http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD7540.html
"Manure and Pasture Management for Recreational Horse Owners", a series of web sites by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. Includes plans for building a composting bin, detailed discussion of the composting process, information on pasture management, and an extensive list of additional sources of information.

http://www.horsesforcleanwater.com/
This link takes you to Horses for Clean Water, a non-profit environmental education organization based in Washington state. The site has several fact sheets on a number of manure related topics including composting, eliminating mud, and pasture management. A page called "Know Your Resources" lists many other useful web sites, programs and publications, including where to find pest control products, fly masks, bat houses, books, pamphlets, and newspaper bedding.  Contact Alayne Blickle, program coordinator, at 425-432-6116 or via email at alayne@horsesforcleanwater.com for more information.

http://extension.unh.edu/resources/representation/Resource000002_Rep2.pdf
This link takes you to the online version of the Good Neighbor Guide for Horse-Keeping: Manure Management, an excellent publication developed by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.

http://www.oacd.org/
A series of Small Acreage Fact Sheets by Oregon's Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District, including tips on controlling mud, good and bad environmental practices, and a year-round calendar of activities for sound farm and pasture management. (Click on "Small Acreage Landowner Fact Sheets" on the left side.)

http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/300Series/386000-8.pdf
"Environmental Guidelines for Horse Owners" by the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food.  Extensive coverage of environmental issues for horse owners including manure management and storage as well as more general resource protection issues.  The site also provides other references.

http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/
Links to Farm and Home assistance addressing farm management and environmental management for homeowners.

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/index.htm
This link takes you to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Bureau of Resource Protection website.

For other fact sheets regarding water quality and horse management, or for technical assistance and information about grant funding to address nonpoint source pollution, contact Jane Peirce, nonpoint source coordinator, at 508-767-2792 or jane.peirce@state.ma.us.
Manure Management for Healthy Horses
Manure Impacts on Surface Water Quality
Mud and Pasture Management
Composting
Vegetated Buffer Strips

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking.htm
Information and publications about Massachusetts DEP Drinking Water Program and Regulations
Regional Coordinators Drinking Water Program
Western Regional Office - Deirdre Cabral 413-755-2148
Central Regional Office - Marielle Stone 508-767-2827
Northeast Regional Office - Tom Mahin 978-694-3226
Southeast Regional Office - Richard Rondeau 508-946-2816
Boston Water Supply - Kathleen Romero 617-292-5727

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/wetlands.htm
Information and publications about Massachusetts' Wetlands program and regulations

http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/aeep/index.htm
Massachusetts Department of Food & Agriculture is a source of funding for some commercial agriculture management strategies.

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.

Natural Resource Conservation Service Centers:
Berkshire CD: 413-443-6867
Hampden-Hampshire CD: 413-586-5440
Essex-Middlesex-Suffolk CD: 978-692-1904
N.E.N.W., S. Worcester CD: 508-829-6628
Bristol-Plymouth-Norfolk CD: 508-295-5151
Cape Cod-Nantucket-Dukes CD: 508-771-6476
UMass Cooperative Extension Service: 413-545-4800

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/
EPA's home page for general information about non-point source pollution and watershed protection

http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/anafobmp.html#Nutrient/Manure%20Management
Agricultural Best Management Practices from the US Environmental Protection Agency

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/dwgb/index.htm
The State of New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services Water Supply Fact Sheets. There are detailed fact sheets about types of wells, proper methods of abandonment and sealing and water quality.

http://www.soils.umn.edu/research/mn-river/doc/links.html
An extensive list of links provided by the University of Minnesota, covering a wide range of agricultural non-point source information

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/5308/
report/0
A short summary of a project by the National Center for Environmental research, demonstrating the beneficial effect of riparian poplar tree buffers on water quality

www.carverma.org/documents/boh/bohwestnilehorse.pdf
"West Nile Virus: A Risk to Horses in Massachusetts?" West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease, and mosquitoes need water for breeding. The mosquito that carries this virus breeds in stagnant water, not in ponds and wetlands. This fact sheet from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health discusses statistics, symptoms, ways to reduce risk, and provides links to other related sites.

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/dwgb/index.htm
The State of New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services Water Supply fact Sheets. There are detailed fact sheets about types of wells, proper methods of abandonment and sealing and water quality.

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