Salmon in the Trees
Video by Amy Gulik
Salmon in the Trees offers a simple, yet scientific, explanation of how anadromous* fish help maintain the health of our freshwater resources. Conservation photographer Amy Gulick’s Salmon in the Trees raises awareness of the critical role of salmon in the health of Alaskan watersheds. This web of biodiversity between bears, salmon, trees and our fresh water resources is just as critical in the Columbia River Basin; however today hydro-dams block the Columbia’s salmon migration from Canada’s Rockies out to Oregon’s Pacific Ocean coast.
*Definition of anadromous: adjective; (of a fish, such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea or ocean to spawn.
Wetlands Values and Functions
This one-page summary describes how wetlands provide habitat and food for wildlife, control flooding and recharge the water supply, regulate climate, and provide sustenance and cultural benefits to people.
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NWNL Methodology for Investigating and Documenting a Watershed
This four-page methodology can be applied to the Nile, the longest river in the world, or to a backyard stream. No Water No Life encourages use of this methodology outline for obtaining and sharing data with fellow stakeholders in order to provide effective stewardship of their fresh water resources.
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No Water No Life Booklet
This is a companion catalogue for NWNL’s traveling photographic exhibit. Fourteen pages describe values of our freshwater resources, threats they face and solutions considered, and present profiles of NWNL’s six case-study watersheds. Published by Puddleduck Press, 2009. All rights reserved.
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Troubling Facts about Our Fresh Water Resources
This one-page fact sheet is a collection of fascinating facts about water availability and water usage, and the effects of population increase, pollution, climate change, dams and agriculture.
View or download Fresh Water Resources fact sheet.
The Water Cycle
Here is a print-friendly image of the water cycle diagram shown at left. Source: U.S. Geological Survey.
To learn more about the earth’s hydrologic cycle, go to the USGS webpage Water Science for Schools.