Water. The Reason is Clear.
When the band America sang in the song A Horse with No Name, “The ocean is a desert with its life underground, And a perfect disguise above,” they were somewhat right about rivers. Maybe. I’m not sure exactly what that means, but there’s a lot of life that goes unseen and disguised beneath the water’s surface. The reality is more connected and complicated. That hidden life underwater is directly impacted by many factors, including those under, around, and especially “above.”
Read several ways that departments are helping to ensure clean water and how you can participate in my Dayton Daily News column here: Leave it Better than you Found It
