Welcome
to the Pathway to Water Quality
How Does Soil
Affect Water Quality?
 Streams & Shoreline
Protection Protecting
stream banks and shorelines with vegetation
or rock prevents soil erosion and protects
aquatic habitat. Shoreline Protection
Soils
Awareness Mobile Come
explore soils with this mobile exhibit
from the Chicago Field Museum that will be on display at the Pathway to Water Quality the final weekend of the 2008 Indiana State Fair. >> click here to learn more about the Soils Awareness Mobile
Lakes
and Natural Wetlands Wetlands help clean-up water before it enters rivers,
lakes, streams and groundwater. Lakes and Natural Wetlands-Resources
 Soils
in Indiana Learn
about soil characteristics and how soil quality
affects the quality of water that contacts
it. Soils in Indiana
Well
Water Pump Come
enjoy a cold, clear drink of well water! Groundwater
quality is protected by good landcare practices.
Water
History Cabin Learn
about water conservation and how water was used
in the early 1900s at the Pathway to Water Quality .
Water
Wells See
the working parts of a water well, and a
properly plugged well at the Pathway.
Education-Wetlands | Hopscotch Activity
Education Through
the covered bridge and into an area where you find
hands-on water quality activities for the young
and young-at-heart. Education-Build an
Aldo Leopold Bench
Walk
the Path
that Water
Walks .
. .
Where
does all the water go after it rains? How does what
people do on their land at home, on the farm and
in the cities affect water and soil quality? Pathway
to Water Quality can show you. PWQ is a model watershed
that shows you how land "sheds" excess
water and what than means to you. |
