MANSFIELD, Ohio- Richland Soil and Water Conservation District debuted improvements and enhancements to their interactive website at the annual Celebration on Nov. 12.
More interactive components were added to the watershed page, which can be found from the website home page at http://richlandswcd.net.
One goal of the website is to help readers become just as familiar with the watershed address as their own postal address to see how land use impacts the quality of our Richland County watersheds.
Here are some of the things to explore at the Watershed Page:
1) Find out what a watershed is.
2) See what watershed a reader resides in and address in the search box.
3) Follow the streams and rivers in Richland County. Often times people don’t realize where their water comes from and where it goes. This will help readers become more aware of how actions impact one another.
4) By clicking on the name of each watershed, it takes the reader to a page that provides more information on that watershed.
5) Find out what livestock, land use, soil type and rivers are in each watershed. Readers can take a brief tutorial the first time they click on a land use to learn how the page functions. View the page in map or satellite format and show all layers or turn them on and off.
6) Follow the Continental Divide in Richland County.
7) See what precipitation Richland County is getting in real-time. Volunteers monitor and record the amount of rain and snow fall from their location and post it on the website. This data is important because it helps us equate the data to water and soil quality within the county. Check the precipitation map often to see what is happening with respect to precipitation in the local watershed and in the county.
For more information on Richland County Watersheds and Richland Soil and Water Conservation District, call 419-747-8686 or visit http://richlandswcd.net/.
Programs and assistance of the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability or veteran status.
