the program for zero discharge.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
533. Title: A Primer on Environmental Citizenship
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Overview of global warming, freshwater, ozone depletion, spaces and species,
and waste management. Introduction to basic ecological facts and concepts.
Environmental action guide. Consultation Edition, the Environmental Citizenship
Series. 181 p.
ISBN: 0-662-20803-X
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
534. Title: A Primer on Freshwater
Year: 1993
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel
-(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A new "Third Edition" dealing with different aspects of water. Originally
published as 'A Primer on Water: Questions and Answers'. Available in English, French,
and Inukitut. 74 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
535. Title: A Primer on Water - Questions and Answers
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection; 1179 Rue de Bleury, 2e
etage; Montreal, PQ M3B 3H9. Tel - (514)283-0198.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Answers a wide variety of questions on different aspects of water. 61 p.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
536. Title: A Primer on Water - Questions and Answers, Second Edition
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-5
Distributor: Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection; 1179 Rue de Bleury, 2e
etage; Montreal, PQ M3B 3H9. Tel - (514)283-0198.
Cost: Free.
Summary: An updated edition dealing with different aspects of water. 67 p.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
537. Title: Problems of Conservation - Acid Rain
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Junior high-undergraduate
Distributor: Encyclopedia Brittanica Educational Corporation; 310 S. Michigan Ave.;
Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)347-7900, (800)558-6968.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A videotape on the effects of acid rain. Length - 18 min.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
538. Title: The Product is the Poison Part II - Chlorinated Solvents and the Great Lakes
Auto Industry, A Greenpeace Report
Author: Ginsburg, R.
Year: 1991
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Office; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Floor; Chicago,
IL 60607. Tel - (312)563-6060.
Cost: $4 Cdn.
Summary: Chlorinated solvents in the Great Lakes, alternative technologies. 31 p.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/
Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ St. Lawrence/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
539. Title: A Profile of Lake St. Clair
Author: Edsall, T. A. & Gannon, J. E.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Boulevard, 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: $1 U.S.
Summary: Summarizes Lake St. Clair geology, wetlands, food web, fisheries and human
impact and future challenges. 15 p.
Call Number: BK-21
Keywords: Climate/ Fish/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Huron/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
540. Title: A Profile of St. Mary's River
Author: Edsall, T. A. & Gannon J. E.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Boulevard, 1st Building; East Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel -
(313)764-1138.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: History, ecology, fishery, toxic contaminants in the St. Mary's River. 20 p.
ISBN: MICHU-SG-93-700
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Aquatic Life/ Fishing / Recreation/
History/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
541. Title: Program and Abstracts of the 32nd Conference On Great Lakes Research
Year: 1989 University of Wisconsin-Madison May 30-June 2, 1989 International
Association For Great Lakes Research - Madison, Wis., 1989.
Distributor: International Research For Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), University of
Toronto Scarborough Campus 1265 Military Trail Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4. Tel -(416)
978-2011.
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, teacher resource
Cost: Free with membership.
Summary: Overview of the latest Great Lakes Research topics and listings of sources.
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior.
Available at Center: No
542. Title: The Program for Zero Discharge
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. 517 College St., Suite
400; Toronto, ON M6G 4A2. Tel - (416)923-3529. Fax - (416)923-5949.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Presents the overall means by which governments can restore the Great Lakes
ecosystem, free from the harmful effects of persistent toxic substances.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
543. Title: Project Highlights Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
Year: 1993
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office, Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr.; Toronto,ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Some of the specific actions being taken to help clean up environmental
problems in Canada's Great Lakes areas of concern.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
544. Title: Project Water Works
Type: [Audio Visual- Computer Program]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: $25 U.S.
Summary: Interactive program about natural resource management, water chemistry
principles and water conservation.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
545. Title: Promises in Jeopardy
Year: 1988
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall, 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $2 U.S.
Summary: Assessment of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and pollution
control programs in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: No
546. Title: Promises to Keep
Year: 1980, Revised 1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS or slide/tape]
Level: Undergraduate, adult/general
Distributor: International Joint Commission; Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free on loan.
Summary: Toxic chemicals, pollutants, water quality and quantity, remedial action plans
and environmental policy. Length - 80 slides or 13 min. videotape.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
547. Title: Proposed Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System
Year: April 1990
Type: [Booklet]
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717,
(800)219-0263. Fax - (614)292-0263.
Cost: $1.75 U.S.
Summary: Federal Register 40 CFR Parts 122,123, 131 and 132.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
548. Title: Protecting our Drinking Water
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Environmental Division; 925 SE Delaware
Street; P.O. Box 59040; Minneapolis, MN 55459-5479. Tel - (612)627-5051. Fax -
(612)627-5479.
Cost: loan only.
Summary: Radium in drinking water, abandoned wells, home water treatment devices.
Length - 9 min. 15 sec.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
549. Title: The Proving Ground
Year: October 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy; Research and Technology
Section; Fiscal Planning and Information Management Branch; 135 St. Clair Ave.;
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5. Tel - (416)323-5879. Fax - (416)323-4322.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on significant projects and activities in the area of environmental
research and technology development. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
550. Title: Public Information Inventory for Lake Ontario
Author: Pultz, J. M.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General, teacher resource
Distributor: New York Sea Grant Extension Program; Cornell University; 12 Fernow
Hall; Ithaca, NY 14853-3001. Tel - (607)255-2832.
Cost: $2.00 U.S.
Summary: A directory of information on Lake Ontario for the general public. 42 p.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Lake Ontario
Available at Center: Yes
551. Title: Public Involvement for Better Decisions - A Guidance Manual
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Publisher: Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators -
Washington, DC. Distributor - America's Clean Water Foundation; 750 First St. NE;
Washington, DC 20002-4241. Tel - (202)898-0902. Fax - (202)898-0929.
Cost: $9.50 U.S.
Summary: Prepared to assist organizations, principally government in designing and
conducting public involvement programs for environmental and natural resource
management programs. 43 p.
Call Number: IM-53
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
552. Title: The RACHEL Database
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Environmental Research Foundation; P.O. Box 5036; 105 Eastern Ave.;
Annapolis, MD 21403-7036. Tel - (406)263-1584. Fax - (410)263-8944. Econet - erf.
Internet - erf@igc.apc.org.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An on-line database of information including the Coast Guard's Chemical
Hazard Response Information System, New Jersey Dept. of Health fact-sheets,
environmental stories from the New York Times since mid-1985 and Federal Dept. of
Justice records on polluters who have been sued by the Dept. of Justice on behalf of the
U.S. EPA since 1971.
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Public Participation/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
553. Title: Rachel's Hazardous Waste News
Year: 1995
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Environmental Research Foundation; P.O. Box 5036; 105 Eastern Ave.;
Annapolis, MD 21403-7036. Tel - (410)263-1584. Fax - (410)263-8944. Internet -
erf@igc.apc.org
Cost: Free with subscription: ($25 U.S. pr/yr.).
Summary: Information for groups working to reduce the use of toxic chemicals. Subjects
include landfills, incinerators and dangerous wastes which affect waters. Published
weekly. 2 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
554. Title: Radio Expedition - "Water - Thirsting for Tomorrow"
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Middle school, can be adapted for primary and high school
Distributor: National Public Radio; Cassette Publishing; 635 Massachusettes Ave. NW;
Washington, DC 20001. Tel - (202)414-2844, (800)253-0808. Fax - (202)414-3042.
Cost: $45 U.S.
Summary: The future of fresh water. Includes educator's guide and cassette.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
555. Title: Ranger Rick
Year: August 1994. 28(8)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Ages 6-12/OAC
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation, Ann Arbor; Great Lakes Natural Resource
Center; 802 Monroe St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)769-3351.
Cost:$15 U.S. per yr., $24 U.S. if outside U.S.
Summary: Children's nature magazine, conservation and water issues. Published
monthly.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
556. Title: Ranger Rick's Naturescope - Wading into Wetlands
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: National Wildlife Federation, Washington; 1412 16th St. NW; Washington,
DC 20036. Tel - (800)822-9919 (U.S.). Specify requested magazine in address.
Cost: $6 each U.S. (plus $3.50 postage & handling).
Summary: Importance of wetlands, informational pages, student activities, teacher's
guide, science and environmental studies.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
557. Title: The Rap Up
Year: Spring 1992. Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization; 323 Lakeside Ave. W.,
Suite 400; Cleveland, OH 44113-1009. Tel - (216)443-3730. Fax - (216)443-3737.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan. Published bi-annually.
8 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
558. Title: RAPs and Human Health in Canada's Areas of Concern
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material - Fact Sheet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada, Publication Distribution Centre; 19th floor,
Jeanne Mance Building; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: How human health is affected by the environment.
Call Number: IM-41
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
559. Title: Recycling Update
Year: Fall 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Distributor: Downriver Recycling Center; 15100 Northline Rd., Suite 140; Southgate, MI
48195.
Cost: $50 for Patron, $20 for family.
Summary: Information about recycling, waste reduction and clean-up activities.
Published quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
560. Title: Recycling Wheel and Daily Recycler
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 10; Newmarket Rd.
Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A quick reference wheel to identify recyclable goods.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
561. Title: Reducing, Reusing and Recycling: Environmental Concerns
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Rainbow Educational Video; 170 Keyland Court; Bohemia, NY 11716. Tel
- (516)589-6643.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: How we can make use of the three R's. Length - 22 min.
Call Number: AV-9
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: No
562. Title: Reflections on Water
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Distributor: National Geographic Society, Educational Services; 211 Watline Ave., Suite
210; Mississauga, ON L4Z 1P3. Tel - (800)268-2948. In U.S. - (800)638-4077,
Washington: (202)857-7000.
Cost: Contact source.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
563. Title: Regeneration - Toronto's Waterfront and the Sustainable City, Final Report
Author: Kieran, S. & C. M.
Year: 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront: Toronto, ON.
Distributor: Canadian Waterfront Resource Centre; Box 4111, Station A; Toronto, ON
M5W 2V4. Tel - (416)973-7185.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Sustainability through the regeneration of our urban ecosystems: an analysis of
the environment in the Toronto ecosystem. Available in English and French. 530 p.
ISBN: 0-660-14400-X
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Ontario/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
564. Title: Remedial Action Plans for Areas of Concern
Year: 1992
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: International Joint Commission; Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave, 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: General information on RAP's, the IJC's responsibility and the role of the
public. 8 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
565. Title: Report of the Great Lakes Research Consortium
Year: Spring 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Research Consortium; SUNY College of Environmental
Science; 24 Bray Hall; Syracuse, NY 14260. Tel - (315)470-6816, (315)470-6894 (Baker
Lab).
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Useful information for the New York Great Lakes research community.
Published quarterly. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ St. Lawrence River/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
566. Title: Report on the Great Lakes Biodiversity Data System
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Nature Conservancy of Canada; 110 Eglinton Avenue W., 4th Floor;
Toronto, ON M4R 2G5. Tel - (416)932-3202. Fax - (416)932-3208.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on representative natural communities and rare/sensitive species
with charts of their distributions. This information can warn of an ecosystem in trouble.
16 p.
Call Number: SR-82
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
567. Title: Resource Materials! Your Involvement in Human Health and the Great Lakes
Ecosystem
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material-Fact Sheet]
Level: High school - adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Center; 19th Floor,
Jeanne Mance Building; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Resource materials concerning the environment and human health.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
568. Title: Resources for the Future
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environmental Resources Management Group; 855 Springdale Drive; Exton,
PA 19341.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Features short news articles on current environmental topics and business.
Published monthly. 16 p.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Economics/ Institutional Agreements
Available at Center: Yes
569. Title: Restoring and Protecting the Great Lakes
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of the Environment; Public Information Center; 135 St.
Clair W., 1st Floor; Toronto, ON M4V 1P5. Tel - (416)323-4321, (800)565-4923.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Ontario endeavors to restore and protect the Great Lakes and their
interconnecting channels.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
570. Title: Restoring Areas of Concern through the Remedial Action Plan Process
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Materials- Poster]
Level: General, teacher resource
Publisher: Earth Imaging: Windsor, ON. Distributor: International Joint Commission;
Great Lakes Regional Office, Canadian Section; 100 Ouellette Ave., 8th Flr.; Windsor,
ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740. U.S. Section - P.O. Box
32869; Detroit, MI 48232-2869. Tel - (313)226-2170.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Color poster of Remedial Action Plans for cleaning up 43 areas of concern in
the Great Lakes basin.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Cleanup/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
571. Title: Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
Year: 1968
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: All ages
Distributor: National Film Board of Canada; 150 John Street; Toronto, ON M5V 3C3.
Tel - (416)973-9110 (Toronto), (212)586-5131 (U.S.).
Cost: Rental: $4 Cdn. with five day advance notice.
Summary: Story of the Great Lakes' geological evolution. Length - 17 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Eutrophication/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
572. Title: River Rap
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Water Division,
Public Participation Section; 50 Wolf Road, Room 310; Albany, NY 12233-3501. Tel -
(518)457-0669.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Water quality issues. Occasional articles on the Great Lakes. Published
quarterly.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Cleanup/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
573. Title: River Watch
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Northland College; Ashland, WI 54806. Tel - (715)682-1699.
