We have learned what a watershed is, and what our watershed is, and how important it is to keep our watersheds healthy.  The question is, HOW DO WE GET AND KEEP OUR WATERSHED HEALTHY?

We've already begun.  We have learned what a watershed is, and we have educated ALL the people in our survey about watersheds.  It's a start!

There are organizations working to get the word out and to improve our watersheds.  Some of them are:

Woodbridge River Watch

EPA

NJDEP

The Watershed Stewards Program

Watershed Ambassadors Program

Arthur Kill Watershed Association

Citizens can become involved in stream clean-ups, recycling, monitoring water, planting flowers, trees, shrubs, voting for open space, maintaining wildlife habitats, even managing watershed organizations.

Individuals can do things to help.  One way is by paving over less areas.  Another is by being careful about using, storing and disposing of household chemicals so they don't get into our watersheds.  Adults can vote for people who are concerned about the environment and let the candidates know it is an important issue.  We should ask our elected officials if they know what a watershed is!