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Elementary ‘Climate Kids’ urge McCall to reduce road salt, cite tree and water damage
Summary
A group of Barbara Morgan Elementary students presented sampling results and research on road salts’ effects on vegetation and waterways. Parks staff praised the project and council encouraged students to meet with Public Works and continue work with staff.
Kurt Wolf, McCall’s parks and recreation director, introduced a group of elementary students who have formed an informal after‑school “Climate Kids” club and asked the council to hear their research on the environmental effects of winter road salts and deicers.
The students told council that salt spray from vehicles and salt in roadway runoff can damage roadside vegetation and increase salinity in nearby water bodies. The group reported on field tests they performed: one presentation slide stated a roadside sample showed 152 parts per million (ppm) of chloride/chlorine near the city’s Christmas tree site, and other student presenters…
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