• 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/

• 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 Nuisance species Task Force http://www.anstaskforce.gov/default.php

• 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

DID YOU KNOW:
Montana is one of four headwater states in the Rocky Mountain region that provides drinking water for over 60 million US Citizens in 11 states.