Earth Day April 22, 2007
Earth Month helps remind us that we need to continue to take daily steps to keep our city and planet healthy and environmentally sustainable. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) offers the following tips to help you get involved in your community:
Spring Clean is Seattle's premier clean up event and part of Mayor Greg Nickels' Clean and Green Seattle initiative. From April 1 to June 3, Spring Clean provides opportunities for citizens to clean up Seattle's public open spaces of their choice with city support. Find out more on the Seattle Public Utilities’ website, (206) 233-7187
Stencil a Storm Drain Help protect water quality! Sign up to stencil storm drains in your neighborhood with the message, “Dump No Waste: Drains to Stream, Lake or Bay.” Individuals, families, and community organizations and individuals can help. You will receive instructions and the use of a stenciling kit. Call (206) 684-7624 to find out more.
Be a Friend of Recycling. Help others in your apartment building learn how to recycle and receive $100 off your building’s garbage bill. To learn more, contact (206) 684-8717.
Become a Creek Steward. You can make a difference in your watershed by caring for a local creek. Learn about Seattle's creek systems and get involved in sustaining them! Find out more by calling (206) 684-4163.
Join an Advisory Council. Seattle Public Utilities encourages residents to serve on one of the citizen advisory committees that help keep SPU in touch with the community's viewpoints on solid waste, water and drainage issues. To find out more, call (206) 684-7624
Join the Friends of Cedar River Watershed, a private, non-profit organization incorporated in 1996 and dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Cedar River Watershed, an ecological preserve that is source of drinking water to more than a million greater Seattle area residents. Learn more at www.cedarriver.org
Adopt-A-Street! Help keep your community clean! Call (206) 684-7647 to adopt a street in your neighborhood.
Apply for an Aquatic Habitat Matching Grant. Seattle Public Utilities provides matching grants for individuals or groups to help improve Seattle's aquatic habitat. Awards amounts begin at $2,000 per project, with $300,000 in total awards available. Projects require a one-to-one match. Proposals are due April 27. Find out more at the Aquatic Habitat Matching Grant Program website.
For a list of other great steps to make Seattle and Planet Earth a better place to live, visit the Green Seattle Guide.
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