A watershed describes a landscape where all water flows to a central point and joins together, regardless of its beginnings, on its journey towards a common place.  A watershed is also a powerful symbol for the energetic connection that brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds and ideals towards a common purpose.  This connection to the water and by the water brings about a powerful sense of ownership and responsibility to care for the watershed which provides so  many services to us and unites us as a community.

Realizing this, a group of visionary individuals formed the Bad River Watershed Association (BRWA) in 2002 as a way to help connect people to the watershed that connects all of them.  Today, the BRWA is a growing group of people who recognize the unique beauty of the Bad River watershed, the strength that it brings to the lives of those who live here and the need to make sure decisions on how to use land within the watershed are made with the best available knowledge concerning how those decisions alter watershed resources.  This knowledge is a critical component to achieving a balance between the livelihood of individuals and families and the quality of the resources that sustain the livelihood, both now and into the future.