It’s an above-ground effort to provide a ground-level message: “Dump no Waste — Drains to Stream.”
If only a few people notice, perhaps less pollution will reach our waterways.
Edmonds Backyard Wildlife Habitat Project offers stencils to paint a message on storm drains to remind folks that all runoff affects salmon. Most storm drains in our region lead to streams, lakes and Puget Sound.
You wash your car, soap goes down the drain.
Not to mention animal waste, fertilizers and pesticides.
Yuck.
Laura Spehar says the idea is simple.
“Let the public know that when they dump something down the drain, it just doesn’t disappear nor necessarily goes through some treatment plant,” she says. “Often our careless disposal of fertilizers or oil goes directly into a water body.”
She suggests folks organize groups of neighbors or kids and do storm drain stenciling in urban, suburban and rural areas. For more information, call 425-672-2150 or e-mail Âedmondsbwh@gmail.com. The project can provide stencils, paint and orange safety vests. They’ll even help you find out if it’s all right to paint your neighborhood’s drains and learn where stencils are needed.
The signs may remind someone standing on a sidewalk to think about salmon for at least a few seconds, Spehar says.
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Kudos to Tea Party folks.
Just a hunch. Checked out the 10th Street Boat Launch on Thursday morning, after hundreds of folks attended a Tea Party on Wednesday. Thought there would be old signs, mocha cups and tea bags littering the grounds.
It was pristine.
They came, made their point and cleaned up.
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See what one business can do for others?
On Wednesday, folks at Cheryl’s Barbershop/Great Hair Cuts — Hot Tans in Lake Stevens offered free haircuts and tans.
In return, they collected food for the needy.
This afternoon, they’ll shut down the shop to deliver the goods.
“We gave away 225 minutes of tanning, 72 haircuts resulting in a whopping $573 in tips and gratuities for the Lake Stevens Family Center,” says Cheryl Shaw. “We also collected approximately 200 pounds of food for the food bank.”
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Just in case there is no fresh fish for lunch, the Lake Stickney Community Club’s annual Fisherman’s Breakfast is planned for 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at 1428 S. Lake Stickney Drive, Lynnwood.
John Hamilton, club president, says it’s for those who go out on opening day of fishing season.
“They can go out on the lake, catch a bunch of fish, and either eat before or after their hard work,” Hamilton says.
He says it’s also a good time to mingle with the neighbors. Breakfast is $8 or $5 for kids. And leave a donation to help stock the lake with trout.
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We read in The Herald that General Growth Properties Inc., an owner of Lynnwood’s Alderwood mall, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday.
I wonder if more local promotions would boost sales?
The 2009 Search for the Next Aquasox Idol is planned for May 16. Try out to sing the “Star Spangled Banner,” “God Bless America” and “O Canada” at a Sox game this season.
For more information, call 425-258-3673.
Oh.
You’ll find the auditions at Northgate.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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