WATERSHEDS

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WATERSHEDS STEWARDSHIPIn which watershed do
you live???
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What is a Watershed?

• The area of land that drains into a body of water
• Water flows down!
• You are always in the watershed of some body of
  water
• All activities in the watershed affect the water
  quality of that area

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U.S. WATERSHEDS
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Ohio Watersheds
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St. Lawrence Seaway Map
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Lake Erie Watershed Within Ohio
Tri-C Eastern Campus BIO 2806 - Environmental
Science for Educators Promoting Watershed
Stewardship July 2007
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Rocky River Watershed
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BEREA FALLS OVERLOOK
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THIS IS YOUR RIVER!

• ROCKY RIVER PICTURES

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Why Study Watersheds?

• The need for clean, fresh water
• Interdisciplinary
• Inquiry-based
• Interactive
• Promote stewardship

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What is Stewardship?

• The act of entrusting the careful and responsible
  management of the environment and natural
  resources to one's care for the benefit of the
  general community
• The acceptance of responsibility and the
  implementation of activities necessary to
  maintain long-term protection and sustainability
  of the environment
• Parenting of an environmental resource

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LINKS TO ROCKY RIVER WATERSHED

• Rocky River Watershed Brochure (contains map of
  RR Watershed)
• Rocky River Watershed Facts
• Handout on this
• The Rocky River Our Quiet River
• Handout on this

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The Water Cycle

• Compartments that store water
• Routes of transport between compartments

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Tri-C Eastern Campus BIO 2806 - Environmental
Science for Educators Promoting Watershed
Stewardship July 2008
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Tri-C Eastern Campus BIO 2806 - Environmental
Science for Educators Promoting Watershed
Stewardship July 2008
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What do you need to know?

• In which watershed do you live?
• To where does the RR ultimately flow?
• To where do the southern watersheds of Ohio
  ultimately flow?
• RR facts. (Handouts)
• What is stewardship?
• Why should we study watersheds?
• What are the components of the water cycle?

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Coe Lake Lesson 3rd Grade

• The
• Incredible
• Journey
• Lets Play!