Watersheds

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Watersheds Waterways
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Watersheds
What is a Watershed ?
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Watersheds
http//www.urban-nature.org
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Waterways

• What is a waterway?(Examples)
• What do Healthy Waterways Have?(Characteristics)
  
• What do healthy waterway?(Roles)

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What is a waterway?
There are many examples of waterwayslakes,
rivers, streams, bayous, estuaries, oceans.
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What do Healthy Waterways Have?
Structure adjacent to waterway
Good Water Quality
Structure within waterway
Natural Flow
Biodiversity
Runs, Riffles, Bends
www.earthforce.org/texas/gbwap
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The Role(s) of Your Local Waterway
Hydrologic Role
Water treatment Role
Biodiversity Role
Nutrient Role
Community Role(s)
Adapted from McFarlene 1998. Ecological Roles
of the Clear Creek Ecosystem
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Users of neighborhood Waterways
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• Questions to ask when investigating your local
  waterway

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B. Stafford
B. Stafford
What are needs of local species and what role(s)
do they play? (aka why should we care?)
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How do everyday activities affect your waterway
Example Nutrient Overloads from Fertilizers