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Raindrop to the Bay

Explore the journey of a raindrop from Brackett Farm to the Chesapeake Bay, learning about Virginia watersheds along the way. Discover the importance of trees, roots, and rivers in preserving water quality.

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Raindrop to the Bay

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  1. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Raindrop to the Bay By Kathy Woodard Presentation by LEEP: Lake Anna Environmental Education Program

  2. Follow a raindrop’s journey… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education As we… Lake Anna … from Louisa to the Bay! Chesapeake Bay

  3. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education When it rains, where does the water go?

  4. Downhill! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Downhill: this map shows elevation— tan parts mountains, then foothills, green parts closer to sea level http://www.maps.com/explore/atlas/physical/North_America_United_States_Virginia.html

  5. A watershed is all the land that drains into a body of water. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education So when it rains some of the water soaks into the ground (which we then pump up with our wells). The rest flows over the ground into streams, ponds, creeks, and into this river. So all this land is part of the watershed of this river.—Not this part because that flows down this way. That would be part of a different watershed. http://www.epa.gov/win/what.html

  6. What watershed are we a part of? Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education EPA has a great website—Surf your Watershed– we click on VA http://www.epa.gov/surf3/locate/map2.html

  7. Virginia Watersheds Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Then we click on where Louisa is…

  8. Pamunkey River Watershed Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Here is our local watershed- see Louisa, Lake Anna--- all creeks/streams flow to N/S Anna Rivers– which join to form the Pamunkey River http://www.epa.gov/surf3/hucs/02080106/

  9. Kayaking on the Pamunkey River Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Here are some people frp, the MPRA kayaking on the Pamunkey River, and all the water in the Pamunkey comes from our local watershed. http://www.mpra.org/celebrat.htm#gallery

  10. Pamunkey Joins the Mattaponi River to Form the York River Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education The water doesn’t stop there. See, the yellow area is our Pamunkey Watershed. The P joins the M to form the York. So we are also part of a bigger watershed: The York Watershed. Mattaponi Pamunkey York

  11. Canoeing at the York River State Park Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto

  12. The Pamunkey Watershed is a small part of the 64,000 square miles of land that drain into the Chesapeake Bay. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education You can see how huge it is, here is Virginia… http://www.mpt.org/learningworks/baytrippers/explore/forests.htm

  13. Everyone has a Watershed Address: Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky 33 Louisa County Library, Parking lot, High School pond, creek behind High School, Northeast Creek Reservoir, Northeast Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay

  14. Let’s follow the path of a raindrop that falls on Brackett Farm! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Photos, this page, courtesy of Brackett Farm

  15. Brackett Farm’s Watershed Address: Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky 33 Brackett Farm, Bunch Creek Nolting Pond, Hudson Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay

  16. Bunch Creek… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  17. …flows into Nolting Pond. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  18. The pond flows into Hudson Creek. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  19. Hudson Creek flows into the South Anna River. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  20. Trees slow the raindrops. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  21. Roots hold the soil and reduce erosion. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  22. Tree cover cools the water. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  23. Confluence of the North Anna and South Anna Rivers Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education North Anna South Anna Pamunkey

  24. Paddling the Pamunkey Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  25. We drive past the York River… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto

  26. …to take the Ferry to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  27. A few hours later we spot land… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  28. …just barely above sealevel! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

  29. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Photos byKathy WoodardBrackett Farm (farmhouse, feeding calf, Nolting Pond)URL’s cited for online maps and photos

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