Educational Organizations:

• Austin Youth River Watch: www.AYRW.org
• Texas River School: www.TexasRiverSchool.org
• Colorado River Foundation: www.coloradoriver.org
• Upper Colorado River Authority Water Education Center: http://www.ucratx.org/page18.html

 

Paddling Information and guides:

• The Lower Colorado River User's Guide: http://www.lcra.org/community/ecodev/crt/river_users_guide.html
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Information about parks, paddling trails, river flow gauges, public river access points, wildlife, bird migration, fishing reports, as well as other information.
  • "Texas River Guide: Texas Public Boater Access: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/habitats/rivers/access/access.htm
  • Texas Paddling Trails: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/boat/paddlingtrails/
• Southwest Paddler: http://southwestpaddler.com/
• Texas River Recreation Association: http://world.std.com/~reichert/canoeTX.htm
• Texas Kayaker Fisherman: www.texaskayakfisherman.com

 

River Information:

• Texas Rivers Protection Association: http://www.txrivers.org/
• Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/research-projects-partnerships-and-programs
• Colorado River Municipal Water District: http://www.crmwd.org/
• Environmental Protection Agency.
• Water quality, river basins, pollutants, air quality, and other relevant information: http://www.epa.gov/
• Texas Coastal Wetlands. A field guide to the different wetlands and where to find examples. http://www.texaswetlands.org/
• Lower Colorado River Authority: http://www.lcra.org
• Hydromet data Web site. Interactive map with near real-time data from LCRA's network of gauges: http://hydromet.lcra.org/full.aspx
• American Rivers: www.americanrivers.org

 

Naturalist's links:

• Texas Parks & Wildlife, Land & Water: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater
• BugGuide.Net: bugguide.net/node/view/15740
• Dragonflies & Damselflies: www.odonatacentral.org
• Butterflies & Moths: www.butterfliesandmoths.org
• Reptiles & Amphibians of Texas: http://www.herpsoftexas.org/
• Native Plants: http://www.wildflower.org/
• Invasive Species in Texas:  http://texasinvasives.org/

 

Environmental information:

• Texas Legacy Project, an archive and documentary series sponsored by the Conservation History Association of Texas: http://www.texaslegacy.org
• Texas Rice Industry Coalition For the Environment: http://www.karankawa.com/rice.htm
• Texas Water Matters has a wealth of information about water use, environmental flows, the energy-water nexus, and links to regional water plans. The project is a collaborative effort of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, and Environmental Defense: http://www.texaswatermatters.org
• U.S. Global Change Research Program. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. http://www.globalchange.gov/usimpacts
• U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Rice, Water, and Birds: http://www.fws.gov/birds/waterbirds/rice/rice.html
  • Texas National Wildlife Refuges: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Texas.html
  • The Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/texasmidcoast/