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California Watershed Browser
The Water Browser lets users drill down through a map of California's watersheds using the CalWater geographic dataset. Once an area of interest is identified, the user can easily locate and retrieve digital orthophoto quads and scanned USGS map sheets for the area. A user can also ask for a list of rare species and natural communities inventoried by Fish and Game’s Natural Diversity Data Base.

California Watershed Funding Database
The California Watershed Funding Database is the one-stop site for all environmental funding in the state of California. It consists of State, Federal and Private Foundation funding information. The site is a web-based, public domain database for watershed funding sources which allows for queries and contains a variety of linkages to technical and other assistance sites. Unlike other similar databases that are available to the public on a pay-per-view service, CSU, Chico has created this database with public domain software for free, open use in compliance with our public service mission as well as the Governor's Grant Information Act of 1999.

Principles for Integrated Planning in Watersheds
Seven principles to guide agencies, watershed groups and others in integrating land and resource use plans to promote long-term watershed protection.

California Spatial Information Library
The California Spatial Information Library provides access to much of California's physical and cultural geospatial information.

California Digital Conservation Atlas
The Legacy Project California Digital Conservation Atlas

CNDDB Quad Viewer
The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) Quad Viewer tool provides the user with a list of all CNDDB elements (species or natural communities) that have been documented by the CNDDB to occur on a selected USGS 7.5' topographic quad. This list may include both recent and historical records. Each element is listed only once regardless of how many occurrences are documented for that quad.

North Coast Watershed Assessment Program
In 1999, the California Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency began developing an interagency watershed assessment program for California's North Coast. The purpose of the program is to develop consistent, scientifically credible information to guide landowners, agencies, watershed groups, and other stakeholders in their efforts to improve watershed and fisheries conditions.

CalWater - Watershed Boundaries
CalWater is a spatial dataset of watersheds in California, developed by an Interagency Watershed Mapping Committee (IWMC). For many years, the NRCS and other State and Federal agencies, have been working with this committee to map the watersheds and hydrologic units in the State of California. This web site documents the history and current status of this interagency effort.

California Watershed Assessment Manual (CWAM)
The California Watershed Assessment Manual (CWAM)---now being developed by the State of California---will help watershed groups, local agencies, private landowners, and watershed specialists evaluate the condition of their watershed. The CWAM will provide a toolbox of science-based approaches and techniques that stakeholders can use to assess natural resource issues in creek and river basins throughout the state. These assessments can then guide a variety of activities, including restoration planning, water and land management, land use planning, and regulation.

Coastal Watershed Mapping Tool
The Coastal Watershed Mapping Tool allows anyone to locate a watershed of interest by zooming into a statewide map and using watershed boundaries and scanned U.S. Geological Survey quad maps. These maps illustrate key hydrographic components such as streams and watershed boundaries as well as major roads, urbanized areas, and coarse vegetation condition. After an individual watershed is chosen, the linked screens provide information on average rainfall, public and private land ownership, and land use and vegetation cover. The statewide coverages for most of these layers are also available on the FRAP web site. The advantage of the mapping tool is that it allows anyone with access to the internet to retrieve detailed information on factors that play a major role in determining potential non-point source pollution sources, key wildlife habitats, and the impacts of proposed new land uses and resource management practices.

Salmon and Watersheds Mapping Tool
The Salmon and Watershed Mapping Tool uses a map interface to allow browsing geographically. This tool requires a fast internet connection to be useful. The mapping system includes the outer boundary of the three listed or candidate salmonid species (coho, chinook, and steelhead) provided by NMFS, the latest CalWater data showing planning watersheds and larger aggregations, as well as county boundaries and 1:100,000 scale topographic maps that should allow landowners or project submitters to identify if their ownership would be covered by the new rules.

Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection (DWSAP) Program
The California Department of Health Services' Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection (DWSAP) Program Website provides information on drinking water protection measures, best management practices and resources available including references, case studies, and training materials.

Klamath Resource Information System
The Klamath Resource Information System, KRIS, pulls together maps, data tables, charts, photographs and bibliographic materials into an easy-to-use, PC-based computer program. For any designated watershed, KRIS organizes information relevant to fisheries and water quality so that it can be shared quickly and easily among agencies, private land owners and citizens. KRIS projects are distributed on CDs, free of charge, and can be updated by willing cooperators.