INC NEWS - Fw: [whhna-list] free backyard pollution prevention workshop this Saturday

[Mike - Hotmail]

If you are interested in understanding how YOU can make a difference in helping prevent pollution starting in your own backyard,  please consider spending a morning learning HOW.   Just show up at the downtown Library this Saturday at 10,  you'll be done shortly before 1.   What a great way to start your weekend!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Stephen Hiltner 
To: ECWA list ; whhna-list at rtpnet.org 
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:25 AM
Subject: [whhna-list] free backyard pollution prevention workshop this Saturday


Below is information on a free backyard pollution prevention workshop being offered this Saturday. Fran Lynn and her students at UNC developed the workshop, which is being made available for use by communities around  the country. To participate this Saturday, contact Diana Degen (email and phone in text below).


Here's an opportunity to learn about creek-friendly ways of dealing with rainwater runoff from your roof, driveway and yard. There will be a one hour presentation at the main public library, then a tour of two yards in the Northgate Park neighborhood, to see how homeowners are utilizing runoff in their yards. ECWA helped bring UNC, Durham Stormwater staff and Northgate Park neighbors together to make this workshop possible. 
Steve

Workshop offered on "Backyard Pollution Prevention"

The City of Durham's Stormwater Services Division and UNC's 
Environmental Resource Program will host a free workshop titled 
"Backyard Pollution Prevention," from 10:00a.m. to 12:30p.m. Saturday, 
May 7, at the Durham County Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St.).  Other 
partners of the workshop include the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association 
and the NC Botanical Gardens.

Space is limited. Register by contacting Diana Degen at 966-2463 or 
degen at email.unc.edu.

Topics include assessing yards for pollution sources, practicing 
responsible home, lawn and vehicle maintenance, and using native plants 
and rain gardens in landscaping. Participants will explore solutions to 
reducing the No. 1 pollutant for freshwater streams in North Carolina - 
urban runoff and drainage. Much of the rain that falls on streets, 
roofs, parking lots and other impervious surfaces is not absorbed, but 
rushes into creeks after picking up pollutants.  The first half of the 
workshop will consist of a presentation on stormwater pollution and then 
second half will entail an optional tour of two yards using landscape 
solutions to reduce runoff.

Funding for the project was provided by Progress Energy.

www.cep.unc.edu/erp/stormwater



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