Life in a Watershed

Produced by the Adams County Conservation District

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Length: 15 minutes

What is a watershed? Why are they important? In this educational video produced for middle school students, learn about life in a typical Pennsylvania watershed. See how the behaviors of individual residents from washing cars to fertilizing lawns impact water quality. Find out how residential and commercial development impact water quality and what state and local governments are doing to protect the watershed. Go behind the scenes and learn about the water usage and conservation practices of four different Pennsylvania residents.

Learn More:

What's Going On In Your Watershed?

What Can You Do To Protect Your Watershed?

Office for River Basin Cooperation

Stream ReLeaf Program

Citizens Volunteer Monitoring Program

Senior Environment Corps

Things You Can Do to Protect the Environment