Here are some steps for becoming better informed on watershed issues:

• Visit the EPA's Watershed Site.

• Surf the EPA's Watershed Information Network for information and services for protecting and restoring water resources.
  
  
• Go on a wetlands walk, estuary walk, lake walk, stream walk, or river walk and make observations and assessments of waterbody condition.
  
  
• Learn how land use and development decisions affect your water resources and how watershed planning and the watershed approach can help.
  
  
• Learn about alternatives to current development patterns such as low-impact development and smart growth.