Woodbury Volunteers Mark Storm Drains to Prevent Pollution
A Woodbury family presented their volunteer work with the city's storm drain marking program during a recent community presentation, highlighting efforts to educate residents about preventing water pollution.
The volunteers, working with city contact Ben, have marked approximately three-quarters of storm drains throughout Woodbury as part of an environmental education initiative. The program involves placing markers on storm drains to remind residents that materials dumped into drains flow directly into local lakes.
The family's weekly routine includes cleaning debris from storm drains using brushes and scrubbers, applying adhesive markers with environmental messages, and distributing educational flyers to residents. They also promote the "Adopt a Drain" program, encouraging other families to maintain storm drains in their neighborhoods.
According to the presentation, the initiative aims to raise community awareness about the environmental impact of improper waste disposal. The volunteers emphasized that materials dumped into storm drains can cause pollution in local water bodies.
The family plans to complete the remaining quarter of the storm drain marking project while continuing their weekly maintenance activities. The program allows volunteers to work at their own pace, marking several drains at a time rather than attempting to complete large areas in single sessions.
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Community Environmental Stewardship Program: Storm Drain Marking
The discussion centered on the 'storm drain marking' program, its purpose of preventing pollution, and encouraging community involvement. Participants detailed the practical steps of cleaning and marking drains, distributing educational materials ('adopt a drain' flyers), and the positive impact on youth development and environmental awareness. The program is described as flexible and enjoyable, with progress noted on covering designated areas provided by the City of Woodbury.
I like to keep my kids engaged in the community. So, I reached out to City of Woodbury and I was very fortunate to get in touch with Ben and I said, 'Hey, Ben, you know, I'd like to have something for my kids to get engaged and involved for kids.'
people should know about storm drains cuz if you people don't know about them, they could just like dump like random things in the storm drains. It'll go into the lakes and like cause pollution which is really bad for the environments.
I think it's a great program. You know this should not waste the time and get kids out especially summer time. It's a fun program.
I've learned to be aware of the environment and encourage others to participate more responsibly it's a really fun program and you get to learn a lot from it and help the environment in at the same time.
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[0:01] [Music]
[0:05] So, I heard about storm drinking marking
[0:07] when my dad told me about it and then
[0:10] I'm interested in doing it to help the
[0:13] community be better.
[0:15] I like to keep my kids engaged in the
[0:18] community. So, I reached out to City of
[0:20] Woodbury and I was very fortunate to get
[0:22] in touch with Ben and I said, "Hey, Ben,
[0:24] you know, I'd like to have something for
[0:26] my kids to get engaged and involved for
[0:28] kids." You know, I think as they are
[0:30] growing up, it's very essential for them
[0:32] to understand what is needed in the
[0:34] community and what their role is. I see
[0:36] kids as a role model and getting out of
[0:39] house and participating in the community
[0:43] and then have awareness level of
[0:45] awareness in the community
[0:46] participations. So when they see helping
[0:49] hands, working hands that inspire the
[0:51] community and get involved in the
[0:54] greater good,
[0:57] people should know about storm drains
[0:59] cuz if you people don't know about them,
[1:01] they could just like dump like random
[1:04] things in the storm drains. It'll go
[1:05] into the lakes and like cause pollution
[1:07] which is really bad for the
[1:08] environments. So first like each like
[1:11] week on like weekend you just take like
[1:13] a brush you like clean off the storm
[1:15] drain of any debris. So I use a
[1:18] scrubber. I use the drain marker and you
[1:21] have to use this glue. You stick this
[1:24] sign and then like you clean around the
[1:26] storm drain of any debris and then like
[1:28] you just like keep it clean. You hand
[1:30] out this paper that says like adopt a
[1:32] drain to like help clean your own storm
[1:36] drain. And then we hand out this flyer
[1:39] like how to do it to make sure people
[1:42] know don't litter on storm drains
[1:44] otherwise like it can be bad for the
[1:46] environment like really bad and so
[1:48] people don't dump waste into the storm
[1:50] drain because it like dumps into lakes
[1:53] and help the environment from like
[1:55] pollution.
[1:57] I think it's a great program. You know
[1:59] this should not waste the time and get
[2:01] kids out especially summer time. It's a
[2:04] fun program. You know you have a
[2:05] research you you don't have to do all
[2:07] the d marking in one day just do few
[2:10] here few there and have fun enjoy it do
[2:14] we have pretty much covered quite a few
[2:17] area in this pretty much the map that we
[2:19] got from city of Budbury we have only
[2:21] one quarter left
[2:23] I've learned to be aware of the
[2:25] environment and encourage others to
[2:27] participate more responsibly
[2:29] it's a really fun program
[2:31] and you get to learn a lot from it and
[2:33] help the environment in at the same
[2:35] time.
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