WATER CONSERVATION

Have you ever thought about all of the forest habitat forever sunk under that nearby reservoir? Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, for instance, formerly frequented the bottomland hardwood forests under Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas-Louisiana border. And consider the downstream need for fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico – fresh water from rainfall that flows down our rivers and bayous, unimpeded by dams, and eventually finds its way to the Gulf. Numerous species require such freshwater inflows like blue crabs that wintering Whooping Cranes feed on or the Gulf shrimp industry that is tough to beat on the dinner table. Here are two biggies in the world of water conservation.

First, leaky pipes. There are plenty of reports that estimate how many gallons are lost due to leaky pipes. Instead, just make it a point to get any leak at home or office fixed immediately – those gallons of wasted water accumulate rapidly.

Second, automatic lawn sprinklers. If you have one at home or office, don’t set it to automatically come on and don’t trust that rain sensor that could fail at any time. Instead, set your sprinklers manually, insuring that the yard truly needs watering when you decide to flip the switch on by hand. Encourage your lawn to grow deeper roots by not over-watering. Those deeper roots will help find more moisture underground instead of the grass growing shallow roots because there’s an oversupply of sprinkler water. Your lawn and your pocket book can afford to go on such a diet plan. Also, use native plants on your property since they use less water. To learn more about conserving water, please visit.

If we all viewed water as our life blood, as we should, we wouldn’t casually watch as it’s wasted. The human body cannot make it half a week without clean drinking water. Conserve water to save money but also do it for the owls.

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