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We are having a community project where we are
planting about 25 trees and also installing a rain garden.
Our big focus is to get everyone involved so
it's a real community project and people feel a part of
this exciting undertaking.
A lot of people are concerned about the environment.
They want to do things
but uh...
I call it the elephant syndrome,
they look at the problem and say
"Ah! It's just too big, I don't know where to start."
and that's where we have to start breaking it down into pieces.
A lot of people understand what a watershed is
and they certainly don't understand
what the pollution level is from the rain that comes off their roofs
and down their driveways.
The largest part of the problem is coming off of private property
and we as volunteers
can go into another volunteer organization, like a church
and we can find a lot of resources and a lot of people help
green committees are being formed
and uh... we need to capitalize on that.
Our over all goal is to reduce by 90% the polluted stormwater runoff on our property.
So, to improve the environment is a benefit
to beautify our property as well.
People will also want to establish rain gardens at their own homes
by getting involved in this project and seeing what we are doing here.
Education, how do we
get people to know
that there are ways to help save the Bay?
They can contribute.
They can't just mumble and whine all the time about "why isn't the government doing this?" and "why isn't the government doing that?"
It's time to pick up a shovel.
For easy tips on how to help the Bay in your own backyard
or how to get your group involved, visit Chesapeakebay.net and browse the "Get Involved" section.