Summary: A national network of citizen monitoring programs designed to raise public
awareness of aquatic issues and to use sound scientific methods to produce useful
research data.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Cleanup/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Recycling/ Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
574. Title: Role of Vegetation in Shoreline Management - A Guide for Great Lakes
Shoreline Property Owners
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Ecosystem Health Division; 867 Lakeshore Road; P.O.
Box 5050; Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (905)336-4642. Fax - (905)336-4609.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: From the Great Lakes Basin Committee's report on coastal zone management.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
575. Title: Rouge Rescue - Let the River Run
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: WJBK-TV; Box 2000; Southfield, MI 48037-2000. Tel - (810)552-5270.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Community involvement in cleaning up the Rouge River. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Cleanup/ Eutrophication/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: No
576. Title: The Ruffe Invasion
Author: McLean, M.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; University of Michigan; 2200 Bonisteel
Boulevard, 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Describes the aggressive, perch-like Eurasian ruffe. Found recently in Lake
Superior, this invader's population is exploding and its range is spreading fast.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
577. Title: Sailing Magazine
Author: Schanen, W. F. January 1995. 29(5)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Port Publications; 125 E. Main St.; Port Washington, WI 53074. Tel -
(414)284-3494. Fax - (414)284-0067.
Cost: $24.95 U.S. per yr.; $30 Cdn.
Summary: The beauty of sailing with an emphasis on the Great Lakes. Published
monthly.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Navigation/ Recreation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
578. Title: S. O. S. for America's Streams - A Guide to Water Quality Monitoring
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-graduate, teacher resource, general
Distributor: Izaak Walton League of America; 1401 Wilson Blvd., Level B; Arlington,
VA 22209-2318. Tel - (703)528-1818.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Helps citizen access to local waterways by becoming active stream monitors
and teaches how to test for pollution. Includes a 199 page teachers manual.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
579. Title: Save Our Streams and Waterways
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Indiana Department of Education Division of Curriculum; Office of the
Superintendent, Room 229; State House; Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Stream Monitoring program (produced with Izaak Walton League); activity
oriented, not Great Lakes specific; science, social studies, health. 21 p.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
580. Title: Save Our Wetlands
Type: [Instructional Material-Poster]
Level: Grades 2-5
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006.
Tel - (202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4017.
Cost: $8 U.S. in Canada add $2 U.S.
Summary: This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' poster will appeal to kids while
explaining how to save the wetlands.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
581. Title: Saving Bays and Estuaries - A Handbook of Tactics
Year: June 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Marine and Estuarine
Protection; 401 M St. SW; Washington, DC 20460. Tel - (202)260-2090.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Handbook using a case study format to explain managing estuaries and coastal
areas. 200 p. EPA/503/8-88-001.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
582. Title: Saving the Lakes We Love - Restoring & Protecting the Great Lakes
Ecosystem
Year: 1992
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 6-9, teacher resource
Distributor: Sierra Club, Midwest Office; 214 N. Henry St., Suite 203; Madison, WI
53703. Tel - (608)257-4994. Fax - (608)257-3513.
Cost: Available for rent, contact source.
Summary: How to help the Great Lakes out of a crisis situation.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
583. Title: Schoolship Log
Year: March 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Inland Seas Education Association; P. O. Box 218; Suttons Bay, MI 49682.
Tel - (616)271-3077. Fax - (616)271-3088.
Cost: $20 U.S. per yr.
Summary: News and updates on the schooner education program including a calendar of
events. Published occasionally. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
584. Title: Schooner News
Year: Spring 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Milwaukee Lake Schooner, Ltd.; P.O. Box 291; Milwaukee, WI
53201-0291. Tel - (414)276-5664. Fax - (414)352-8076.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on their public maritime center. Published quarterly. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: History/ Lake Michigan/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
585. Title: Science Demonstration Projects in Drinking Water
Year: April 1990
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water; 410 M St. SW;
Washington, DC 20460. Tel - (202)260-5700.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information for teachers on science demonstrations with drinking water.
Topics covered are the chemical/physical aspects of water, contamination and treatment
of drinking water, distribution and supply of water and conservation. 16 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Human Health/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
586. Title: Scilink
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: Scilink; 339 Wellesley St. E.; Toronto, ON M4X 1H2. Tel - (416)922-7001.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A Toronto based educational computer network serving science, math,
environmental educators throughout North America, supports student and teacher
initiated projects involving social change.
Call Number: IM-31
Keywords: Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
587. Title: The Sea Lamprey - Invader of the Great Lakes
Author: Downs, W.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; Room 302, 1518 Cleveland Ave. N.;
University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN, 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax - (612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: The lamprey's life history, its effect on the lakes' fisheries and control efforts.
8 p.
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: No
588. Title: Seasons - The Nature and Outdoors Magazine
Author: Muir, G.
Year: Autumn 1987. 27(3)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Grade 5-adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Federation of Ontario Naturalists (FON); 355 Lesmill Rd.; Don Mills, ON
M3B 2W8. Tel - (416)444-8419. Fax - (416)444-9866.
Cost: Subscription $16 Cdn. per yr., special issue $3.
Summary: Special on the Great Lakes, conservation, acid rain, endangered species.
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
589. Title: Seaway Review
Author: Knight, D. L.
Year: Oct-Dec. 1991. 20(2)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Harbor House Publishers; 221 Water St.; Boyne City, MI 49712. Tel -
(616)582-2814.
Cost: $20 U.S. per yr.; $26 Cdn. plus $5 U.S. shipping and handling.
Summary: Magazine on shipping in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system. Published
quarterly.
ISSN: 0037-0487
Call Number: PR-77
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Navigation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence River
Available at Center: Yes
590. Title: Second Cause-Effect Linkages Workshop
Year: 1993
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: International Association for Great Lakes Research; University of Toronto,
Scarborough Campus; 1265 Military Trail; Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4. Tel -
(416)978-2011.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Proceedings from the workshop concerning cause-effect linkages.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
591. Title: Seiche
Year: Fall 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Undergraduate-adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; 1518 Cleveland Ave. N., Room 302;
University of Minnesota; St.Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Marine resources, coastal utilization, marine environmental research, water
safety, Great Lakes are topics covered. Published 5 times pr/yr. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
592. Title: Semscope
Year: Jan/Feb 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG); 660 Plaza Dr.,
Suite 1900; Detroit, MI 48226. Tel - (313)961-4266.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activities and plans of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
Articles on water resources. Published monthly. 6 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Public
Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
593. Title: SERAPHIM
Year: 1984-present
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 6-adult, general
Distributor: University of Wisconsin; Department of Chemistry; 1101 University Ave.;
Madison, WI 53706. Tel - (608)263-2837.
Cost: Contact source.
Subject: Catalog, newsletter, listing of materials produced, including software program
titles: sulfuric acid: WAQUAL (Water Quality; Lake Study; Pond Study; Mineral
Resources).
Call Number: IM-30
Keywords: Ecology/ Monitoring/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
594. Title: Serge A. Sauer Map Library
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: The University of Western Ontario; Serge A. Sauer Map Library; Great
Lakes Cartographic Resource Centre; London, ON N6A 5C2. Tel - (519)661-3424. Fax
- (519)661-3750.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An extensive cartographic collection including maps, atlases and air
photographs relevant to the Great Lakes basin. Includes original charts by Henry
Bayfield (1815-1825), charts from the British Admiralty, NOAA, U.S. Corps of
Engineers and Canadian Hydrographic Service. Materials are not mailed out for loan.
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Geography/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior.
Available at Center: Yes
595. Title: Shaping the Great Lakes Economy
Year: 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Commission; Argus II Building; 400 Fourth St.; Ann Arbor, MI
48103-4816. Tel - (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - gla@great-lakes.net.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Focuses on the state of the region's economy and strategies to promote the
region's economic growth and development. 56 p.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Economics/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
596. Title: Sharing Lake Superior - Information for the Citizen
Author: Sigford, A.
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Environmental Research Laboratory,
Duluth; Scientific and Community Outreach Program; 6201 Congdon Blvd.; Duluth, MN
55804. Tel - (218)720-5733.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Information on the Environmental Research Laboratory in Duluth, MN and
Lake Superior. 16 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
597. Title: Shipmates
Year: November 1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: U.S. Department of Transportation; 9th Coast Guard District; 1240 East 9th
St.; Cleveland, OH 44199-2060. Tel - (216)522-3900. Fax - (216)522-4447.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: News relating to Coast Guard activities. Published monthly. 10 p.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Michigan/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
598. Title: Shipwreck!
Author: Swayze, D. D.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Harbor House Publishers; 221 Water St.; Boyne City, MI 49712. Tel -
(616)582-2814.
Cost: $24.95 U.S. (includes shipping & handling).
Summary: A Comprehensive Directory which lists over 3500 shipwrecks in the Great
Lakes. 260 p.
ISBN: 0-937360-12-0
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
599. Title: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
Year: 1987
Author: Marshall, J. R.
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.; 325 Lake Ave. South, Suite 600; Duluth, MN
55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544, (218)722-5002.
Summary: Anthology of Lake Superior shipwreck stories with vivid underwater color
photographs. 100 p.
ISBN: 0-942235-00-2
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior/ Shipping/ Navigation
Available at Center: Yes
600. Title: Showing Our Mussel - Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Report on Zebra
Mussel Research and Outreach
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear
Road; Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Summary of research and outreach efforts to address the problems and issues
associated with the invasion of the Great Lakes region and eastern U.S. by the zebra
mussel. Also, the biology of the zebra mussel, its distribution and exotics in the Great
Lakes. 73 p.
ISBN: 1-883756-01-4
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Ecology/ Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
601. Title: Sibley Fishes
Author: Stevenson, S. A. and Momot, W. T.
Year: 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies; 955 Oliver Rd.; Thunder
Bay, ON P7B 5E1. Tel - (807)343-8360. Fax - (807)343-8100.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Fish from the Sibley Peninsula of Lake Superior. 133 p.
ISBN: 1-895939-14-4
ISSN: 0843-9893
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
602. Title: Sierra Club Sourcebook
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary-adult
Distributor: Sierra Club Great Lakes; 214 N. Henry Street, Suite 203 ; Madison, WI
53703. Tel - (608)257-4994.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Catalogue of materials available for purchase on environmental subjects.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
603. Title: Silent Spring
Author: Carson, R.
Year: 1962
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Houghton Mifflin Company; 2 Park St.; Boston, MA 02108.
Cost: $17.95 U.S. hard cover.
Summary: A discussion of how the spraying of pesticides and herbicides was destroying
wildlife and its habitat. 25th Anniversary Edition.
ISBN: 0-395-45389-5
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic
Substances/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
604. Title: "Simple Solutions to Water Pollution"-ML - Making The Switch
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape/Slide Show]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation, Milwaukee; 647 West Virginia St., Suite 307;
Milwaukee, WI 53204. Tel - (414)271-5059. Fax - (414)271-0796.
Cost:$15 U.S.
Summary: Describes the how's and why's of pollution affecting the Great Lakes including
rural and urban non-point industrial and household sources.
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Cleanup/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/
Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
605. Title: Six Basic Questions and Answers Concerning the Great Lakes and
Contaminated Sediments
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2117, (800)621-8431 (from
IN, MI, MN, OH, WI); (800)572-2515 (from IL), (312)353-2072 (from NY and PA).
Cost: Free.
Summary: Assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments. 9 p.
Call Number: PA-73
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Sediment/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
606. Title: Six Good Reasons to Phase-out Organochlorides as a Class
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace; 185 Spadina Street, 6th Floor; Toronto, ON M5T 2C6. Tel -
(416)345-8408. Fax - (416)348-8422.
Cost: $.20 Cdn.
Summary: Reasons for phasing out chlorine; too many organochlorines, biology,
chemistry, aspects, ethics, economics, and alternatives.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Wastes/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
607. Title: Songs of the Lakes
Year: 1987, 1993
Type: [Audio Visual - Cassette, Compact Disc]
Level: General
Distributor: Makenwavez Records; c/o Song of the Lakes; P.O. Box 1544; Traverse City,
MI 49685-1546. Mail orders only.
Cost: $10 U.S.
Summary: A unique style of traditional sea chants and salt water ballads.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
608. Title: Spiny Tailed Bythotrephes in the Great Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resources Bldg.; East Lansing, MI 48824-1222.
Tel - (517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Fact sheet describes the unusual biology of this non-native zooplankton, the
spiny water flea, and its effect on the Great Lakes food web. 2 p.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
609. Title: Spiny Tailed Bythotrephes - Its Life History and Effects on the Great Lakes
Author: Caceres, C. E.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Discusses how this exotic zooplankton is carving out a niche for itself at the
detriment of native fisheries. 8 p.
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Exotic Species/ History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
610. Title: Splash - Activity Book
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-3
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Free for single copies, $.26 U.S. for 10 or more copies.
