You say you recycle, carpool, maybe even compost. In general, you're pretty environmentally aware.
Watersheds are the basic building blocks of the natural environment.
Simply put, a watershed is the natural drainage area of a waterway such as a stream or river. Plants, animals and people all depend on a healthy watershed to provide their habitat. We depend on our watersheds for drinking water, recreation, agriculture and industry. What makes protection of our watersheds so critical is that they don't follow political boundaries. In other words, what we do to our water in one area, often impacts the water quality our neighbors in another area.