Superior Township, Michigan

H2O HEROES GIVE TEN MINUTES

TAKE AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT HELPS LOCAL GROUPS
PROTECT THE HURON at www.hrwc.org/survey

November 2, 2011, Ann Arbor, MI -- The Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) and several communities in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties have teamed up to launch an online survey at www.hrwc.org/survey to learn what watershed residents think about the quality of our local water and individual efforts to protect it. The survey takes about ten minutes to complete and participants can register for a chance to win one of ten $25 gift cards or a Flip video camera. The prize drawing will be held at the survey’s close in early February 2012.

The questions are designed to help HRWC and the participating communities evaluate their water pollution outreach and education efforts. Results will inform such projects as the Watershed Community Calendar, a biannual piece that offers striking photos of the Huron River watershed and monthly tips for preventing pollution. The calendar has been distributed to about 38,000 residents every other year since 2003. A 2012 version is currently available for free by contacting HRWC, www.hrwc.org.

The data will be compared to a similar regional survey that was mailed to homeowners in a seven county area in Southeastern Michigan back in 2004. HRWC is hoping for responses from at least 400 residents of Washtenaw and Livingston Counties respectively, from people who live in rural areas and those in larger urban communities in the watershed.

For questions please contact Pam Labadie at HRWC, plabadie@hrwc.org or (734) 769-5123 x 602.

About the Huron River Watershed Council

HRWC is a nonprofit coalition of local communities, businesses, and residents established in 1965 to protect the Huron River and its tributary streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater.  HRWC works to inspire attitudes, behaviors, and economies that protect, rehabilitate, and sustain the Huron River system.  Services include hands-on citizen education, technical assistance in policy development, and river protection and monitoring projects.  See www.hrwc.org for information.

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