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Educational Resources
Here you will find helpful links to databases from environmental organizations, educational materials, and places to learn more about the conservation work of NCSWCD.
Educational Resources
If you have questions about where to look for specific information, please call the Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District at (516) 364 - 5860 or Email us at srooney@nassauswcd.org
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General
National Government Agencies
- National Parks Service
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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National Weather Service - Center for Environmental Protection
Conservation District Resources
- NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee - Develops and oversees implementation of soil and water conservation and agricultural nonpoint source water quality program for the State of New York through county Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
- National Association of Conservation Districts - Nonprofit organization that represents America’s 3,000 conservation districts.
New York State Environmental Agencies
Local Laws Information
Local Organizations
Conservation Organizations
- Long Island Native Plant Initiative
- Town of Hempstead Conservation & Waterways
- Long Island Regional Planning Counil
- Lower Hudson-Long Island RC&D
- Operation Splash
- The Nature Conservancy
- Citizens Campaign for the Enviroment
- The North Shore Land Alliance
Information Sources
Long Island Protection Committees
- Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee
- Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
- Manhasset Bay Protection Committee
- Peconic Estuary Protection Committee
Conservation
Sustainability
Soils
- Unlock the secrets in the soil. Basics and Benefits
- Soil Health Matters
- Healthy productive soils, checklist for growers
- The interdisciplinary nature of Soil
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Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides and Fertilizers - NY Botanical Garden
Trees
- Urban Forestry Resources - NYS Urban Forestry Council
- Million Trees NYC
- Caring for Urban Street Trees - NY Botanical Garden
- Diseases of Trees & Shrubs - Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau
- Tree Conservation
Wildlife
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Wildlife Health - NYS DEC
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Find a Wildlife Rehabilitator Near You - NYS DEC
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Leave No Trace - Learn how you can protect wilderness areas
Water
- Water Conservation Throughout the Home
- Drought.gov - NOAA NIDIS
- Understanding Water Pollution
- Watershed Information & Conservation Council
Environmental Modeling
Invasive Plant Management
- New York Invasive Species Information Clearinghouse
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NYISRI - New York Incasive Species Research Institute
- LIISMA - Long Island Invasive Species Management Area
- NY iMapInvasives - Helpful tool to identify and monitor invasives
- DEC List of Nuisance & Invasive Species
- NAISMA - North America Invasive Species Management Association
- A Guide to Nonnative Invasive Plants Inventoried in the North by Forest Inventory and Analysis
- A National Early Detection and Rapid Response System