River Basin Map and GIS Resources | NC EE
Interactive Tools Bring Environmental Education to Life
StoryMaps describe how river basins function, explain how humans and rivers are interconnected and demonstrate how the decisions we make everyday affect water quality.
GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) help us see, analyze, and understand data. They assist us in answering questions and solving problems. GIS can enhance instruction for PreK-12 teachers, nonformal educators and homeschool educators. The Office of Environmental Education has three categories of GIS maps and apps:
NC River Basins
Your Ecological Address
Environmental Education Resources
Learn the basics: GIS 101
River Basin Interactive Maps
Our
River Basin App
is an interactive map with the location and size of the river basin, as well as links to information sheets about each basin. Use the search bar to find what river basin you are located in!
Find a Wetland Near You
The ncwetlands.org website has
an interactive map to help you locate wetlands to visit.
The map provides links to photos and 360 images. It also lists location, instructions on how/where to find the wetlands, wetland type, some available activities, and accessibility information.
The ncwetlands.org website also features
free downloadable materials including factsheets, activities, lesson plans, and posters
that can be used for displays or in the classroom. You can find general wetland information, raw data collected from previous research projects and summaries of past reports, information on wetland regulations, and ways you can get involved. Start your wetlands exploration before you even step out the door.
Discover Your Ecological Address App
Our
Discover Your Ecological Address App
is a teaching tool for learning about North Carolina's ecological components (like soil and air). The characteristics of each component help determine the effects your actions have on your environment and help increase your awareness of your relationship with the natural world.
Check out our
ecological address app information sheet
to learn how to best use this app.
To learn more about your ecological address, visit our
Discover Your Ecological Address page
Environmental Education Resource App
Our
Environmental Education Resources App
helps you find environmental education resources across the state and locate areas to explore around your home, school, or work. The app has information for schools, managed lands, libraries, environmental education centers, and more.
Check out our
environmental education resources app information sheet
to learn how to best use this app.
To learn more about environmental education resources near you, browse our site!
Citizen Science Projects
You can use the
SciStarter
website to find a variety of Citizen and Community Science Projects!
North Carolina Environmental Education Centers
This interactive map shows environmental education centers in North Carolina. Use your mouse to hover over a county, and a list of centers will appear. If you see that your county does not have any environmental education centers, try clicking on a neighboring county. To be directed to the website for an environmental education center, click on "Text Version" and navigate to your county.
*The regions on this map are consistent with the
Environmental Educators of North Carolina's
(EENC) membership sections: Western, Piedmont, Central, Eastern
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