It makes sense that the watershed is the most basic natural division of the land, but it is certainly not the most obvious. In this area, lifezones are the most obvious divisions of the land. One can drive along the foothills and miss the watershed boundaries, but there is no mistaking going from plains to foothills to high country. These musings lead to the second step in the bioregional approach. After coming to appreciate our particular place, bioregionalists suggest that we begin to see the place where we live as part of a larger region with its own characteristics, capable of sustaining us along with particular communities of species, human community with distinctive activities and culture. What Is a Bioregion? Priscilla Inkpen