Summary: Activity book on drinking water and water conservation. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Cycle/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
611. Title: Sportfishing and Aquatic Resources Education Program, Leader Manual
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-7
Distributor: New York State Dept. of Natural Resources; Cornell University; Room 108,
Fernow Hall; Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel - (607)255-2814.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The manual focuses on fishing. Aquatic ecology and the Great Lakes are
noted in each chapter.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation
Available at Center: No
612. Title: St. Lawrence - Stairway to the Sea
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 4- adult, general
Distributor: National Film Board of Canada Library; 150 John St.; Toronto, ON M5V
3C3. Tel - Toronto only: rental (416)973-9110; purchase (416)973-2395; booking &
sales - Fax - (416)973-6318; Ontario: (800)267-7710; Quebec: (800)363-0328; United
States: (212)586-5131.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Great Lakes exploration by Jacques Cousteau. Length - 96 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ History/ St. Lawrence River/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
613. Title: State of Canada's Environment
Year: 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate-graduate
Distributor: Canada Communication Group Publishing; Ottawa, ON K1A 0S9. Tel -
(819)956-4802.
Cost: $29.95 Cdn.
Summary: Outlines areas where Canadians have made progress toward sustainable
development and identifies areas where work remains to be done.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/
Wildlife
Available at Center: No
614. Title: A State of the Environment (fact sheet)
Year: 1990, 1993. Nos. 90-2, 93-2, 93-3
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: Environment Canada, Great Lakes Environment Office, Ontario Region; 25
St. Clair Ave. East, 6th Flr.; Toronto, ON M4T 1M2. Tel - (416)973-6467/1093/8.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Encourages environmental citizenship by informing citizens about
environmental issues. Available in English and French. 12 p. Published occasionally.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/
Hazardous Waste/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
615. Title: State of the Environment Fact Sheets
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: Conservation Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 596; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)969-9637. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Fact sheets describe issues of interest in Ontario.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
616. Title: State of the Environment Reporting
Year: Dec. 1991, Feb. 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Environment Canada; State of the Environment Reporting; SOE Newsletter;
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel - (819)953-1448.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information of the environmental status of Canada's areas of concern.
Published monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
617. Title: State of the Great Lakes 1993 Annual Report
Author: Singh, A.
Year: 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Highlights various program initiatives aimed at the protection and
management of the Great Lakes. Published annually.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
618. Title: State of the Lake - 1992 Governor's Report on Lake Erie
Year: Jan. 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Ohio Lake Erie Office Building; G2 Fountain Sq.; Columbus, OH 43224.
Tel - (419)245-2514.
Cost: Free.
Summary: New objectives on completing Ohio's Coastal Management Program,
standardizing fish advisories throughout the Great Lakes and implementing the Great
Lakes Water Quality Initiative. 80 p.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Fishing/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
619. Title: Steamers and Freighters - A Century and a Half of Great Lakes Shipping
Year: 1983
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape, 16 mm film]
Level: Grades 6-12/OAC, adult
Distributor: Brauer Productions; 402 Cass St.; Traverse City, MI 49684. Tel -
(616)941-0850.
Cost: $140 U.S. (VHS); $350 U.S. (film)
Summary: Story of technical developments that led to steamers and freighters on the
Great Lakes. Length - 20 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: History/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
620. Title: Stop the Invaders
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material- Posters]
Level: General
Distributor: Great Lakes Indian Fish And Wildlife Commission; P. O. Box 9; Odanah, WI
54861. Tel - (715)682-4427.
Cost: Contact source. Mail orders only.
Summary: Full-color poster outlining six exotic species: milfoil, purple loosestrife, ruffe,
sea lamprey, spiny water flea, and zebra mussel.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
621. Title: Stopping Acid Rain
Year: 1982
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheets]
Level: General
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Health and aquatic effects of acid rain, frequently asked questions on acid
rain, Canadian achievements in controlling acidic emissions.
Call Number: IM-42
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/
Groundwater/ Human Health/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
622. Title: The Story of Drinking Water - Teacher's Guide
Author: Dale, J., Corsentino, P. & Brickell, R.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 1-9, teacher resource
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Free for single copies, $.28 U.S. for 10 or more copies. Additional bulk pricing is
available.
Summary: Practical classroom resource materials, including a teacher's guide and student
activities. 57 p. and 29 p. teacher's guide for primary levels, and two 15 p. student
activity booklets.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
623. Title: Story of Ecosystems
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Hawkhill Associates; 125 East Gilman Street; Madison, WI 53703. Tel -
(800)422-4295, (608)251-3934.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Ecology. Length - 13 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Ecology/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
624. Title: Strategic Vision of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for the Decade of the
1990s
Year: 1992
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 209;
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1563. Tel - (313)662-3209. Fax - (313)741-2010.
Summary: Fishery management, potential effects of exotics on the lake system and the
effects of commercial fishing. Two copies are available. 39 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Lake
Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation/ St.
Lawrence
Available at Center: Yes
625. Year: Sunsetting Economics Study
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Pollution Probe Foundation; 12 Madison Ave.; Toronto, ON M5R 2S1. Tel
- (416)926-1907.
Cost: $20 Cdn. in U.S.; $23.60 Cdn.
Summary: Economics study for the Great Lakes.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Economics
Available at Center: No
626. Title: Superior Advisory Notes
Year: 1987
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Extension Program; University of Minnesota; 208
Washburn Hall; 10 University Drive; Duluth, MN 55812. Tel - (218)726-8106.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Erosion on Lake Superior's North Shore. Superior Advisory Note No. 25. 7
p.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Sediment/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: No
627. Title: Superior Pursuit - Facts about the Greatest Great Lake
Year: 1985, Revised 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades 4-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; 1518 Cleveland Avenue N., Room 302;
University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Fact sheet about Lake Superior; geology; water quality and fish.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Geology/ Lake Superior/ Water Cycle/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: No
628. Title: Superior Solution
Author: Luoma, J. R.
Year: March/April 1993. 8(44):30-39, 68
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal-Article]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Harrowsmith Country Life; P.O. Box 52863; Boulder, CO 80322-2863.
Tel - (303)447-9330.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Article on toxic pollution in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Superior/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
629. Title: Superior Today
Year: 1985
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 10-adult/general
Distributor: WNMU-TV; Northern Michigan University; Marquette, MI 49855. Tel -
(906)227-1300.
Cost: $25 U.S.
Summary: Documentary explores the formation and history, climate and weather,
creatures, human use, pollution and economic development of Lake Superior. Length -
30 min.
Call Number: AV-10
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Economics/ Fish/ Flora/ Geography/ Geology/ History/
Lake Superior/ Water Cycle
Available at Center: No
630. Title: The Superior Way - A Cruising Guide to Lake Superior, 2nd Edition
Author: Dahl, B.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.; 325 Lake Ave. South, Suite 600; Duluth, MN
55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544, (218)722-5002.
Cost: $34.95 U.S. (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax), $29.95 U.S.
Summary: An updated mariner's guide to boating on Lake Superior. Includes isolated
areas, remote harbors, charts and harbor maps of Lake Superior. 319 p.
ISBN: 0-942235-14-2
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Fishing/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Recreation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
631. Title: Supplemental Curriculum Activities for Use with Holling Clancy Holling's
Paddle-to-the-Sea
Author: Seager, M. L., Fortner, R. W. & Taylor, T. A.
Year: 1988 and 1991 Reprint Edition
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 3-6
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $10 U.S. (includes postage & handling, make checks payable to Ohio State
University).
Summary: Environmental studies (includes 24" x 36" map of the Great Lakes); biology,
ecology, geography, physical sciences, social studies, language and math. 155 p. (1988),
152 p. (1991).
Keywords: Climate/ Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Geography/ Geology/ Lake Erie/ Lake
Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
632. Title: A Survey of Fish-Community and Habitat Goals/Objectives/Targets and
Status in Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Author: Hartig, J. H.
Year: August 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 209;
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1563. Tel - (313)662-3209. Fax - (313)741-2010.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on the fish community and habitat in the Great Lakes. A Report of
Source Material for a 1993 Workshop Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and Environment Canada, in cooperation with the Habitat Advisory Board of the
Great Lakes Fishery Commission and Wayne State University.
Call Number: SR-83
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
633. Title: Survival in Cold Water - Hypothermia Prevention
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material - Fact Sheet]
Level: General
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; University of Minnesota; 1518 Cleveland
Avenue N, Room 302; St. Paul, Minnesota 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Describes symptoms of hypothermia, survival at various water temperatures
and how to increase survival time.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Human Health
Available at Center: No
634. Title: Sustainable Economics - A Supplementary Curriculum for High School
Economics Courses
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 9-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: Center for Economic Conversion; 222 View St., Suite C; Mountain View,
CA 94041-1344. Tel - (415)968-8798.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Presents an introduction to a variety of economic systems and includes a
critical analysis of contemporary industrial-capitalism. Includes five lesson plans and
eleven activities which focus on contemporary, relevant topics for discussion. 120 p.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Economics/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
635. Title: Sweeper of the Sweetwater Seas
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 6-adult, general
Distributor: Hamilton Productions Inc.; 6848 Elm Street; McLean, VA 22101. Tel -
(703)734-5444. Fax - (703)734-5449.
Cost: $39.95 U.S. (plus shipping and handling).
Summary: Pollution and cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes. Findings on the
developmental damage toxics are causing humans. Length - 27 min. 30 sec.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recycling
Available at Center: No
636. Title: Sweet Water, Bitter Rain - Toxic Air Pollution in the Great Lakes Basin
Author: Irwin, R. J.
Year: 1989
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; Cassety Hall; 1300
Elmwood Ave.; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $3 U.S.
Summary: Air emissions and how they travel and spread toxic chemicals into the Great
Lakes system.
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
637. Title: The Sweet Water Sea - A Guide to Lake Huron's Georgian Bay
Author: Cahn Brazer, M.
Year: 1984
Type: [Book]
Level: High school
Distributor: Peach Mountain Press, Ltd.; Route 2; Box 195; Charlevoix, MI 49720.
Cost: $18.95 Cdn.
Summary: Guide to cities and villages along Georgian Bay. 200 p.
ISBN: 0-942603-01-X
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Lake Huron
Available at Center: Yes
638. Title: Sweetwater Seas - The Legacy of the Great Lakes
Year: 1983
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General, teacher resource
Distributor: Environment Canada; Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: General information to promote understanding and citizen interest in the Great
Lakes. 24 p.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Ecology/ Eutrophication/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Institutional
Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: Yes
639. Title: SWIM- Safe Waters in Michigan
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lake Michigan Federation; 59 East Van Buren Street, Suite 2215; Chicago,
IL 60605. Tel - (312)939-0838.
Cost: Contribution.
Summary: Restoring water quality; ecology, human health and economics. Published
quarterly.
Call Number: NL-67
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Human Health
Available at Center: No
640. Title: Synergos
Year: Summer 1990
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center;
Michigan State University; C231 Holden Hall; East Lansing, MI 48824-1206.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Reports on the long term research on management control of hazardous
substances. Published bi-annually. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/
Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
641. Title: Synergy
Year: Winter 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Bureau of Information and
Education; P.O. Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707-7921. Tel - (608)266-2621.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: News on Great Lakes areas of concern. Published quarterly. 20 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
642. Title: Take a Look - Rain
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 2-5
Distributor: TVOntario; P.O. Box 200; Station Q; Toronto, ON M4T 2T1. Tel -
(416)484-2600. Fax - (416)484-4234.
Cost: Purchase: $49 Cdn.; Rental: $15 Cdn.; Additional guide: $3.45 Cdn.
Summary: Shows why the water cycle is important for all living things. Length - 10 min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
643. Title: Take a Look - Waste
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 2-5
Distributor: TVOntario; P.O. Box 200 ; Station Q; Toronto, ON M4T 2T1. Tel -
(416)484-2600. Fax - (416)484-4234.
Cost: Purchase: $49 Cdn.; Rental - $15 Cdn.; Additional guide: $3.45 Cdn.
Summary: Shows how garbage is part of the life cycle and how to plant a "reverse
garden" to watch how things decay. Emphasizes the value of recycling and shows how to
recycle old paper. Length - 10 min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Cleanup/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Recycling
Available at Center: No
644. Title: Taking Care of River is Everybody's Business
Year: 1994
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources; Adopt-A-River Program; Trails and
Waterways Unit; 500 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 555155-4052. Tel - (612)297-5476.
Fax - (612)297-5475.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Informational pamphlet that describes the purpose and procedures of a
program that targets the removal of river rubbish.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
645. Title: Talk of the National Science Friday - Water, Wetlands and Weather
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: National Public Radio; Cassette Publishing; 635 Massachusetts Avenue
NW; Washington, DC 20001. Tel - (202)414-2844; (800)253-0808 (U.S.). Fax -
(202)414-30421994.
Cost: $45 U.S.
Summary: Understanding and preserving weather and ecology. Includes educator's guide
and two cassettes. 25 p.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Climate/ Environmental Protection/ Geography/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
646. Title: Taming the Great Lakes - Is it Really Necessary?
Author: Gorrie, P. Canadian Geographic
Year: 1988. 108(25):14-24
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal-Article]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Royal Canadian Geographical Society; 39 McArthur Ave.; Vanier, ON
K1L 8L7. Tel - (800)267-0824, (613)745-4629.
