It is recognized as a significant natural resource and for this reason is important to monitor the creek and keep the public informed of its healthy state, to prevent pollution and other hazards from penetrating it. The Lake Erie watershed has been threatened over the years by such hazards like solid waste pollution, nonpoint and point discharges and bank erosion. To prevent these contingencies from occurring even further, it is important that the community get involved in keeping Lake Erie in its best condition as possible. The public must realize that they are the largest beneficiaries of the Great Lakes and if they want constant water supply, or water recreational sports in the future, they must learn firsthand how to help Lake Erie. In order to implement this awareness to the public, education of these environmental problems, as well as of everyone's actions, effects and consequences must be presented to the youth.
Recycling is yet another issue facing our watersheds.
The public must realize that everything they do affects the world around them. We must remind ourselves that even though separately it may not seem we make a difference, but as a collaborative effort, great results will transpire. Much like ripples in a pond, our actions have a strong impact. On October 8 th , the youth of Pennsylvania set out to make an impact on our surroundings. For weeks we had been working on projects and now we would be showing everyone what we had done.