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July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
World Water Monitoring Day
Ah, back to school time. Many parents in Howard County are doing dances of joy or are dreading the things that come with it like waking up grumpy kids, nagging over homework, etc. So I want to get to you all while you are still eager and fresh to recommend an activity that is easy to do in a school setting, or on your own.
World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is an international program for... Read more
July 31, 2014
Best Management Practices
Rain Management 101 – The Stormwater Challenge
This post was written by Jim Caldwell, the new Stormwater Manager with Howard County’s Office of Environmental Sustainability. Welcome, Jim!
As a college undergraduate my major was wildlife biology. I enjoyed studying the life histories of animals, the evolutionary changes that helped species adapt, and the ecologic principles that made it all possible. Many of my classmates took a more... Read more
July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
Still Littering After All These Years
Yesterday, on my way home from work the driver of the car in front of me rolled down her window and threw a candy wrapper onto the street. I just do not understand that mentality. I mean, who did she think was going to pick up that wrapper? I wonder, while preparing dinner does she toss the empty pasta box out the kitchen window? Or, while getting the mail does she pitch her unwanted junk mail... Read more
July 31, 2014
All Around the Nation
Paying for the L.A. Cleanup
This blog has been reposted from the Stormwater Journal.
http://www.stormh2o.com/SW/blogs/Paying_for_the_LA_Cleanup_1965.aspx
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By: Kaspersen, Janice: Stormwater Editor
Last week, I mentioned the Los Angeles County v. NRDC case, which was finally settled when the US Supreme Court declined to hear another appeal. Los Angeles County... Read more
July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
There Is No Poop Fairy
First: Please know that we love our pets. This post is about human behavior, not pets!
Have you heard of the Poop Fairy? The first thing you should know about her is that she doesn’t exist. Many municipalities use the myth of the Poop Fairy in campaigns to remind residents that there is no magical way to make dog poop “go away”.
Just like with littering, some people may not realize the impact... Read more