Cost: $3.50 Cdn. per issue (plus shipping). Discounts for bulk orders
Summary: Article about water quantity in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
647. Title: Taproot
Year: Summer/Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Coalition for Education in the Outdoors; P.O. Box 2000; Park Centre;
Cortland, NY 13045. Tel - (607)753-4971. Fax - (607)753-5982.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Dedicated to communication for the enhancement of education in the
outdoors. Published quarterly. 40 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Fish/ Flora/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
648. Title: Teacher's Guide to World Resources 1992-93 - Comprehensive Coursework on
the Global Environment
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: World Resources Institute; 1709 New York Avenue NW; Washington, DC
20006. Tel - (202)638-6300.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activities, graphs and information in this booklet enhance the global data
available in World Resources 92-93.
Call Number: IM-35
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
649. Title: Teaching Resources Catalog
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Northern Indiana Public Service Company; 5265 Hohman Ave.; Hammond,
IN 46320. Tel - (219)647-6215. Fax - (800)543-8034.
Cost: Free materials on loan.
Summary: A catalog of educational materials, including special programs, mini-grants,
contests, literature, kits, tours, audio-visual aids, software and speakers. Only available
to schools serviced by Northern Indiana Public Service Company. 31 p.
Call Number: IM-36
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
650. Title: The TEAM Notebook - Teachers' Environmental Action Manual
Author: Rosner, J.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Sierra Club Great Lakes; 214 N. Henry St., Suite 203; Madison, WI 53703.
Tel - (608)257-4994.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A notebook of educational ideas, classroom activities, information and
resources. 169 p.
Call Number: IM-54
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
651. Title: Technical Support Document - Methodologies for Human Health Criteria and
Values
Year: 1993. D-394-90
Level: Adult
Publisher: Great Lakes Initiative, United States Environmental Protection Agency:
Washington, DC Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and
Environmental Education; 1929 Kenny Rd.; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel -
(614)292-6717. Fax - (614)292-0263. Orders - (800)219-0263 (U.S.). Internet -
eriese@osu.edu.
Cost: $9.25 (U.S.).
Summary: Provides information on the criteria to be established to protect humans from
toxic substances in the Great Lakes. Includes information on contaminated fish, drinking
water, and water related to recreational activities.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Fish/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
652. Title: Technical Support Document - Establishment of Ambient Screening Values
Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative
Type: [Booklet]
Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel - (614)292-6717,
(800)219-0263. Fax - (614)292-0263.
Cost: $1.75 U.S.
Call Number: BL-27
Keywords: Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
653. Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Storm Drain Savers
Author: Eastman, K. &. L. P.
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 2-5
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006.
Tel - (202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4071.
Cost: 10 for $13; 20 for $19; 50 for $30; 60 for $35 (U.S., Cdn. add $2 U.S.)
Summary: Coloring comic book gives the down and dirty on what happens to
waterbodies when the rain washes away all that garbage. Three different versions focus
on lakes, bay and oceans or rivers. p 7.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/
Wetlands
Available at Center: Yes
654. Title: Testing the Waters
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS, 3/4" U-matic]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: Bullfrog Films; Oley, PA 19547. Tel - (800)543-FROG, (215)779-8226.
Cost: VHS: $350 U.S.; Rental: $75 U.S. 3/4": $365 U.S.
Summary: Charting a future for the Niagara River. Length - 57 min; three parts for
classroom use.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Connecting Channels/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
655. Title: The Great Lakes - Ecosystem in Trouble
Author: Chladek, Ema
Year: February 1992. 1(2)-15-18
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Paddle Sports Publishing; P.O. Box 1388; Soquel, CA 95073. Tel -
(408)459-0425.
Cost: $2.95 U.S., $3.75 Cdn.
Summary: Serious pollution problems remain in the Great Lakes.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Water Quality
Available at Center: No
656. Title: The Lake Superior Game - Use versus Abuse
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-adult
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; University of Minnesota; 1518 Cleveland
Avenue N, Room 302; St. Paul, Minnesota 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -
(612)625-1263.
Cost: Single copy free, multiple copies $.50 each U.S.
Summary: Teaches the value of a clean environment. Two other versions available: The
Lake Game for Adults, The Lake Game for Youth.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Superior/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
657. Title: To the Last Drop
Author: Keating, M.
Year: 1987
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 10-adult, general
Distributor: Macmillan of Canada.
Cost: $25.95.
Summary: Acid rain, toxic contamination, water shortages. 265 p.
ISBN: 0-7715-9704-5
Call Number: BK-22
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
658. Title: Tolls on the Seaway
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: University of Michigan-Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 US for 3 day rental.
Summary: Discusses the growing concern for cost recovery. Explores the consequences
to the economy of the Great Lakes Region and the ramification of debt elimination.
Keywords: Economics/ Navigation/ Public participation/ RAPs/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence
River
Available at Center: No
659. Title: Too Much Mussel
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS videotape]
Level: General
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear
Road; Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: An overview of the zebra mussel impact to Lake Erie. Length - 5 min. 30 sec.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie
Available at Center: No
660. Title: Toward Integrating Remedial-Action And Fishery-Management Planning in
Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Author: Hartig, J. H.
Year: August 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 209;
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1563. Tel - (313)662-3209. Fax - (313)741-2010.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Deals with cleaning up and managing the fisheries in the Great Lakes. A
Report of a 1993 Workshop Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Environment Canada, in Cooperation With the Habitat Advisory Board of the Great
Lakes Fishery Commission and Wayne State University.
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
661. Title: Toxic Chemicals in the Great Lakes and Associated Effects
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Centre; Jeanne Mance
Bldg., 19th Flr.; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Historical overview, contaminants in water and sediments, level and effects of
toxic contaminants in the Great Lakes food web, exposure and effects of toxic chemicals
on human health. 51 p.
ISBN: 0-662-18316-9
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
662. Title: Toxic Contamination in Large Lakes
Author: Schmidke, N.W.
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Lewis Publishers, Inc.; P.O. Box 121; South Main Street; Drawer 519;
Chelsea, Michigan 48118. Tel - (800)525-7894.
Cost: $199.80 U.S.
Summary: A four volume set of proceedings from the 1986 World on Large Lakes on
Mackinac Island; emphasis on an integrated approach to examining toxic pollution in
large lakes. 1600 p.
ISBN: 0-87371-088-6
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Shipping/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
663. Title: Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grades 5-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: International Joint Commission; Great Lakes Regional Office; 100 Ouellette
Ave., 8th Floor; Windsor, ON N9A 6T3. Tel - (519)257-6700. Fax - (519)257-6740.
Cost: Free.
Summary: What is a toxic substance, where does it come from, and how can citizens stop
their production and use of these chemicals? 7 p.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
664. Title: Toxic Wastes
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Hawkhill Associates; 125 East Gilman Street; Madison, WI 53703. Tel -
(800)422-4295, (608)251-3934.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: The history of toxic wastes. Teaches about people, places, things and ideas.
Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
665. Title: Toxics in My Home? You Bet!
Year: 1984
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 7-8, 9-12/OAC
Distributor: Ecology Center of Ann Arbor; 417 Detroit St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel -
(313)761-3186, (313)995-5888.
Cost: $12.00 US.
Summary: What toxics are, where they are found, how they are used, regulations and
how they can affect lakes.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
666. Title: Toxics in the Great Lakes
Year: 1981
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 9-adult
Distributor: University of Michigan; Film and Video Library; 919 South University, Rm.
207; Undergraduate Library; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185. Tel - (313)764-5360.
Cost: $18 U.S. for 3 day rental.
Summary: Looks at the growing problem of toxic contamination of the Great Lakes and
the 1978 Water Quality Agreement which addresses the problem.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake
Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
667. Title: Toxics in Your Community Newsletter
Year: Winter 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Citizen's Environment Coalition; 33 Central Ave.; Albany, NY 12210. Tel -
(518)462-5527.
Cost: $20 U.S. pr/yr.
Summary: Deals with toxic problems in New York State.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
668. Title: Treasures in Your Garbage
Author: Ellis, T
Year: 1986
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Preschool-grade 3
Distributor: Is Five Press; 467 Richmond St. E.; Toronto, ON M5A 1R1. Tel -
(416)366-1518.
Cost: $2.95 Cdn. Bulk rates - 25-99 $2.51, 100-199 $2.34 (plus postage & handling).
Summary: A twenty-two page activity coloring book on recycling.
ISBN: 0-920934-26-9
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
669. Title: The Trip of a Drip
Author: Cobb, V
Year: 1986
Type: [Book]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Little, Brown and Company; Boston, Mass.
Cost: $11.95 Cdn.
Summary: Trace the journey water makes from, to and through our homes. 50 p.
ISBN: 0-316-14900-4
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Human health/ Water
cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
670. Title: Trouble With Toxics
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS, 3/4" Videotape ]
Level: Grade 8-adult/general
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resource Building; East Lansing, MI
48824-1222. Tel - (517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: VHS: $35 U.S.; 3/4": $0.75 U.S.; rental $10 U.S. for 5 days. (Make checks payable
to Michigan State University).
Summary: The challenge of dealing with the hundreds of contaminants in the Great
Lakes. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Hazardous Wastes/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/
Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
671. Title: Tuebor Terra
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan United Conservation Clubs; Education Department; 2101 Wood
St.; Box 30235; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)371-1041.
Cost: $25 U.S. per year, $40 for two years.
Summary: A magazine dealing directly with protecting the environment, occasional
Great Lakes articles. Published bimonthly.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species / Fish/ Flora/ Lake
Michigan/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
672. Title: Twine Line
Year: 1987-1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: $4.50 U.S. per yr.
Summary: Issues, events and research relating to Lake Erie and Great Lakes
organizations. Published bimonthly.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: Yes
673. Title: U.S. Water News
Year: November 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult, general, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Water News, Inc.; The Freshwater Foundation; 230 Main St.; Halstead,
KS 67056. Tel - (316)835-2222.
Cost: $39 U.S. or $49 Cdn. per yr.
Summary: Covers water quality and water quantity but not specifically the Great Lakes.
Published monthly. 20 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
674. Title: Under RAPs - Towards Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes
Basin
Author: Hartig, J. H. & Zarull M.
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: The University of Michigan Press; 839 Greene St.; Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Tel - (313)764-4392.
Cost: $45 hardcover, $22.95 soft-cover U.S. (plus postage & handling, bulk discounts
available).
Summary: Outlines efforts by individuals and groups to restore and preserve the Great
Lakes. 289 p.
ISBN: 0-472-08175-6
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
675. Title: The Underlying Threat - A Film about Groundwater Pollution
Year: 1990
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: Bullfrog Films; Oley, PA 19547. Tel - (800)543-FROG, (215)779-8226.
Cost: $285 U.S., rental - $75 U.S. Free catalog upon request.
Summary: A film that deals with the problem of groundwater pollution. Length - 48 min.
14 sec.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Groundwater/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
676. Title: Unfulfilled Promises - A Citizens' Review of the International Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement
Year: February 1987
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes United; State University College at Buffalo; 1300 Elmwood
Ave.; Cassety Hall; Buffalo, NY 14222. Tel - (716)886-0142.
Cost: $5 U.S.
Summary: Assessment of governmental action under the 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
677. Title: Update - The Environmental Education Newsletter
Year: 1990-1992
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Friends of Environmental Education Society of Alberta; 320, 9939 Jasper
Ave.; Edmonton, AB T5J 2X5. Tel - (403)421-1497.
Cost: Free of charge to youth groups in Alberta. Subscriptions to others.
Summary: Deals with school programs, environmental decisions, policies and current
information on environmental activities. Published quarterly. 30 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
678. Title: Upstream
Year: Winter 1995
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Duluth; c/o Jill Jacoby; 320 West 2nd.
St., Room 704; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel - (218)723-4927.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Informational newsletter that describes the purpose and procedures of a
program that targets the removal of river rubbish. 8 p.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
679. Title: Upwellings
Year: Spring 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Bldg.; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Reports on Michigan Sea Grant research, extension, education, and other
Great Lakes issues. Published quarterly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fishing/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/
Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Recreation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
680. Title: Urbanization and Water Quality - A Guide to Protecting the Urban
Environment
Author: Shulman, R. F.
Year: March 1994
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4071.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Covers nonpoint source pollution in urban areas. 67 p.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Sediment/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
681. Title: A Vital Link - Health and the Environment in Canada
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Centre; 19th floor,
Jeanne Mance Building; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Full report $22.75 U.S. or $18.95 Cdn., summary booklet is free.
Summary: Health and the environment, effect of contaminants, metals, minerals and air
pollutants, pesticides, micro-organisms, radiation, protecting human health and the
environment. Two English/French summary booklets are available. 160 p.
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Toxic
Substances
Available at Center: Yes
682. Title: The Volunteer Monitor
Year: Spring 1993
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Newsletter of water quality monitoring. Published quarterly. 24 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Monitoring/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
683. Title: Voyageur Prints
Year: 1990, 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society: St. Paul, MN.
