Dynamic Map of Zebra Mussels
You can check out the distribution and spread of zebra mussels every year since their introduction to the US on this neat dynamic map from nationalatlas.gov at
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/dynamic.html

$ Funding for Watershed Work $
The New England Environmental Finance Center (NEEFC) has posted a Directory of Watershed Resources online. The Directory is a free searchable database of environmental funding programs and other support.
http://efc.muskie.usm.maine.edu/tools.html

$ Maine Philanthropy Center Website Redesigned $
Resources are easier to find on the MPC’s new website. Check it out at
http://www.mainephilanthropy.org

Maine Alliance of Road Associations
Clyde Walton, Linda McKee, John Cunningham and Betsy Bowen have formed this new association dedicated to promoting the development of road associations. Its website will go live later this month at:
http://www.maineroads.org (keep checking back!)

Maine Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
The DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality has made Volumes I (Stormwater Management Manual) and III (BMP Technical Design Manual) of the Stormwater Best Practices Manual available online at:
http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/stormwater

Distance Learning about Watersheds
This Web site offers a variety of self-paced training modules that represent a basic and broad introduction to the watershed management field. Modules vary in the time they to complete, from ½ hour to 2 hours. are the core modules for the Watershed Academy Certificate Program.
http://www.epa.gov/watertrain

High Tech Benthic Mats
Lake Bottom Blanket of Wayne, NJ, makes benthic barrier material of low specific gravity polyethylene that is held to the substrate with integral weights of reinforced sand filled glue so positioned that they direct the gases of decomposition to gas release ports in the plastic. (It is illegal to remove aquatic plants from Maine waters unless permitted to do so by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.)
http://lakebottomblanket.com/Productinfo.html

Hookah Systems Diver Aid
Brownie’s gas powered direct drive compressor system allows scuba divers to descend without tanks, exert harder at depth and reach depths previously beyond reach. Pictured in photo accompanying “The Milfoil Battle: Some Success in a Tough Fight”
http://www.browniedive.com

Social Marketing Workbook
Doug McKenzie-Mohr and Jay Kassirer have made the workbook, Tools of Change: Proven Methods for Promoting Environmental Citizenship available for free at
http://www.cbsm.com/ReportsDatabase/Detail.lasso?-KeyValue=97&-KeyField=ID