Watersheds are places we call home.
A watershed is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries into a particular body of water such as a pond, lake or ocean. Think about your local creek, river or stream. Where does it start? What types of landscpaes does it pass through and where does it end up? All of the area covered is a watershed.
A watershed is made up of a unique mix of habitats that influence each other. These habitats include forests, wetlands, fileds and meadows, rivers and lakes, farms and cities and towns.
Watersheds come in all sizes - large and small.
Conservation Authorities are the only watershed management agencies in Ontario
organized on a watershed basis.