Distributor: Apostle Island National Lakeshore; Chief of Interpretation; National Park
Service; Route 1, Box 4; Bayfield, WI 54814. Tel - (715)779-3397.
Cost: $5 U.S. each, plus $1.50 postage and handling (WI residents add 5.5% sales tax).
Summary: A set of three art reproductions of oil paintings by Frances Ann Hopkins. 1)
Canoes In A Fog, Lake Superior, 1869 (28" x 21"), 2) Shooting The Rapids, 1879 (35" x
24"), and 3) Canoe Manned By Voyageurs Passing A Waterfall, 1869 (28" x 18").
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
684. Title: Wally and Deanna's Groundwater Adventure...to the Saturated Zone
Author: Appleby, L. &. R. P.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades K-6
Distributor: Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research; University of Waterloo;
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1. Tel - (519)885-1211 ext. 2892. Fax - (519)725-8720.
Cost: $5.95 Cdn. plus GST; $4.95 U.S.; in slide form: $35 Cdn. plus tax.
Summary: Illustrated children's book which explains the water cycle and the importance
of groundwater in simple terms. 24 p.
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water
cycle
Available at Center: Yes
685. Title: Warnings on the Wind
Year: 1987
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7-adult/general
Distributor: Center for Environmental Study; Room 70M; 143 Bostwick NE; Grand
Rapids, MI 49503. Tel - (616)771-3935. Fax - (616)771-4005.
Cost: $40; rental: $10 (U.S.)
Summary: Sources, pathways and fates of airborne toxics in the Great Lakes. Length - 28
min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/
Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior
Available at Center: No
686. Title: Waste - Choices for Communities
Author: Boyd, S. L.
Year: 1988
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Concern, Inc.; 1794 Columbia Rd. NW; Washington, DC 20009. Tel -
(202)328-8160.
Cost: $5.50 U.S. for first copy (includes shipping and handling), $4.50 for each
additional copy.
Summary: Information on the impact of current waste generation and disposal practices
which could affect the lakes. 30 p.
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Climate/ Cleanup/ Geography/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling
Available at Center: Yes
687. Title: Waste Reduction Bulletin
Year: October 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Corporate
Distributor: Ontario Waste Management Corporation; 2 Bloor St. West, 11th Flr.;
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Tel - (416)923-2918, (800)268-1178. Fax - (416)963-7521.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Advice for companies who generate hazardous waste which may affect lakes
and streams. Published monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-68
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
688. Title: Water
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Michigan United Conservation Clubs; Education Department; 2101 Wood
St.; Box 30235; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)371-1041. An affiliate of National
Wildlife Federation.
Cost: $1 U.S.
Summary: Classroom water activities. 26 p.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
689. Title: Water
Author: Baines, J.
Year: 1991, 1993, Revised Edition
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 3-6
Publisher: Wayland Publishers, Ltd. Distributor: Thomsom Learning; 115 Fifth Ave.;
New York, NY 10003. Tel - (212)979-2210. Fax - (212)979-2819.
Cost: $13.95 U.S.
Summary: Children's book with illustrated information on water issues. 32 p.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
690. Title: Water Bulletin
Year: August 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Water
Division; Public Participation Section; 50 Wolf Rd., Room 310; Albany, NY
12233-3501. Tel - (518)457-0669.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A broad spectrum of water quality and water resource management programs,
issues and opportunities in New York State. Published quarterly. 14 p.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
691. Title: Water Can Be Fun - How to Create a Successful Science Fair
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary-high school
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Planning book for an elementary school science fair, many steps also apply to
junior and high schools, also includes activities. Featuring 34 water-related project ideas
to share with students. 71 p.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
692. Title: Water Curriculum Materials
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: GREEN Global Rivers Environmental Education Network; 216 South Satte
Street, Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $3.50 U.S.
Summary: A compilation of water-related educational materials including audio-visual
materials and computer programs.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Water Quality
Available at Center: No
693. Title: The Water Cycle
Author: Smith, D.
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 2-5
Publisher: Wayland Publishers, Ltd. Distributor: Thomson Learning; 115 Fifth Ave.;
New York, NY 10003. Tel - (212)979-2210. Fax - (212)979-2819.
Cost: $12.95 U.S.
Summary: Children's picture book on water, oceans, rivers, rain, pollution, and treatment.
32 p.
ISBN: 1-56847-092-4
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
694. Title: Water Environment
Year: Spring 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Water Environment Federation; 601 Wythe St.; Alexandria, VA
22314-1994. Tel - (703)684-2400, (703)684-2438. Fax - (703)684-2492.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: News for educators in water quality products and programs. Published
quarterly. 4 p.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
695. Title: Water Environment Curriculum Series
Year: 1987-1989
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 5-9
Distributor: Water Environment Federation; 601 Wythe St;. Alexandria, VA
22314-1994. Tel - (703)684-2400, (703)684-2438. Fax - (703)684-2492.
Cost: $49 U.S. each includes teacher and student guides (plus postage & handling).
Summary: Water quality series featuring four units on groundwater, surface water,
wastewater treatment, and water conservation. Length - 10 min.
Call Number: AV-11
Keywords: Cleanup/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
696. Title: Water for Life - The Tour of the Great Lakes on the Beluga Greenpeace
Year: 1989
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Undergraduate, graduate, teacher resource
Distributor: Greenpeace Great Lakes Office; 846 W. Jackson Blvd., 6th Flr.; Chicago, IL
60607. Tel - (312-)563-6060.
Cost: $15 U.S.
Summary: Information and recommendations from Greenpeace's 1988 tour of the Great
Lakes portion of the North American Inland Waters Expedition.
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Monitoring/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
697. Title: Water for Us All
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Southwest Florida Water Management District; 2379 Broad Street;
Brookfield, FL. Tel - (800)423-1476. Fax - (800)535-0127.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Illustrated introduction to water conversation and the importance of water to
the environment. Can be applied to the Great Lakes. 12 p.
Call Number: BL-28
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: No
698. Title: Water...From the Ground Up!
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Alameda County Water District; 43885 S. Grimmer Blvd.; Fremont, CA
94537. Tel - (510)659-1970. Fax - (510)770-1793.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Illustrated introduction to water use including where it comes from, where it
goes, and how to conserve it. Basic elementary science. 12 p.
Call Number: BL-28
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
699. Title: Water...From the Ground Up!
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Southwest Florida Water Management District; 2379 Broad St.; Brooksville,
FL 34609. Tel - (800)423-1476 (U.S. only). Fax - (800)535-0127 (U.S. only).
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Introduction to the importance of water with chapters featuring different
topics: water sources, surface water, home water use, water quality, science and
conservation. 31 p.
Call Number: BL-28
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Public Participation/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/
Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
700. Title: Water Fun
Year: 1982
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-3
Distributor: Innovative Communications, Inc.; PO Box 23205; Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
Tel - (415)944-0923.
Cost: Students - $32 U.S. each; teacher's guide - $1 U.S. each (plus shipping and
handling, bulk orders available).
Summary: Water conservation activities. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
701. Title: Water Fun for Everyone
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 2-6
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Activity booklet on water. 15 p.
ISBN: 0-89867-363-1
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
702. Title: Water Impacts
Year: July 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Institute for Water Research; Michigan State University; 334 Natural
Resources Bldg.; East Lansing, MI 48824-1222. Tel - (517)353-3742.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on groundwater, toxic chemicals, agriculture and legislation.
Published monthly. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Institutional Agreements/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
703. Title: Water in Your Hands
Author: Deschaine, S.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Soil and Water Conservation Society; 7515 NE Ankeny Rd.; Ankeny, IA
50021-9956. Tel - (515)289-2331, (800)THE-SOIL. Fax - (515)289-1227.
Cost: $2.75 U.S.
Summary: Focuses on awareness of water quality and how individuals can prevent water
pollution. Available in English and Spanish. 15 p. with 4 p. teacher's guide.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
704. Title: Water Lines
Year: Jan.-June 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Division of Water; 402 W.
Washington St., Room W264; Indianapolis, IN 46204-2743. Tel - (317)232-4164.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Various articles on natural resource management with particular attention to
water. Published bi-annually. 8 p.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Environmental Protection
Available at Center: Yes
705. Title: Water Magic - Water Activities for Students & Teachers
Author: Haberman, M.
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-3
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337. Fax - (303)794-8915.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Twenty-three activities on water education; art, health, language arts,
mathematics, music, science, and social studies. 42 p.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
706. Title: Water Matters - Water Resources Teacher's Guide, Vol. 1.
Author: Kauffman, S. C.
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Varies
Distributor: National Science Teachers Association; 1840 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA
22201. Tel - (703)243-7100. Fax - (703)243-7147.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A teachers guide and a set of three posters shows the many uses of water and
its importance in our lives, includes student activity. 32 p. and 2 sets of three large
Water Resource Posters.
Keywords: Groundwater/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
707. Title: Water News
Year: September 1991
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Canadian Water Resources Association; P.O. Box 1329; Cambridge, ON
N1R 7G6. Tel - (519)622-4764.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Reports on projects affecting water quality. Published monthly. 12 p.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
708. Title: Water Pipelines and Diversions in the Great Lakes Basin: Proceedings of an
International Symposium
Author: Sanderson, M.
Year: 1991
Level: Adult
Distributor: University of Waterloo, Department of Geography; Publication Series
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1. Tel - (519)885-3278.
Cost: $24.90 Cdn.
Summary: Twenty papers presented at a two-day symposium. Occasional Paper No. 13.
Sponsored by The Water Network Environment Canada. 119 p.
Keywords: Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
709. Title: Water Play
Author: Johnson, B.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade K-3
Distributor: Innovative Communications, Inc.; P.O. Box 23205; Pleasant Hill, CA
94523. Tel - (415)944-0923.
Cost: Students $.50 U.S. ea.; Teacher's guide $2 U.S. ea. (plus shipping & handling, bulk
orders available).
Summary: Environmental and water games and activities. 15 p. Activity Book, 25 p.
Teacher's Guide.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
710. Title: Water Quality - Agriculture's Role
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Soil and Water
Conservation Society.
Cost: $13.95 U.S.
Summary: An analysis of agriculture's role on water quality, policy and legislation.
Length - 103 p.
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Climate/ Geography/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
711. Title: The Water Quality Catalog - A Source Book of Public Information Materials
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: Water Environment Federation; 601 Wythe St.; Alexandria, VA
22314-1994. Tel - (703)684-2400, (703)684-2438. Fax - (703)684-2492.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Source book of public information materials relating to water quality. 49 p.
Call Number: IM-36
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
712. Title: Water Quality Education Bibliography
Author: Feise, C. F., Hoffman, L. & Masek, S.
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Washington State University; Puyallup Research and Extension Center; 7612
Pioneer Way; East Puyallup, WA 98371-4998. Tel - (206)840-4556.
Cost: $10 for hard copy, free for WordPerfect diskette by sending blank diskette and
postage.
Summary: A collection of practical education materials geared towards useable
education applications by local practitioners. 80 p.
Call Number: IM-36
Keywords: Bibliographies/ Directories/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
713. Title: Water Quality Monitoring
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: GREEN Global Rivers Environmental Education Network; 216 South Satte
Street, Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $75 U.S. for a set of 8 tapes, not sold individually.
Summary: Eight tapes demonstrating nine tests to determine water quality. Length - 5-16
min.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
714. Title: Water Resource Posters
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Varied
Distributor: National Science Teachers Association; 1840 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA
22201. Tel - (703)243-7100. Fax - (703)243-7147.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: An 89" x 61" cm. poster shows the many uses of water and its importance in
our lives. Includes student activity.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
715. Title: Water Resource Series
Type: [Audio Visual- Filmstrip/cassette program]
Level: Grade 5-adult
Distributor: Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, Office of the Great Lakes; P.O. Box
30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: $29.95 U.S. each or all three kits for $69.95 U.S.
Summary: 1) Understanding Lake Ecology 2) Understanding Groundwater 3)
Understanding Wetlands. Includes teachers manual, supplemental materials, references
and suggested activities.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Ecology/ Groundwater/ Human Health/ Lake Michigan/ Monitoring/
Sediment/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
716. Title: Water - Resources
Author: Baines, J.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 3-6
Distributor: Thomson Learning; 115 Fifth Ave.; New York, NY 10003. Tel -
(212)979-2210. Fax - (212)979-2819.
Cost: $13.95.
Summary: Illustrated information on water issues. 32 p.
Call Number: BK-23
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Geology/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
717. Title: Water Riches Curriculum
Year: 1991
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Junior-middle school
Distributor: Purdue University; Media Distribution Center; 301 South 2nd Street;
Lafayette, IN 47905-1092. Tel - (317)494-6794.
Cost: $10 U.S. per game; $70 U.S. instructors kit (includes game, video and more).
Summary: A curriculum program with video tape, student activity sheets, instructor's
guide and board game.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
718. Title: Water Sense Wheel
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Environmental Hazards Management Institute; P.O. Box 70; 10 Newmarket
Rd.; Durham, NH 03824. Tel - (603)868-1496.
Cost: $3.75 U.S. ea., bulk orders available.
Summary: Potential toxic and nontoxic contaminants information device for safe
drinking water.
