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Stick It Event Recap
Our San Luis Obispo Creek watershed covers over 53,760 acres and the water is used for agriculture, to recharge groundwater supplies, for fish & wildlife, for special status plants, and for recreational purposes in both the creeks and in the ocean. Because of the many uses our watershed supports it is important to keep pollutants and trash out of the storm drains. Pollutants in our streams come from many sources including:
- Direct dumping of oil, grease, and trash;
- Leaky cars on the roadway; and
- Overuse of pesticides and fertilizers near storm drains.
In an effort to increase public awareness and participation in protecting our waterways, the Land Conservancy asked partners and community members to join in marking all of the public storm drains in the San Luis Obispo Creek Watershed.
The main event at Mission Plaza was a complete success! Volunteers started off at the Plaza to sign in, collect their markers and map, and receive an installation demonstration. For four hours volunteers came and went, some returning three times to get more bags of markers. In return for their hard work we gave out free ice cream, water, and reusable water bottles printed with the marker design. Education display booths at the Mission Plaza included details about stormwater pollution; compostable cups; Land Conservancy, County of San Luis Obispo, and City of San Luis Obispo community outreach; and the Caltrans “Don’t Trash California” campaign and Vaccum truck. Also onsite was a fun “anything and everything steelhead” table with a collection of…well…steelhead stuff.
The hard work of our community paid off – we installed 1,450 markers with 250 volunteers and met our goal! An additional 1,550 markers will be installed at Cal Poly by University personnel and throughout the County by maintenance crews.
The Land Conservancy hosted this event in partnership with the County of San Luis Obispo, the City of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly, and Caltrans. The Avila Beach Trustee Council provided the funding to purchase the markers and for the Land Conservancy to organize the project.
To learn more about the event OR to report a missing marker on a public street in the City of San Luis Obispo, please call Kaila at (805) 544-9096 or email us at lc@special-places.org. |
Sabina Zink & Chase Doyle
To see more photos of the event please click on the link below:
California Conservation Corps Members |
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