The Bull Run Watershed aims at collecting the water from nature. The water collected in the lake comes from the melt of the snow and other natural water resources. Until the water reaches the lake, it goes through agricultural production plants and natural sites. The watershed enables the nature to grow in the region, and the people living around find a more comfortable natural environment, as well as the agricultural production plants, have the opportunity to increase their productivity.
One can measure the services provided by the watershed by the size of the fields receiving water from the watershed. The fields watered through the watershed could be classified into the natural environment sites, and the agricultural production plants. Also, the productivity increase in the agricultural production and the growth rate of the natural plantations can be other measures.
The easiest way to collect data is to reach the statistics of lands watered through the watershed such as agricultural production, productivity, increased size of vegetation in the region.
Yellowstone National Park
The Yellowstone National Park protects a large natural site and hosts millions of people every year. The park management has created a sustainable natural life for the human and a sustainable ecological system. This park provides the services of protection of the environment and exhibiting the nature to the new generations.
For measuring the service of the Yellow Stone, we can measure the protected natural site, and the number of tourism business and their income, and the number of hosts. It is easy to find statistics. The data can be collected from the tourism business around the park and the park management.