Call Number: IM-45
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Water Quality
Available at Center: yes
719. Title: Water Studies for Younger Folks
Author: Cromwell, M. et al.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network); 216 South Satte
St., Suite 4; Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel - (313)761-8142. Fax - (313)761-4951.
Cost: $7.20 U.S.
Summary: Describes the nine water quality tests in the Field Manual for Water Quality
Monitoring. Includes creative illustrations, guidelines for teachers and can be used for
classroom assignments. 31 p.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
720. Title: Water - The Power, Promise and Turmoil of North America's Fresh Water
Author: Graves, W.
Year: 1993 184(5A)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal-Article]
Level: High school - adult
Distributor: National Geographic Society; Educational Services; 211 Watline Ave., Suite
210; Mississauga, ON L4Z 1P3. Tel - (800)268-2948, (800)638-4077 (U.S.),
(202)857-7000 (Washington).
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Fresh water use, potential supply, prospects for the future.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/
Flora/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Recycling/ Toxic Substances/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
721. Title: Water - The Resource that Gets Used and Used and Used for Everything!
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey; Books and Open-file Reports Section; Federal
Center, Bldg. 41; Box 25425; Denver, CO 80225-0425. Tel - (303)236-7476.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Shows how water is used, including such uses as recreation, hydroelectric
power and transportation. Available in English and Spanish.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
722. Title: Water - The Source of Life
Year: 1992
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Grade 7-adult
Distributor: America's Clean Water Foundation; 750 First St. NE, Suite 911; Washington,
DC 20002-4241. Tel - (202)898-0902. Fax - (202)898-0929.
Cost: $2.95 U.S., discounts available for bulk discounts.
Summary: Discusses the issues surrounding fresh water. 26 p.
Call Number: BL-28
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/
Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
723. Title: Water Wheel
Year: 1977
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Water Conservation Systems, Inc.; Damonmill Sq.; Concord, MA 01742.
Tel - (508)369-3951.
Cost: $1 U.S. ea. (plus postage & handling for quantities up to 250).
Summary: Water conservation informational device; water use and conservation.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Economics/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
724. Title: Water Wise
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 5-6
Distributor: New York State Dept. of Natural Resources; Cornell University; Room 108,
Fernow Hall; Ithaca, New York 14853. Tel - (607)255-28141989.
Cost: $4 U.S. (Includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Teacher's guide introducing water quality, the importance of the water cycle
and water treatment.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Cleanup/ Economics/ Geology/ Recycling/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/
Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
725. Title: Water Wise Tips
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Grade K-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Summary: A collection of tips for water wisely.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Economics/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
726. Title: Water World
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 4-6
Distributor: Cornell University; Media Services 7-8; Business and Technology Park;
Ithaca, NY 14850. Tel - (607)255-2090/2091. Fax - (607)255-9946.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A packet of six different activities on aquatic life.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Flora
Available at Center: Yes
727. Title: Watershed
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Essex Region Conservation Authority; 360 Fairview Avenue W.; Essex, ON
N8M 1Y6. Tel - (519)776-5209. Fax - (519)776-8688.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Essex county environmental issues.
Call Number: NL-69
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ History/
Lake Erie/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
728. Title: Watershed
Author: Kieran, S. & Cote, M.
Year: 1990
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront; 207 Queen's
Quay West, Suite 580; Toronto, ON. Tel - (416)973-7185.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Second interim report on the work of the Royal Commission on the Toronto
Waterfront including the entire watershed area from Burlington to Newcastle and north
to Oak Ridges Moraine. 207 p.
ISBN: 0-662-18012-7
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Connecting Channels/ Ecology/ Environmental
Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Institutional Agreements/ Lake Ontario/
Recycling/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
729. Title: Watershed Classroom Activity Program
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 9-12/OAC, teacher resource, some elementary activities
Distributor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Duluth; 320 West 2nd. Street, Room
704; Duluth, MN 55802. Tel - (218)723-4927.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Lessons by local people/teachers/artists. Exciting classroom activities for
wetland and river monitoring and environmental education.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
730. Title: Watershed Management Game
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Undergraduate/adult
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006.
Tel - (202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4071.
Cost: $43.95 U.S., in Canada add $2 U.S.
Summary: Manage the watershed to protect water quality. Length - 1-2 hours.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Hazardous
Waste/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/
Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
731. Title: Watershed Management - Stop Pollution at Its Source
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grade 5 - adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Terrene Institute; 1717 K Street NW, Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006.
Tel - (202)833-8317. Fax - (202)296-4071.
Cost: $8 U.S.; in Cnd. add $2 U.S.
Summary: Poster illustrates some of the many sources of nonpoint source pollution and
ways that it can be prevented in the U.S.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Public Participation/ RAPs/
Toxic Substances/ Hazardous Waste/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/
Available at Center: Yes
732. Title: Watershed Pollution
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Teacher resource
Distributor: World Resources Institute; 1709 New York Avenue NW; Washington, DC
20006. Tel - (202)638-6300.
Cost: $5.50 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Groundwater pollution is covered in lesson plans, teaching objectives, student
handouts, overhead transparency masters and suggestions for further reading.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/
RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
733. Title: Watertowns Water/Sewage System
Year: 1983
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Upper elementary and middle schools
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Boulevard, 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: Contact source (order #MICHU-SG-83-401).
Summary: Illustrates and explains how a typical U.S. city obtains its drinking wate,
distributes it to homes and treats sewage.
Call Number: IM-43
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
734. Title: WaterWalker
Year: 1985
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS, Beta Videotape]
Level: Adult
Distributor: CHV Communications, Inc.; 18 Corwin Crescent; Downsview, ON M3H
2A1. Tel - (416)633-9079.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Lake Superior and its tributaries, canoeing, water quality, aesthetics, art,
ethics. Length - 90 min.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Lake Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
735. Title: Waterways Walkabout, 1st Edition
Author: Baago, Sylvia
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school
Publisher: International Association for Great Lakes Research: Scarborough, ON.
Distributor: Net Force; R.R. 2; Port Colborne, ON L3K 5V4. Tel - (905)834-9478.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A guide for recognizing, identifying and documenting sources of water
pollution, procedures for reporting pollutants to the proper authorities. 62 p.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Fish/ Flora/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
736. Title: Waterways Walkabout, 2nd Edition
Author: Dickman, M
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school
Publisher: Canada Partners Fund (Environment Canada) and the Environmental
Committee of the United Nations Association: Ottawa, ON.
Distributor: Net Force; R.R. 2; Port Colborne, ON L3K 5V4. Tel - (905)834-9478.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A guide for recognizing, identifying and documenting sources of water
pollution, includes procedures for reporting pollutants to the proper authorities. 67 p.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Fish/ Flora/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
737. Title: Waterworks - Publications and Audiovisual Aids Related to the World of
Water
Year: 1983
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant Education Program; Ohio State University;210 Kottman Hall,
2021 Coffey Road; Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085. Tel - (614)292-1078.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Resource publication dealing with marine and Great Lakes education. 23 p.
Call Number: IM-36
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Bibliographies/ Directories/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/
Fish/ Flora/ Groundwater/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
738. Title: We Depend on Illinois' Environment
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 5, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; 2200 Churchill Rd.; P.O. Box
19276; Springfield, IL 62794-9276. Tel - (217)782-5562.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on air, land and water pollution in Illinois. Can be applied to any
state/province. Teacher's Manual - 97 p.; Student Activity Book - 57 p.
Call Number: IM-56
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Cleanup/ Climate/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental
Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recycling/
Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
739. Title: The Wealth in Wetlands
Year: 1991
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grade 6-adult
Distributor: National Association of Conservation Districts; Box 855; League City, TX
77574-0855. Tel - (800)825-5547.
Cost: $10 U.S. for purchase.
Summary: Techniques to restore wetlands and sources of help for wetland restoration and
conservation. Length - 23 min.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Wetlands
Available at Center: Yes
740. Title: Weavers of Water, Weavers of Light, Exhibit Guide Edition
Author: Alex Rakosy
Year: 1983
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Chicago Academy of Sciences; 2001 N. Clark St.; Chicago, IL 60614. Tel -
(312)549-0606 ext.2011. Fax - (312)549-5199.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Sixty photos of freshwater cell micro-organisms. 38 p.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Flora
Available at Center: Yes
741. Title: Welcome to Streamwalk
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 9-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region X; ES-097; 1200 6th Ave.;
Seattle, WA 98101.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Focuses on stream corridor, protecting streams, identifying potential problem
areas and provides a standardized data collection method. Includes a manual and
checklist.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Flora/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
742. Title: Welcome to the Wetlands
Year: 1988
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 3-5, Teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Public Affairs, Region V;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, IL 60604. Tel - (312)353-2000.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Fold-out poster on the importance of wetlands.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
743. Title: Western New York Freshwater Ecology Guide
Author: Domske, H. M.
Year: 1990
Type: [Book]
Level: Grades 3-8, teacher resource
Distributor: Aquarium of Niagara Falls; 701 Whirlpool St.; Niagara Falls, NY 14301. Tel
- (716)285-3575. Fax - (716)285-8513.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: A glimpse at some of the interesting forms of life found in and around local
freshwater habitats. Includes amphibians, insects, reptiles, fishes and other animals. 56
p.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Erie/ Lake Ontario/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
744. Title: Wetlands
Type: [Pamphlet]
Distributor: Environment Canada, Enquiry Center; Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3. Tel -
(819)997-2800, (800)668-6767. Fax - (819)953-2225.
Cost: Free.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
745. Title: Wetlands Affect You and Me - Leader/Teacher Guide
Year: 1979
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades 6-8
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI 48824-1212. Tel - (517)355-2300.
Cost: Publication 4-H 1038 and 4-H 1039: $.70 U.S. (Orders of $50 or less must be
prepaid in U.S. funds).
Summary: Activities prepared to teach students about wetlands; one of 25 publications
about ecological issues from Extension Service; #1038 for learner; #1039 for
leader/teacher.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
746. Title: Wetlands are Wonderlands
Author: Pennisi, C. H.
Year: 1992
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school-adult
Distributor: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program; University of Illinois; 65 Mumford Hall,
C3061; 1301 West Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801. Tel - (217)333-9448. Fax -
(217)333-2614.
Cost: Leader/teacher guide $3.50 U.S.; member/student guide $3.50 U.S. (bulk discounts
available). Checks payable to the University of Illinois.
Summary: Science, key wetland concepts, value to humanity, helping youth understand
current and future issues of wetlands. 27 p. youth guide, 23 p. teachers guide.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
747. Title: Wetlands - Water, Wildlife, Plants & People!
Type: [Instructional Material- Poster]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC, teacher resource
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey; Books and Open-file Reports Federal Center; Bldg.
41, Box 25425; Denver, CO 80225-0425. Tel - (303)236-7476.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Shows general types of diverse wetlands and demonstrates how people and
wetlands can benefit by living together.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/
History/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Cycle/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
748. Title: What Do You Know About H20?
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 7-12, OAC
Distributor: American Water Works Association; 6666 West Quincy Ave.; Denver, CO
80235. Tel - (303)347-6206, (800)926-7337.
Cost: $110 U.S. for members, $132 U.S. for non-members.
Summary: Uses a question-and-answer format to present little-known information about
water. Length - 22 min.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Water
Cycle/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: No
749. Title: What's in Our Air?
Type: [Instructional Materials- Poster]
Level: Grades 5-10, teacher resource
Distributor: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; 2200 Churchill Rd.; P.O. Box
19276; Springfield, IL 62794-9276. Tel - (217)782-5562.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Sources of air pollution, efforts to combat air pollution, toxic air pollutants.
Can be used to show how air pollution can affect water pollution.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Human Health/
Public Participation/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: Yes
750. Title: What's Next? The Prediction and Management of Exotic Species in the Great
Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 2100 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 209;
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1593. Tel - (313)662-3209. Fax - (313)741-2010.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Exotic species and control strategies for future unplanned introductions into
the Great Lakes.
Call Number: SR-84
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: No
751. Title: Where the River Flows Clean
Year: 1992
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Middle school-adult
Distributor: Michigan State University; Institute for Water Research; 115 Manly Miles
Bldg.; 1404 S. Harrison Rd.; East Lansing, MI 48823-5243. Tel - (517)353-3742.
Fax - (517)353-1812.
Cost: Rent - $5 U.S.; Purchase - $34.95 U.S. (includes shipping and handling).
Summary: Highlights historic and current uses of rivers and the impacts of land uses on
water quality. Discusses river sampling and reasons for measuring physical, chemical
and biological properties. Length - 12 min. 30 sec.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Groundwater/ History/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
752. Title: Wild and Wet
Year: Jan. 1994 - Jan. 1996
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: General
Distributor: Neville Public Museum; 210 Museum Place; Green Bay, WI 54303-2780.
Tel - (414)448-4460.
Cost: Free (suggested donation: Adults $3 Children $2).
Summary: Interactive, multi-media exhibit which deals with many aspects of water.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/
Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/
Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
753. Title: Wild Lake Michigan
Author: Mahan, J. & Sullivan, J.
