| We've created a variety of materials to explain watershed concepts to students young and old, and we're distributing them to schools, community groups, businesses, media outlets and elected officials in the Sun Valley area. Here's a sampling of what's available. |
Watershed management and a sustainable home
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This poster illustrates the many practices that you can incorporate at your own home to help reduce local flooding and polluted runoff while conserving water and reducing your utility bills.
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Sun Valley Poster
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This is our Sun Valley poster that is being displayed throughout Sun Valley as a reminder of the many benefits of the Watershed Management Plan.
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What's a watershed?
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It's not a difficult concept, and understanding it will help you make sense of the Sun Valley project. This poster answers the question, "What's a watershed?"
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Why infiltration?
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This poster explains the process of infiltration and its benefits. The Sun Valley Watershed Project seeks to make better use of the rainwater that currently washes out to the ocean. Best management practices that allow more of this precious resource to seep into the ground will conserve water while reducing flooding and stormwater pollution.
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Watershed Explorers
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Learn about the Watershed Explorers program. We're working with students in Sun Valley schools, teaching them about the watershed they live and go to school in, and exploring the causes of and potential solutions to flooding in their community. The program encourages critical thinking, and the hands-on field guide takes users through a series of practical exercises. |
Your watershed and the Sun Valley Watershed Project
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Download a copy of the brochure that will tell you everything about the Sun Valley Watershed Project. The project's history, factors contributing to the area's flooding problem, innovative, multipurpose solutions - its all here.
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Broadous Elementary School Demonstration Project
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TreePeople's Broadous Elementary School project demonstrates some of the sustainable watershed management practices that you'll soon be seeing in Sun Valley. The multi-stakeholder and multiple benefit project has not only reduced flooding in the area, it has helped boost attendance and school pride. This brochure describes the project in detail and provides some general watershed information too.
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