| Plants | Mollusks | Arthropods | Fish | Amphibians | Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Regional Nature Centers
- Hilton Pond Center for Natural History in York, SC
http://www.hiltonpond.org - Historic Yates Mill County Park
http://www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill/default.htm - Prairie Ridge Ecostation, field station for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
https://naturalsciences.org/prairie-ridge-ecostation
Education and Informational Websites
- Natural Learning Initiative at NC State University
http://www.naturalearning.org/ - NC DENR Stormwater Runoff and Pollution
http://www.ncstormwater.org/ - The Ocean Conservancy
The international organization that conducts the International Coastal Cleanup with 90+ countries participating. NC Big Sweep began originally as "Beach Sweep" under this program. All international litter data is used to target litter prevention education.
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_aboutus - NC Big Sweep
If you'd like to participate in NC Big Sweep in Wake County, please contact Wake County Big Sweep Coordinator Sheila Jones at (919) 250-1065 or sbjones@co.wake.nc.us -or- visit the Wake Soil & Water Conservation District's web site.
http://www.wakeswcd.org/ - NC Big Sweep provides supplies to all 100 county coordinators from across the state and compiles & submits NC's litter data to The Ocean Conservancy.
If you live in another NC county, please visit the NC Big Sweep web site and click on "County Coordinator" to find your local NC Big Sweep contact.
http://www.ncbigsweep.org/ - U.S. EPA Wetlands Information
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ - U.S. EPA Wetlands Education
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/education/
