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Coos Watershed Association proposes storm-drain stencils to link streets to the bay
Summary
The Coos Watershed Association asked the Parks Commission to allow placement of large, pictorial stencils and text messages at targeted storm drains — including in Mingus Park and Empire — to highlight that street runoff flows to the bay and harms aquatic life; staff signaled support to collaborate on placement.
Alexa Carlton of the Coos Watershed Association told the Parks Commission the group has developed larger, customized stencils depicting five local animals and short text messages such as “drains to bay” to help residents connect street runoff to impacts in local waterways. “We want your average person to…
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