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Educational Resources
If you have questions about where to look for specific information, please contact the Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District at (516) 364 - 5860 or Email 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
Native Species
- Long Island Native Plant Initiative
- Native Plant List - Town of North Hempstead
- Long Island Botanical Society
- NYFA: New York Flora Atlas
- Native Plant Alternatives - USDA
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