Educational Resources

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. 

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

Local Organizations

Local Environmental 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

• Peconic Estuary Partnership

• Long Island Sound Study 

• South Shore Estruary Reserve

• NY Restoration Project - NYC 

• Town of North Hempstead - Sustainability Programs

Information Sources

• Cornell Cooperative Extension 

• DEC - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

Watershed Protection Committees

• Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee
• Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
• Manhasset Bay Protection Committee
• Peconic Estuary Protection Committee
• Northport Harbor Water Quality Protection Committee
• Setauket Harbor Task Force 

 

Water 

• NYS Geological Data - USGS
• Long Island Sustainability groundwater study (2024) - USGS
• Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection - State of the Aquifer Reports
• Drought.gov - NOAA  NIDIS
• Understanding Water Pollution
• Watershed Information & Conservation Council 

• EPA - National Rivers and Streams Assessment

• Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island

• PFAS Information 

• Harmful Algal Blooms Notifications Page - DEC

 

Environmental Modeling 

• NYS GIS Clearinghouse - NYS DEC
• NYS DOS OPD - Geographic Information Gateway
• USDA NRCS ArcGIS Online

• DEC Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Maps

 

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
• Central Pine Barrens Commission
• FOREST - Foundation for Research and Stewardship in the Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve 

 

 

Wildlife 

• Wildlife Health - NYS DEC

• Find a Wildlife Rehabilitator Near You - NYS DEC

• Leave No Trace - Learn how you can protect wilderness areas

• World Wildlife Fund - Great resources for teaching about wildlife

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