August is National Water Quality Month, an opportunity to remind oneself of the essential role water plays in the survival of life on Earth.
Source water protection for public drinking water supplies has quickly become a top priority for New York.
Land trusts across the country are working diligently and creatively to protect water quality, quantity and equitable water access every day. Land trusts working in the Great Lakes basin are no exception, helping to protect one of the largest sources of fresh water on Earth. Covering 21% of the world’s surface fresh water, there’s a lot at stake.