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PUBLICATIONS

Methods in Stream Ecology. 1996. Editors F. Richard Hauer and Gary A. Lamberti. Academic Press, San Diego CA. ISBN: 0-12-332906-X

EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for use in streams and wadeable rivers. Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish, Second Edition. The full 339 pages are available at http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/rbp/wp61pdf/rbp.pdf
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol, United States Department of Agriculture. The full document is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/aquatic/svapfnl.pdf
Wetland Evaluation Technique, Volume II, Technical Report Y87. 1987. Adamus P.R. et al. US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. The manual containing this method can be obtained by requesting Report ADA 189968 from the National Technical Information Service (NITS), Springfield, VA 22161. http://www.ntis.gov/about/contact.asp?loc=6-7-0 The software may be available through the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. http://www.wes.army.mil/

These are all detailed and scientific, but excellent resources

Merritt R.W. and Cummins K.W. 1996. An introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa.
Thorp J.H. and Covich A.P. 1991. Ecology and Classification of North American Feshwater Invertebrates. Academic Press, Inc. San Diego, California.
A Field Guide to Montana Fishes, 2nd edition. 1996. Eds: G.D. Holton and H.E. Johnson. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Helena, Montana.

Aquatic Resources Education Association, MT State contact Dave Hagengruber Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks http://areanet.org
Invasive Species Information http://invasivespeciesinfo.gov
Montana American Water Resources Association provides research, planning, development and education related to water http://awra.org/state.montana/
Montana State University Extension Publications. A wide variety of publications with different applications. Many are free. Browse under Agriculture and Natural Resources http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/indexag.html
National Biological Information Infrastructure, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Node http://far.nbii.gov
Natural Resource Conservation Services Watershed Protection and Flood Protection information for communities http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed

Ben Meadows: http://www.benmeadows.com Variety of outdoor sampling gear
BioQuip: http://www.bioquip.com Tools for entomologists
Used Microscopes: http://www.mwrn.com/product/microscope/used.htm This is a clearinghouse of places to get used microscopes from
Fisher Scientific: http://www.fishersci.com Everything you would need for science based projects
Yellow Springs Instruments: http://www.ysi.com Company that has hand held units for instant chemistry reading in water