Centers
for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
www.coseegreatlakes.net
![GLIN Site of the Month]() The newest of 10 national
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence [COSEE] is COSEE
Great Lakes, an eight-state partnership supported by NSF/ NOAA
through 2010. COSEE Great Lakes facilitates partnerships between
research scientists and educators, increases access to Great Lakes
science and educational resources, and promotes science literacy
through public access to lake and ocean information. COSEE programs
involve educators of grades 4-10, informal educators, students and
the public with the exciting sciences of the inland seas.
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Lake Ontario Waterfront
Trail
www.waterfronttrail.org
![]() The Waterfront Trail has been
an instrumental part of Lake Ontario's regeneration. Along it you
will find a 740 km celebration of nature and culture - where
peaceful countryside, small towns and big cities are linked.
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction
Service
http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps
Stream flow and volume forecast information have been
enhanced for water managers throughout the St. Lawrence drainage
area.
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Rip Current Awareness
Week
www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov
![]() NOAA's National Weather
Service and National Sea Grant Program are working together to raise
awareness about the dangers of rip currents through Rip Current
Awareness Week, June 4-10. Check this site for a rip current
overview, safety tips, forecasts, photos and much more.
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Ohio Tributary Loading
Program
http://wql-data.heidelberg.edu
Since
1974, the Heidelberg College Water Quality Laboratory has collected
more than 90,000 water samples as part of its Ohio Tributary
Monitoring Program. Designed to provide accurate and long-term
pollutant loading data for Ohio's major tributaries to Lake Erie and
the Ohio River, these data are now available online for public use.
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