News Releases by "Natalie White"
2009 Stream Walks Have Begun
Jan 13, 2009 by Natalie White
Who’s in My Backyard?? If you see several creatures dressed in orange with strange devices walking through your stream, don’t panic! These are ACC Stormwater employees walking through your subbasin, assessing the health of your local streams. As part of our Watershed Management Project we take these stream assessments, analyze the data, and then present the results to local residents along with worksho...
Tagged: backyard, subbasin, watershed management, watershed management project, people in stream, stream, stream assessment, testing
Stormwater Mascot Naming Contest
May 6, 2008 by Natalie White
Help us name our turtle mascot! Help us name our new turtle mascot! Any child living in Athens can submit a name for our mascot, who has already begun visiting local schools to teach children about how to reduce water pollution. Teachers can request ballot boxes for their students, or students can submit their entries to NatalieWhite@co.clarke.ga.us . The winner of the contest will receive a t-shirt and a stormwater...
Tagged: turtle mascot, name the turtle, water pollution reduction
Rain Barrel Workshop Full
Apr 13, 2008 by Natalie White
Rain Barrel Workshop is full. The Rain Barrel Workshop scheduled for April 13, 2008 is now full. Please continue to visit www.accstormwater.com for updates on future workshops. Also, instructions to make your own rain barrel are available under the Public Education tab.
Tagged: rain barrels, rain barrel workshops, acc stormwater
Locally-Designed Cigarette Litter Receptacles Debut in Downtown Athens
Apr 10, 2008 by Natalie White
A collaboration between local government and local artists produces unique, useful urban objects. On April 10, a series of 34 Cigarette Litter Receptacles (CLRs) locally designed by Athens Design Development (ADD) will be installed on parking meters and light poles in a pilot area of downtown Athens. The CLRs, pronounced “clears,” are meant to provide a means for cigarette smokers to dispose of their use...
Tagged: urban objects, clr, cigarette litter receptacles, athens design developmenet, clears
Water Water Everywhere
Mar 18, 2008 by Natalie White
FREE water education event March 22nd at the Athens Regional Library “Water Water Everywhere” is the hilarious show created and performed by Jack Golden. The show is as educational as it is entertaining and stars the comic character Dr. T. “Water Water Everywhere” fills the glasses of elementary and middle school students with information about one of the most valuable resources on the planet...
Tagged: water education, athens regional library, jack golden
