Raising a community’s awareness of its watershed is one of the first steps toward achieving water quality goals. Many watershed residents don't realize they’re part of a "natural watershed community," much less able to define what a watershed actually is. Realizing the problem, the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCD), with assistance from NRCS, took the initiative by creating the "What is Your Connection" newsletter. Creators of the newsletter hope to foster resident involvement in water quality by providing them a better understanding of what a watershed is, as well as information on local watershed problems. So far, more than 65,000 copies of "What is Your Connection" have been inserted into newspapers within the watershed area, reaching over 10 percent of Vermont's population. As the Winooski watershed is one of the major contributors to the Lake Champlain Basin, the NRCD is optimistic that it has made an important first step toward achieving water quality goals.