Lessons from the Bay Department of Education Raindrop to the Bay

By Kathy Woodard Presentation by LEEP: Lake Anna Environmental Education Program LessonsAs from we…the Bay Virginia Department of Education Follow a raindrop’s journey…

Lake Anna

… from Louisa to the Bay! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education LessonsDownhill: from the Baythis Virginia Department of Education map shows elevation— tan Downhill! parts mountains, then foothills, green parts closer to sea level

http://www.maps.com/explore/atlas/physical/North_America_United_States_Virginia.html LessonsSo when from the it Bay rains Virginia Department of Education some of the water soaks into theA ground watershed is (which we then pump up with ourall wells). the The land that rest flows over the grounddrains into into a streams, ponds, creeks, and into thisbody river. So all of water. 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 LessonsEPA has from the a Baygreat Virginia Department of Education website—Surf your Watershed– we clickWhat on VA watershed are we a part of?

http://www.epa.gov/surf3/locate/map2.html LessonsThen fromwe the click Bay on Virginia Department of Education where Louisa is… Virginia Watersheds LessonsHere fromis our the Bay local Virginia Department of Education watershed- see Louisa, Lake Anna--- all River Watershed creeks/streams flow to N/S Anna Rivers– which join to form the

http://www.epa.gov/surf3/hucs/02080106/ LessonsHere from are the Baysome Virginia Department of Education people frp, the MPRA kayaking on the Kayaking on the Pamunkey River, and all the water Pamunkey River in the Pamunkey comes from our local watershed.

http://www.mpra.org/celebrat.htm#gallery LessonsThe from waterthe Bay Virginia Department of Education doesn’t stop there. See, the yellow areaPamunkey is Joins the Mattaponi our Pamunkey Watershed. The P joins theRiver M to to Form the form the York. So we are also part of a bigger watershed: The York Watershed. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Canoeing at the

http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto LessonsYou can from the see Bay how Virginia Department of Education huge it is, here is Virginia… The Pamunkey Watershed is a small part of the 64,000 square miles of land that drain into the Chesapeake Bay.

http://www.mpt.org/learningworks/baytrippers/ explore/forests.htm Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Everyone has a Watershed Address:

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Louisa County Library, Parking lot, High School pond, creek behind High School, Northeast Creek Reservoir, Northeast Creek, , Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

Let’s follow the path of a raindrop that falls on Brackett Farm!

Photos, this page, courtesy of Brackett Farm Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Brackett Farm’s Watershed Address:

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Brackett Farm, Bunch Creek Nolting Pond, Hudson Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Bunch Creek… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

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

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

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

Trees slow the raindrops. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Roots hold the soil and reduce erosion. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Tree cover cools the water. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Confluence of the North Anna and South Anna Rivers

North Anna

South Anna

Pamunkey Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Paddling the Pamunkey Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education We drive past the York River…

http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

…to take the Ferry to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education A few hours later we spot land… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education …just barely above sealevel! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education

Photos by Kathy Woodard Brackett Farm (farmhouse, feeding calf, Nolting Pond) URL’s cited for online maps and photos