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McCall students present data on road-salt impacts, ask city to study alternatives
Summary
An after‑school Climate Kids group told the McCall City Council on Monday that road salts and deicers are harming roadside vegetation and local water and asked the city to consider reducing salt use or testing alternatives; Parks staff pledged to connect the students with Public Works for follow-up.
A group of McCall fifth‑grade students told the McCall City Council they tested road runoff and lake water and urged the city to investigate the local impacts of road salt and look at alternatives.
The students, organized as an informal “Climate Kids” after‑school club, said runoff near the city’s community Christmas tree and other roadside areas showed elevated chloride and that roadside vegetation shows symptoms the students linked to salt exposure. Kurt Wolf, McCall parks and recreation director, introduced the students and told the council staff is already…
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