URBANA, Ill. — With the quick twist of a handle, water is easily available whenever we need it for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing, and yard work. But do you know where your water comes from?
Water is a vital resource that affects everyone. This spring, learn more about how water works and how you can help make a difference in water quality with two free webinars from University of Illinois Extension. "Follow the Drop: Illinois Water from Source to Tap" will be at 1 p.m. on March 13. Explore the sources of drinking water, what water goes through before it flows out of a tap, and natural elements that limit drinkable water sources. Sign up for free at go.illinois.edu/SourceToTap. Actions to Reduce Water Pollution will be at 1 p.m. on May 8 Learn how you can make a difference in water quality drop by drop at home. Sign up at go.illinois.edu/WaterPollution.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this webinar, contact Erin Garrett at emedvecz@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. All sessions are recorded and available to watch on YouTube within a few weeks.
The sessions will be led by Illinois Extension staff from the natural resources, environment, and energy team, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and staff from the Illinois State Water Survey.
Everyday Environment explores the intricate web of connections that bind us to the natural world. From water, air, energy, plants, and animals to the complex interactions within these elements, we aim to unravel the ties that link us to our environment through podcasts, blogs, webinars, and videos. Get program updates by subscribing to the Everyday Environment newsletter at go.illinois.edu/EESubscribe.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.