Water is Life, Let's Protect It

When I took literature classes during my grade school and high school education we often analyze symbols, and water always equals life. It's like a new beginning (rain in spring) and all life needs water to sustain itself. Although I say my favorite drink is coffee, the thing I drink the most is water...I always carry it with me to stay hydrated. I suggest everyone carries water with them, from a reusable water bottle and not a plastic one.

Water benefits your entire body, you need it for your body to function and balance out your electrolytes. It prevents your skin from drying and keeps it looking good. Water refreshes you and makes you feel better drinking it compared to an alternative beverage that may contain excess sugar, caffeine, or alcohol.

Another important point I would like to make is that water is vital to our existence, as well as any other organism, which means we need to conserve it. Water may seem 'cheap', but that's no excuse to waste water by keeping the faucet on when you're brushing your teeth or taking a really long shower. Not everybody has access to clean water and we need to protect the water we have. Even though it can be recycled, it's one of the most valuable things we all need and we need to conserve it.

I'm also passionate about protecting our lakes and other bodies of water, so please boaters, check your boat for native and non-native species, that could be invasive and don't transport them from lake to lake. Keep our lakes and oceans clean, pick up any plastic and other litter you find by your local wetlands and bodies of water to protect aquatic life. Remember: everyone needs clean water.