Additional Resources

General 

• Where Rivers are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands - a paper presenting how the health and productivity of rivers and lakes depend upon small streams and wetlands
• Get The Dirt Out - a self-guided training from Chattahoochee Riverkeeper that teaches citizens how to spot construction sites that don’t comply with clean water laws and what to do about it
• Society for Freshwater Science - Stay Fresh! - a regularly updated list of recent scientific publications in the field of freshwater sciences
• Georgia Water Quality Laws and Regulations - a document detailing important Georgia water quality regulations 1957-present

Chemical Parameters and Bacteria:

What's the Red? Iron Bacteria!

Orange-red surface film or floc-like deposits in slow moving water may look like pollution, but are actually a naturally occurring condition resulting from iron bacteria growth. Learn more about the processes that lead to this condition. 

• Dissolved Oxygen and Water - USGS Water Science School 
• What is Turbidity and Why is it Important?  - EPA Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
• Chattahoochee River BacteriALERT Realtime Monitoring - USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center 

Macroinvertebrate Identification:

• Macroinvertebrate Quiz - identification quiz by Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates 
• Name That Bug - identification quiz by Ray Swords
• Know Your Macros - macroinvertebrate slideshow with identification tips by Michael Clapp
  
• Macroinvertebrate Identification Game - by Allegheny College
• Aquatic Insects of American Trout Streams - repository of macroinvertebrate photos by TroutNut 
• Macroinvertebrate Key  - by Kentucky Water Watch Program
• #MysteryMacro Quiz - collection of #MysteryMacro posts with answers by Stroud Water Research Center
• Save our Streams Resources for Monitors - 'Know Your Macros' resources by Izaak Walton League of America 
• Aqua Bugs (Google Play Store or Apple Store) - an easy-to-use, step-by-step identification app of the most common macroinvertebrates by Isaac Walton League 

Amphibian Identification 

• USGS Frog Quiz - frog call quiz by USGS 
• Frogging by Ear - frog call guide by Linda May, Georgia DNR  
• "Calls of the Wild" - a CD of Georgia frog calls by Georgia DNR 
• Amphibians in Your Backyard - list of amphibians likely to use backyard habitats by Georgia DNR 
• Metro Atlanta Amphibian Monitoring Program - downloadable frog calls, photos and descriptions of common frogs and salamanders by MAAMP 
  
• Amphibians of South Carolina and Georgia - species information, images, and distribution maps by UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory 
• Amphibians of Chattahoochee National Recreation Area - photo list of frogs and salamanders in CRNRA by NPS