A watershed I live close to is Regina Beach. It is called Long Lake. Watersheds collect snow and water. It carries water after the snow melts and rain falls. In Saskatchewan, there are 13 major watersheds. They come in all shapes and sizes.

Water is important to me because on a hot summer day it keeps me refreshed, so that I
can have fun and be active. If I do not drink water, I will get dehydrated. Water also washes my eating utensils, so I will not get germs. Every living thing needs water to live!

What and who needs water? Of course, humans need water! We need it to wash our clothes, keep clean, and stay refreshed. Animals need it to drink and live, too. The environment also needs water. If you don’t water your plants or flowers they won’t live anymore. Our clothes don’t need water to live, because they don’t live anyways, but in order for us to stay clean and not stink, our clothes need to stay clean, too.

I can protect my drinking and cleaning water by putting a fence around it. I could put a “Hands Off!” or “Keep Out!” sign on the fence. That would tell people that they aren’t allowed to go there. I could also get a close friend or family member that I trust and ask them if they could watch my water for me, or I could guard it myself. Those are some ways I could protect my water. Water is a very important thing in everybody’s life.
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By: Nicole Garcia
Edited By: Jessica Dyck, Haley Mehlhorn, and Mrs. Perrey