Year: 1991
Type: [Book]
Level: General
Publisher: Voyageur Press, Inc.: Stillwater, MN.
Distributor: Sweetwater Visions; John and Ann Mahan; 2100 Five Lakes Rd.; Gaylord,
MI 49735.
Cost: $19.95 U.S. (plus $3 shipping & handling). Mail orders only.
Summary: Text and 104 full color photographs depict natural history and human history
of Lake Michigan and its watershed in an ecosystem context. 128 p.
ISBN: 0-89658-184-5
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Ecology/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Fishing/ Flora/
Geography/ Geology/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Lake Michigan/ Navigation/ Recreation/
Shipping/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
754. Title: Willie Takes a Field Trip
Author: Arvin, D. V.
Year: 1990
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-6
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey; Books and Open-file Reports Section; Federal
Center Bldg. 41, Box 25425; Denver, CO 80225-0425. Tel - (303)236-7476.
Cost: $6 U.S. Check or m/o payable to Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological
Survey #90-125.
Summary: A coloring book that introduces tomorrow's scientists to our vital resource
water. Open File Report 90-125. 37 p.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
755. Title: Wingspread - The Journal
Author: Brukardt, M. J.
Year: Summer 1994. 16(2)
Type: [Periodical/ Serial/ Journal]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Johnson Foundation, Inc.; Racine, WI 53401-0547. Tel - (414)681-3344.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Work of the Foundation. Includes roundtable sessions with Great Lakes
partners. Published quarterly.
Call Number: PR-78
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: No
756. Title: Won't You Help - A Coloring Book About Groundwater
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Office of the Great Lakes; P.O.
Box 30028; Lansing, MI 48909. Tel - (517)373-3588.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Coloring book on groundwater, art and science. 16 p.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Groundwater/ Public Participation/ RAPs
Available at Center: Yes
757. Title: The World Game
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: All ages
Distributor: World Game Institute; University City Science Center, Program Coordinator;
3508 Market St.; Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel - (215)387-0220. Fax - (215)387-3009.
Cost: Varies with type of program, average cost $3,500 U.S. (includes two traveling
workshop staff, shipping of the giant map, props and other materials).
Summary: Participatory workshop on global resources-varying programs are available for
different ages and groups. Environment, state of the planet, world geography, history,
current events and global issues.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Geography/ History
Available at Center: No
758. Title: A World of Resources
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Middle school
Distributor: Tennessee Valley Authority; Environmental Education Section; Forestry
Building, Ridgeway Road; Norris, TN 37838. Tel - (615)632-1612.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Multi-resource curriculum containing a water resources component. Subjects
include: groundwater, water quality, water quantity, precipitation, water cycle, etc.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
759. Title: World View Map
Type: [Instructional Material- Satellite Map]
Level: Elementary-high school
Distributor: World Game Institute; University City Science Center, Program Coordinator;
3508 Market St.; Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel - (215)387-0220. Fax - (215)387-3009.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Students can measure continents with their feet, trace the routes of explorers,
and much more. Integrates geography and global issues. Can be applied to the Great
Lakes.
Keywords: Geography/ History
Available at Center: Yes
760. Title: WOW! - The Wonders of Wetlands, An Educator's Guide
Author: Eckhardt-Slattery, B.
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grades K-12/OAC
Distributor: Environmental Concern, Inc.; Education Dept.; P.O. Box P; St. Michaels,
MD 21663. Tel - (410)745-9620. Fax - (410)745-3517.
Cost: $12 U.S.; $15 U.S. outside U.S./Canada. Discounts available for orders over 4.
Summary: A complete guide of wetlands learning activities, containing over 40
classroom and outdoor lessons. Provides ideas for projects to conserve, enhance and
restore wetlands in your community.
Call Number: IM-55
Keywords: Public Participation/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: No
761. Title: The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell - The True Story of a
Nineteenth Century Shipwreck
Year: 1988
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape, 16mm film]
Level: Adult, general
Distributor: Brauer Productions; 402 Cass St.; Traverse City, MI 49684. Tel -
(616)941-0850.
Cost: $225 U.S. (VHS, 58 min. version), $140 U.S. (VHS, 43 min. version), $1100 U.S.
(film).
Summary: Re-creation of the true story of a nineteenth century shipwreck. Length - 58
min., also 43 min. version.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: History/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
762. Title: Wreck Ashore - The United States Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes
Author: Stonehouse, F.
Year: 1994
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.; 325 Lake Ave. S., Suite 600; Duluth, MN
55802-2323. Tel - (800)635-0544, (218)722-5002.
Cost: $24.95 U.S.
Summary: Details the exploits of the United States Life-Saving Service on the Great
Lakes from stormy shipwrecks to catastrophic disasters. 240 p.
ISBN: 0-942235-22-3
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: History/ Lake Superior/ Navigation/ Shipping
Available at Center: Yes
763. Title: The Yellow Fish Road Storm Drain Marking Program - Instructor's Guide
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: High school- adult
Distributor: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Communications
Directorate; 1478-200 Kent St.; Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6. Tel - (613)993-0999.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Information on how to organize teams to mark sewers with fish symbols.
Importance of properly disposing of unwanted household products that affect the lakes.
26 p. plus appendixes.
Call Number: IM-57
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Human Health/ Public Participation/ Water
Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
764. Title: Yes in My Back Yard - A Guide to Rehabilitating Urban Streams
Author: Fretz, L.
Year: 1992
Level: Adult
Distributor: Conservation Council of Ontario; 489 College St., Suite 506; Toronto, ON
M6G 1A5. Tel - (416)969-9637. Fax - (416)960-8053.
Cost: $6 Cdn. for members, $10 Cdn. for non-members.
Summary: A guide to rehabilitating urban streams. 49 p.
Call Number: BL-28
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Hazardous
Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
765. Title: Your Health and the Environment: Great Lakes Ecosystem
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Material- Fact Sheet]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Health and Welfare Canada; Publication Distribution Centre; Jeanne Mance
Bldg., 19th Flr.; Tunney's Pasture; Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Tel - (613)957-2991.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: How human health is affected by the Great Lakes environment. Available in
English and French.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Human health/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior
Available at Center: Yes
766. Title: Your Water, Your Life
Year: 1988
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Education Through Video Ltd.; 7 Wellwood Ave.; Toronto, ON M6C 1G8.
Tel - (416)656-6953.
Cost: Contact source.
Summary: Groundwater and chemical contamination of water. Length - 30 min.
Call Number: AV-12
Keywords: Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
767. Title: Youth Education Audiovisual Materials
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Elementary school
Distributor: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association; P.O. Box 580; Allen Park, MI
48101. Tel - (313)593-5590.
Cost: Catalogue free, rental charge for each video.
Summary: A listing of audiovisual materials relating to conservation, water treatment,
groundwater, weather and water in general.
Call Number: IM-36
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Bibliographies/ Climate/ Directories/ Environmental
Protection/ Geography/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
768. Title: Youth Fisheries Education Program
Year: 1989
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Primary-junior school
Distributor: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, North York; 90 Sheppard Ave. East,
5th Flr.; North York, ON M2N 3A1. Tel - (416)314-1145.
Cost: Single copies free, bulk orders may involve charges. Attn. - Fisheries Education
Coordinator.
Summary: Education program to involve students in the fisheries and the lakes. 8 p.
Call Number: IM-58
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Fish/ Public Participation
Available at Center: Yes
769. Title: Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness - Environmental Health
Type: [Audio Visual- VHS Videotape]
Level: Grades 1-5
Distributor: TVOntario; P.O. Box 200; Station Q; Toronto, ON M4T 2T1. Tel -
(416)484-2600. Fax - (416)484-4234.
Cost: Purchase - $49 Cdn.; Rental - $15 Cdn. Additional guide $4.03 Cdn.
Summary: Zardip learns about the effects of pollution on Earth and what we can do to
solve the problems of pollution.
Call Number: AV-13
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waste/ Public
Participation/ RAPs/ Toxic Substances
Available at Center: No
770. Title: Zebra Mussels - Biology, Impacts and Control & Chemical Dynamics in
Freshwater Ecosystems
Year: 1992
Type: [Book]
Level: High school-adult
Distributor: Lewis Publishers, Inc.; 121 South Main Street; Drawer 519; Chelsea, MI
48118.
Cost: $69.95 U.S.; $85.00 U.S. outside U.S.
Summary: Discusses zebra mussels and their impact on their environment.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
771. Title: Zebra Mussels in North America - The Invasion and Its Implications
Author: Snyder, F. L., Hilgendorf, M. B. & Garton, D. W.
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Material]
Level: Grade 9-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Ohio Sea Grant College Program; Ohio State University; 1314 Kinnear Rd.;
Columbus, OH 43212-1194. Tel - (614)292-8949. Fax - (614)292-4364.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Describes the invasion of zebra mussels across North America and the
implications of this invasion. 4 p.
Call Number: IM-44
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
772. Title: Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant College Program; Cooperative Extension Service;
Michigan State University; 334 Natural Resources Building; East Lansing, MI
48824-1222. Tel - (517)336-1628. Fax - (517)336-1028.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Fact sheet provides overview of zebra mussel biology and impact, describes
how to prevent the spread of the mussel. 2 p.
Call Number: PA-74
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
773. Title: Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes - The Invasion and Its Implications
Author: Snyder, F. L. Revised 1991 edition.
Type: [Book]
Level: Grade 7-adult, teacher resource
Distributor: Minnesota Sea Grant Publications; 1518 Cleveland Avenue N., Room 302;
University of Minnesota; St. Paul, MN 55108. Tel - (612)625-9288. Fax -(612)625-1263.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Explains how mussels arrived in the Great lakes and describes the damage
they can cause to industrial, commercial and recreational concerns. 4 p.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Exotic Species/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake
Superior/ Water Quality
Available at Center: No
774. Title: Zero Discharge and Virtual Elimination in the Great Lakes - A Collection of
Viewpoints From Prominent Great Lakes Specialists
Year: 1993
Type: [Book]
Level: Adult
Distributor: Michigan Sea Grant Publications Office; University of Michigan; 2200
Bonisteel Blvd., 1st Building; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099. Tel - (313)764-1138.
Cost: $2.50 U.S.
Summary: Opinion papers on zero discharge and virtual elimination from a variety of
perspectives: law, economics, policy and industry. 49 p.
Call Number: BK-24
Keywords: Ecology/ Hazardous Waste/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake
Ontario/ Lake Superior/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
776. Title: Discussion Paper on Scope of Existing Survey Efforts in the Great Lakes Basin
Year: 1989
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Author: K.W. Marans, S.H. MacKenzie, J.W. Bulkley
Publisher: University of Michigan
Summary: A University of Michigan study as well as other surveys which examine trends
and emerging environmental issues in the Great Lakes Basin.
Keywords: Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
777. Title: National Geographic Special Edition - Water - The Powers, Promise, and
Turmoil of North America's Fresh Water
Year: 1993
Type: [Periodical/Serials/Journals
Level: Grade 7 - adult/general
Publisher: National Geographic Society; 1145 17th Street NW; Washington D.C. 20036.
Summary: Devoted exclusively to the subject of fresh water - our use and abuse of it, our
potential supply, and our prospects for the future.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Hazardous Waster/ Toxic
Substances/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
778. Title: Wetlands: Michigan's Vanishing Natural Resource
Type:[Pamphlet]
Level: General
Publisher: Michigan United Conservation Clubs; PO Box 30235; Lansing, MI 48909.
Summary: Pamphlet giving overview of how we can help restore wetlands.
Keywords: Wetlands/Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
779. Title: New York State 25-Year Plan for the Great Lakes + Executive Summary and
Responsiveness Summary
Year: 1992
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Albany, NY
12233-1010.
Summary: Subcommittees prepared reports and recommendations covering four issue
areas in the Great Lakes ecosystem; 1) water quality 2) water quantity 3) natural and
cultural resources and 4) sustainable economic development.
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
780. Title: Proceedings of the Canada-United States Inter-University Seminar on Great
Lakes Governance
Year: 1991
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Editor: Michael J. Donahue, Ph.D.
Summary: Proceedings document CUSIS seminar of the convening of a group of
Canadian and US Great Lakes Scholars in a binational "summit" to address critical
environmental, resource management, and economic issues related to the water resources
of the Canada-US Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Basin.
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/
Water Quality/ Water Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
781. Title: Scientific American ( Special Issue) Managing Planet Earth
Year: September 1989
Type: [Periodicals/Serials/Journals
Level: General
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc; 415 Madison Avenue; New York, NY 10017. Tel -
(212) 754-0550.
Summary: Series of articles pertaining to the changing atmosphere of the planet. Focus
on climate, water, biodiversity, agriculture, population growth, and industry.
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Climate/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/
Geography/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water
Quantity
Available at Center: Yes
782. Title: Ecosystem Charter for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Basin
Year: 1994
Type: [Special Report]
Level: General
Publisher: Great Lakes Commission; 400 Fourth Street; Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4816. Tel
- (313)665-9135. Fax - (313)665-4370. E-mail - glc@great-lakes.net
Summary: Summarizes commonly held principles drawn from existing laws, treaties,
agreements, and policies.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Institutional Agreements/
Public Participation/ St. Lawrence/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
783. Title: Great Lakes Monograph No. 1 - Environmental Dispute Resolution in the
Great Lakes Region - A Critical Appraisal
Editor: Lynne S. Bankert, R. Warren Flint
Year: November 1988
Type: Special Report
Level: Adult
Publisher: Great Lakes Program; State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY
14260.
