Clark Public Utilities Honored for Salmon Creek Restoration Efforts.News Editors/Environmental & Energy Writers OLYMPIA, Wash.-(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2002--The state Department of Agriculture Tuesday (May 28) honored Clark Public Utilities for working with farmers and other landowners to improve water quality and habitat in Salmon Creek, an urban creek running through Clark County Clark County is the name of twelve counties in the United States of America:
Acting Director Bill Brookreson presented two representatives of Clark Public Utilities with the Directors Citation Award, the highest award the department presents to individuals, groups or organizations that have contributed to programs that promote the agricultural community. Richard Cyr, director of water and administrative services for Clark Public Utilities and Jeff Wittler, environmental services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric, manager, received the plaque while visiting with Brookreson in Olympia to discuss watershed issues. The Salmon Creek enhancement program is designed to improve and protect water quality and water quantity throughout the Salmon Creek basin. The basin encompasses about 92 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. within Clark County. What impresses us with the utilitys restoration efforts is that it stresses voluntary, incentive-based approaches in working with landowners, farmers and others in local partnerships to improve a watershed, Brookreson said. When we harness the creativity and energy of people we can accomplish great things. In cooperation with landowners and the general public, staff members at Clark Public Utilities have spearheaded voluntary buffers along the creek, tree plantings, trash clean-up days, meetings to educate landowners on stream bank re-vegetation and sediment issues, and fencing projects to keep livestock out of the creek. WSDA WSDA Washington State Department of Agriculture (also seen as WASDA) WSDA Washington State Dental Association WSDA Wyoming Stock Dog Association WSDA Washington State Dieticians' Association has been working with agricultural leaders and state, tribal, federal and local political entities for some time to further water quality and habitat restoration efforts that support salmon and other endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. . In addition to the Directors Citation Award, Brookreson said the department is nominating the utility for a national watershed award sponsored by The Conservation Fund and the National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. in partnership with CF Industries, Inc., a large nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer cooperative owned by farmer members. |
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