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El Paso County proclaims Sept. 27–Oct. 5 as Creek Week; Fountain Creek Watershed District urges volunteers
Summary
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 proclaimed Creek Week 2025 and heard a presentation from the Fountain Creek Watershed District highlighting volunteer cleanup efforts, watershed scope, and multi-million-dollar restoration needs.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing Creek Week 2025 and encouraged residents to take part in watershed cleanup activities scheduled Sept. 27–Oct. 5. The board voted 4–0 to adopt the proclamation during its regular meeting in Colorado Springs.
The proclamation recognizes the Fountain Creek Watershed as a regional recreational and agricultural resource and calls on residents, businesses and community groups to form “Creek Crews” to remove litter, reduce pollution and protect waterways. The proclamation text filed with the board states the event is the largest cleanup in Colorado and cites the cleanup’s role in reducing flooding risk and…
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