Summary: Conference proceedings and papers regarding such issues as health, social,
and economic. Citizen participation in Waste Management, Scientific, and Political
Roles.
Keywords: Ecology/ Economics/ Human Health/ Hazardous Waste/ Public Participation/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
784. Title: Report to the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board - Toward an Ethic to the
Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
Year: 1989
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: International Joint Commission; 100 Ouellette Avenue; Windsor, ON N9A
6T3. Or PO Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232.
Summary: Provides an overview of the groundwork which has already been established
toward the development of an ethic for the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and to identify
how an ethics code could aid the IJC in its endeavors to apply an ecosystem approach in
carrying out its responsibilities as delineated in the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement of 1978.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Institutional Agreements/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
785. Title: Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Report to the International Joint
Commission
Year: 1987
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: International Joint Commission; 100 Ouellette Avenue; Windsor, ON N9A
6T3. Or PO Box 32869; Detroit, MI 48232.
Summary: A consolidated list of recommendations received by the great Lakes Science
Advisory Board through its infrastructure. ie - Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Economics/ Environmental Protection/
Fish/ Flora/ Hazardous Waste/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
786. Title: The Earth Center - educator newsletter
Year: Nov/Dec 1997, Mar/April 1998, Jan/Feb 1998
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Publisher: Lake Erie Nature and Science Center; 28728 Wolf Road; Bay Village, Ohio
44140.
Keywords: Ecology/ Lake Erie
Available at Center: Yes
787. Title: Clean Water in Your Watershed - A Citizen's Guide to Watershed Protection
Year: 1993
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General
Publisher: Terrene Institute; 1717 K Street NW; Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202) 833-8317.
Summary: Guide designed to help citizen groups work with local, state, and federal
government agencies to design and complete a successful watershed protection or
restoration project. Focuses on the role of citizens in the watershed protection process.
Keywords: Public Participation/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
788. Title: Alternatives - Perspectives on Society, Technology, and Environment. Special
Issue - Saving the Great Lakes
Year: Sept/Oct 1986
Type: Periodicals/Serials/Journals
Level: General
Publisher: Alternatives; c/o Faculty of Environmental Studies; University of Waterloo;
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1.
Summary: Compilation of articles on Great Lakes issues. It is about the direction and
redirection of the destiny of the Great Lakes ecosystem, and saving the lakes for future
generations and from the momentum of past generations.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Fish/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
789. Title: The Ark/ The Great Lakes Biodiversity Data System
Year: Spring 1994, Fall 1994
Type: [Newsletter]
Level: General
Publisher: The Nature Conservancy Canada; 110 Eglington Avenue West 4th floor;
Toronto, ON M4R 2G5. Tel - (416)932-3202.
Summary: Folder containing Nature Conservancy Canada Annual Report 1994 as well as
report on the biodiversity of the Great Lakes.
Keywords: Economics/ Ecology
Available at Center: Yes
790. Title: Riparian Road Guide (Managing Roads to Enhance Riparian Areas)
Year: 1994
Type: [Booklet]
Level: Adult
Publisher: Terrene Institute; 1717 K Street NW; Suite 801; Washington, DC 20006. Tel -
(202) 833-8317.
Cost: $9.95 plus $3.00 S&H.
Summary: A step-by-step approach to road building and repair that gives us clean water
and safe roads as a desirable objective as well as a cost effective, practical reality.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
791. Title: EcoMasters Clean Water
Year: 1994
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General
Publisher: New Media Magic; 2336 NE 23rd Avenue; Portland, OR 97212
Summary: A video game that teaches water quality principles and responsibility to kids.
3 disks.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Environmental Protection/ Monitoring/ Water Cycle/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
792. Title: You Can Help Protect the Piping Plover
Year: 1991
Type: [Pamphlet]
Level: General
Publisher: USFWS; One Gateway Center; Newton Corner, MA 02158.
Summary: Brief synopsis of Piping Plover's endangered status and how to help protect
the species.
Keywords: Environmental Protection/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
793. Title: Wild Earth - A Critical Defense of the Wilderness Idea
Year: Winter 1994/95
Type: [Periodicals/Serials/Journals]
Level: High school-adult
Publisher: Carrying Capacity Network; 2000 P Street NW; Suite 240; Washington DC
20036. Tel - (202)296-4548 or (800)466-4866.
Summary: Series of articles including "The Great Diversity of the Great Lakes" by John
Kinch focusing on biodiversity.
Keywords: Ecology
Available at Center: Yes
794. Title: Great Lakes Research Review
Year: July 1995, July 1996
Type: [Periodicals/Serials/Journals]
Level: High school - adult
Publisher: Great Lakes Program; SUNY at Buffalo; 207 Jarvis Hall; Buffalo, NY 14260-4400. Tel - (716)645-2088. Fax - (716)645-3667.
Summary: Focus on Great Lakes Fisheries.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/Fish/Flora
Available at Center: Yes
795. Title: Great Lakes Protection Fund - Annual Report 1993
Type: [Special Report]
Level: Adult
Publisher: Great Lakes Protection Fund; 35 East Wacker Drive; Suite 1880; Chicago, IL
60601.
Summary: Board of Directors annual report.
Keywords: Economics
Available at Center: Yes
796. Title: Rehabilitating Great Lakes Habitats - A Resource Manual
Year: 1996
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: Conservation Strategies Division; Environmental Conservation Branch;
Environment Canada; 4905 Dufferin Street; Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4. Tel -
(416)739-5829. Fax - (416)739-5845. E-mail - mazzoner@am.dow.on.doe.ca
Summary: A binder full of useful information and ideas on programs, references and
protocols to rehabilitate habitat for non-game species such as marsh birds, reptiles,
amphibians, and semi-aquatic mammals.
Keywords: Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ RAPs/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
797. Title: Lake Erie - The Great Lakes Project
Year: 1993
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General (Teacher reference)
Publisher: Glinodo Center; 6270 East Lake Road; Erie, PA 16511.
Summary: Watershed curriculum focusing for students and teachers focusing on
ecological concepts and principles that help us understand the interrelationships that
occur and the consequences of our actions.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Lake Erie/ Water Cycle/
Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
798. Title: Municipal Nonpoint Source Pollution Guidebook
Year: 1994
Level: Adult
Publisher: New York Sea Grant Extension; 21 South Grove Street; East Aurora, New
York 14052 or Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District; 10 Leach Road;
Lyons, New York 14489.
Summary: Guidebook to provide local officials with a common and basic understanding
of the dynamics and management of nonpoint source pollution.
Keywords: Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ Recycling/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
799. Title: Watershed Tools Directory - A Collection of Watershed Tools
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: US EPA - Office of Water; Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds;
Watershed Tools Coordinator; 401 M. Street, SW (4503F); Washington, DC 20460.
Summary: Describes several hundred methods, models, data sources and other
approaches that States and communities can use in managing watersheds to improve or
maintain water quality for human health and ecological purposes.
Keywords: Directories/ Bibliographies/ Water Quality/
Available at Center: Yes
800. Title: The Great Lakes - An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
Year: 1995 (3rd edition) and 1987 (1st edition)
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General
Publisher: Great Lakes National Program Office; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
77 West Jackson Blvd.; Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Summary: Inclusive guide to the Great Lakes.
Keywords: Air Pollution/ Aquatic Life/ Climate/ Geography/ Drinking Water/ Ecology/
Economics/ Environmental Protection/ Eutrophication/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/
Fishing/ Geology/ Groundwater/ Hazardous Waste/ History/ Human Health/ Institutional
Agreements/ Lake Erie/ Lake Huron/ Lake Michigan/ Lake Ontario/ Lake Superior/
Monitoring/ Navigation/ Public Participation/ RAPs/ Recreation/ Shipping/ St. Lawrence/
Toxic Substances/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Water Quantity/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
801. Title: Water Action Volunteers
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General
Publisher: WR/2; PO Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707. Tel - (608)264-8948.
Summary: Designed to provide introductory activities for anyone who is interested in
improving Wisconsin's streams and rivers.
Keywords: Directories/ Cleanup/ Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
802. Title: Organizing a Waterways Cleanup
Year: 1996
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General
Publisher: Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission; 5735 Kelogg Avenue;
Cincinnati, OH 45228. Tel - 1-800-359-3977.
Summary: Provides steps in organizing and carrying out a successful waterway cleanup.
Keywords: Cleanup/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
803. Title: Streamside Savvy - SWM's Guide to the Good Life at the Water's Edge
Year: 1994
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General
Publisher: King County Dept. Of Public Works Surface Water Management Division;
400 Yesler Way, #400; Seattle, WA 98104.
Summary: Designed to help you start preserving and protecting the health of your
favorite water body.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/
Monitoring/ Public Participation/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
804. Title: Adopt a Stream - Shoreline Survey (Leader's Manual)
Year: 1996 (4th edition)
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Editor: Joan Channing Kimball
Publisher: Massachusetts Riverways Programs; Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and
Environmental Law Enforcement; 100 Cambridge Street; Boston, MA 02202.
Summary: A leader's guide manual to Shoreline Surveys. A compilation of information
gained from working with groups across Massachusetts.
Keywords: Aquatic Life/ Cleanup/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Exotic Species/
Fish/ Flora/ Monitoring/ Public Participation/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
806. Title: Mobilizing the Watershed Community
Year: 1995
Type: [Booklet]
Level: General
Publisher: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; Bureau of Water; Division of
Water Pollution Control Planning Section; 2200 Churchill Road; Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276. Tel - (217)782-3362.
Summary: A watershed community concept which integrates the need to manage and
protect resources with issues such as water pollution, drinking water, wildlife habitat,
land use and management, and other environmental concerns.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Ecology/ Environmental Protection/ Public Participation/
Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wetlands/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
807. Title: Water Quality Field Guide
Year: 1983
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: US Dept. Of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Summary: Provides information on the control of nonpoint sources of pollution from
agricultural lands and to incorporate a water quality perspective into all conservation
planning.
Keywords: Drinking Water/ Sediment/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
808. Title: Great Lakes - Great Gardening
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General
Publisher: New York Sea Grant; SUNY College at Brockport; Brockport, NY 14420-2928.
Summary: 12 Fact Sheets pertaining to your garden and the Great Lakes. Topics cover -
organic gardening, fruit and vegetable gardening, composting yard wastes, herbicides and
water quality, watering, soil erosion by water, soil fertility, pest management,
landscaping, attracting birds naturally, and lawns.
Keywords: Ecology/ Flora/ Sediment/ Water Cycle/ Water Quality/ Wildlife
Available at Center: Yes
809. Title: Exotics of Lake Ontario
Author: Pultz, Jennifer
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: General
Publisher: New York Sea Grant; Rich Hall; SUNY College at Oswego; Oswego, NY
13126. Tel - (315)341-3042.
Summary: Fact sheet describing what exotics are, how the arrived, how they damage or
improve the Great Lakes, and what to do to prevent the spread.
Keywords: Aquatic Species/ Ecology/ Exotic Species/ Fish/ Flora/ Lake Ontario/ Water
Quality
Available at Center: Yes
810. Title: Project Highlights; Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
Type: [Special Report]
Level: General
Publisher: Great Lakes Cleanup Fund; Science and Integrated Programs Directorate;
Environment Canada; 867 Lakeshore Road; Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. Tel - (416)336-6276. Fax - (416)336-6272.
Summary: Report gives examples of projects tackling unique local problems.
Keywords: Economics/ Fishing/ Sediments/ Toxic Substances/ Water Quality
ISBN: 0-662-59780-X
Available at Center: Yes
811. Title: A guide to program planning and evaluation
Author: Andrews, Elaine
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education;
The Ohio State University; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel -
(614)292-6717 or (800)276-0462.
Summary: A list of successful water education program elements designed not only to
inform, but to help motivate young people to take action. Part of Educating Young
People about Water series.
Keywords: Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
812. Title: A guide to unique program strategies
Author: Warren, Kelly J.
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education;
The Ohio State University; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel -
(614)292-6717 or (800)276-0462.
Summary: Guide designed to attract youth and keep them interested in water education
programs. Part of Educating Young People about Water series.
Keywords: Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
813. Title: A guide to goals and resources
Author: Andrews, Elaine
Year: 1995
Type: [Instructional Materials]
Level: Adult
Publisher: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education;
The Ohio State University; 1929 Kenny Road; Columbus, OH 43210-1080. Tel -
(614)292-6717 or (800)276-0462.
Summary: Guide for professionals who design and develop water quality training
programs and curricula, and for coordinators of water education programs. It will help
you select water curricula, education support materials, and bibliographies. Part of
Educating Young People about Water series.
Keywords: Public Participation/ Water Quality
Available at Center: Yes
814. Title: Clean Water... A Community Commitment to Protecting New York's
Watersheds
Year: 1994
Type: [P