Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The program materials provide information about water quality that affects lakes, streams, and wetlands, and land use issues related to agriculture, yards, and gardens. The information is based on a watershed approach and the first pages of the Issues and Ethics chapter contains specific information that describes the Indian Lake Watershed, located in western Ohio, and its project history as an example. Subsequent chapters provide background information about each aspect of the watershed that includes a benchmarks of a healthy environment, a description of typical geologic features and water dynamics, water quantity and quality, and threats to water quality.
Additional information includes a legislation to protect the area and ideas for citizen action.
Bibliographic references, a listing of support agencies, and samples of petitions and volunteer forms are also provided.