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References and Suggested Reading

General  

San Dieguito River Park: http://www.sdrp.org 

Volcan Mountain Foundation: http://www.volcanmt.org/ 

Watersheds (General) 

Benefits of Healthy Watersheds: http://watershedcheckup.ca/benefits-of healthy-watersheds 

Healthy Watersheds, Healthy people:  

How Watersheds Work (5 short kid friendly explanations):  

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/watershe d.htm 

Why Watersheds are Important to Protect:  

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/wmb/documents/ wmb-19.pdf 

San Dieguito Watershed 

The San Dieguito River Watershed:  

http://www.projectcleanwater.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic le&id=36&Itemid=45 

San Diego Coastkeeper. San Diego Watersheds. Interactive map of water  quality along watersheds, including San Dieguito:  

http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/learn/swimmable/san-diego-water-quality.html 

Water Quality Monitoring  

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). How’s My Waterway? (searchable  by location): https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway .  

Water quality indicators: Biological, chemical and physical parameters.  Adapted from Healthy Water, Healthy People: Water Quality Educators Guide  (www.projectwet.org). Available at:  https://riverxchange.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/water_quality_indicators_final. pdf