Last week, Waterspirit’s Public Policy & Justice Organizer, Rachel Dawn Davis—who is also a certified Green Infrastructure Champion—presented on the topic of water conservation to Monmouth County Master Gardeners.

The crowd was lively with enthusiasm for the tips she shared, such as rainwater harvesting, drip irrigation, mulching, and smart metering. When polled, many of the gardeners were not yet employing some of these methods and had some awareness of the widespread drought taking place across the land and planet. The headlines she shared spotlighting record low levesl in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, alongside the opportunity if Puerto Rico—now rationing water—had (and still has) for rainwater harvesting.

All the water we have ever had is the water we have today; the freshwater portion is miniscule. Sharing the headlines of increasing encroaching water rationing caused an audible stir in the audience. What if we were not talking about water conservation for gardens but for regular daily use? It could be us, too.

This is precisely why we at Waterspirit work hard to offer advocacy and programming centered on water. We are living in a time when we must learn to value sacred water. The drought is scary and also should be an impetus for ALL watershed residents to gather together because Every Drop Counts! Our staff and volunteers continue to lift up opportunities for conservation where we encounter water scarcity problems.

Check out our Flooding & Drought page and bring Waterspirit to speak with YOUR community.