We smiled as they splashed in the waves! We grinned as they chased balls through the water! We chuckled as they scampered through rain puddles! Of course, we’re talking about the photos we received last summer during LA Stormwater’s inaugural wet pet contest, so we’re doing it again! Now that Spring has sprung, we know… READ MORE
Posts Tagged Clean Water
Congratulations Clean Water Scavenger Hunt Participants!
05/07
By LA Stormwater in Contests
Congratulations to all of our Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt participants for entering in our scavenger hunt and winning a Storm Drain and Marine Life poster! We’d like to thank all of you for participating and checking out our new and improved website! We hope you enjoyed our contest, had fun solving the riddles and… READ MORE
Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Question 3
With yesterday’s question, we learned how to use the site to learn about how to make use of LA Stormwater’s community programs. If you haven’t answered question one or two yet, it’s not too late to go back and participate! Now, for the last clue of our Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt,… READ MORE
Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Question 2
You all did great with question-one of the Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt! We hope you liked hearing from the ocean creatures in our navigation bar! If you haven’t answered question one yet, it’s not too late to go back and participate! For our second question, you’ll have to search a little… READ MORE
Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Question 1
It’s time to get to know LA Stormwater’s new website with our Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt. For our first question, can you solve our clue by telling us who’s talking and where you found him? Good luck! From a hundred feet high It is my wish, To plunge in the water And scoop up… READ MORE
A New Website Challenge with Reason and Rhyme
04/17
By LAadmin in Contests
We’re here to proclaimWe’ve launched a new site;It comes with a gameFor 3 days and nights. If you’re a Stormwater geekOr trash makes you rage,The answers you seekAre found on our page. As we go forth,Here’s rules you can log:On May 1stGo to our blog. Just past 8:00amWe’ll ask you to boast,“How clever I am!”By solving our… READ MORE
Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt Rules & Regulations
The LA Stormwater Program is hosting a Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt to introduce our new and improved LA Stormwater website! The contest will be held over 3 consecutive days on the LA Stormwater blog. Check out the contest details below: PRIZES: More than 1 winner will be awarded a grand prize, which increases your… READ MORE
Santa Monica Baykeeper Stands Up for Clean Water
04/16
By LAadmin in Guest Posts 2
Liz Crosson joined Santa Monica Baykeeper as its executive director in May 2010, and her current work focuses on eliminating pollution and preventing the degradation of Southern California’s aquatic and coastal ecosystems. With Santa Monica Baykeeper’s inaugural Splash: Stand Up for Clean Water Paddleboard Race and Environmental Festival under her belt, Liz sat down with LA Stormwater to talk… READ MORE
Generation Earth Is Bettering A Watershed Near You!
01/27
By LA Stormwater in Stormwater News 4
Clean water is a team effort and Generation Earth is helping the LA Stormwater Program’s efforts in educating our City by providing kids and teachers with the opportunity to become engaged in their local communities and schools. Generation Earth, an environmental education program of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, organizes Water Pollution… READ MORE
How LA Rolled Out The Barrels
01/10
By LA Stormwater in Rain Barrels & Cisterns 7
When a program is 400% oversubscribed, you know you’ve got a winner. That’s what we found out over the last two years with the Rainwater Harvesting Pilot Program conducted by the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, the California Coastal Conservancy and the City of Los Angeles Stormwater Program. In fact, we at LA Stormwater are so… READ MORE
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