epa_nep eng utf8 dataset GCMD originator 2002-05-29 CEOS IDN DIF VERSION 9.7 National Estuary Program National Estuary Program 2002-05-29 publication U.S. EPA OFFICE OF WATER CONTACT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (4101M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20460 USA OW-GENERAL@epa.gov processor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency originator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publisher The National Estuary Program protects and restores the health of estuaries while supporting economic and recreational activities. 28 local NEPs are demonstrating practical and innovative ways to revitalize and protect their estuaries. The National Estuary Program was established in 1987 by amendments to the Clean Water Act to identify, restore, and protect nationally significant estuaries of the United States. Unlike traditional regulatory approaches to environmental protection, the NEP targets a broad range of issues and engages local communities in the process. The program focuses not just on improving water quality in an estuary, but on maintaining the integrity of the whole system -- its chemical, physical, and biological properties, as well as its economic, recreational, and aesthetic values. The National Estuary Program is designed to encourage local communities to take responsibility for managing their own estuaries. Each NEP is made up of representatives from federal, state and local government agencies responsible for managing the estuary's resources, as well as members of the community -- citizens, business leaders, educators, and researchers. These stakeholders work together to identify problems in the estuary, develop specific actions to address those problems, and create and implement a formal management plan to restore and protect the estuary. Twenty-eight estuary programs are currently working to safeguard the health of some of our Nation's most important coastal waters: Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina; Barataria-Terrebonne Estuarine Complex, Louisiana; Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Casco Bay, Maine; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries, Texas; (Lower) Columbia River Estuary, Oregon and Washington; Delaware Estuary, Delaware; Delaware Inland Bays, Delaware; Galveston Bay, Texas; Indian River Lagoon, Florida; Long Island Sound, New York and Connecticut; Maryland Coastal Bays, Maryland; Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, Mobile Bay, Alabama; Morro Bay, California; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; New Hampshire Estuaries, New Hampshire; New York-New Jersey Harbor; Peconic Bay, New York; Puget Sound, Washington; San Francisco Estuary; San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico; Santa Monica Bay, California; Sarasota Bay, Florida; and Tampa Bay, Florida. Each program features maps of the program area as well as regional maps. Information was obtained from "http://www.epa.gov/nep/". onGoing U.S. EPA OFFICE OF WATER CONTACT, EPA/OW/OWOW/OCE/NEP > National Estuary Program, Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries, Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency DATA CENTER CONTACT U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (4101M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20460 USA OW-GENERAL@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/nep/ resourceProvider EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > WATER MANAGEMENT EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > URBANIZATION EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION > RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION > EUTROPHICATION EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANTS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONSERVATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > ESTUARINE WETLANDS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL HABITAT EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > ESTUARINE WETLANDS NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Science Keywords 2008-02-05 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 water quality chemical properties physical properties biological properties economic recreational aesthetic values CONSERVATION EPA/PLACES > Geographic Places, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Projects 2009-06-10 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 USA/NASA NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords IDN Nodes 2007-04-01 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 eng utf8 biota environment geoscientific information inland waters oceans -124.2255 -66.1212 18.4223 49.2104 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1987-01-01 U.S. EPA OFFICE OF WATER CONTACT, EPA/OW/OWOW/OCE/NEP > National Estuary Program, Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries, Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency DATA CENTER CONTACT U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (4101M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20460 USA OW-GENERAL@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/nep/ distributor http://www.nbii.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link VIEW EXTENDED METADATA Metadata in Biological Data Profile format. http://www.epa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Data Set Citation National Estuary Program dataset This metadata record is publicly available. asNeeded 2003-05-29