Tox-Ick Monster

1. Tox-Ick Monster

2. Today’s Schedule • 5 minute video of Tox-Ick Monster on film • 35 minute presentation on the problem of toxic runoff and the 7 things you can do to reduce it • 15 minutes for questions • OUR GOAL: To teach you three things you can • do to help restore Puget Sound. Please make sure to complete your card committing to actions you’ll take to reduce pollution.

4. The Bad News: Polluted Runoff http://www.hugg.ca/stormwater-pollution-014722.php

5. Contaminants • Petroleum • Fertilizers • Pesticides • Copper • Lead • Mercury • Zinc • Phthalates • Paint • Bacteria • Plastics

6. 14 Million Pounds of Pollutants Per Year http://www.sightline.org/research/pollution/res_pubs/stormwater.pdf

7. Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO’s) http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/toxic/cso.aspx

8. How Does the Water Flow?

9. Salmon Species of Concern: Puget Sound Coho Salmon http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/

10. Orcas / Killer Whales Endangered Species: Southern Resident Killer Whales http://www.fws.gov/endangered/news/bulletin-summer2009/killer-whale-recovery.html

11. Human HealthFish & Shellfish Unsafe to Eat

12. Economic Impact http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=48710 http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/ownews/archive/csnews23.cfm http://www.djc.com/news/en/11180914.html

13. The Good NewsThe Puget Sound Starts with You

14. Seven Simple Actions Scoop the Poop Use Little or No Fertilizers, Herbicides, or Pesticides Wash Your Car at a Commercial Car Wash Walk, Bike and Take Public Transit Plant and Protect Native Evergreens & Native Shrubs Keep Your Car Properly Maintained Keep Water On-Site with Rain Gardens, Cisterns, or Green Roofs (You pick three things you can do for your commitment cards.)

15. 1. Scoop the Poop Learn more at scooppoop.org

16. 2. Use Little or No Fertilizers, Herbicides or Pesticides Build healthy soil with compost and mulch Practice smart watering Think twice before using pesticides Practice natural lawn care

17. Build Healthy Soils Without Synthetic Chemicals http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2008/12/08/feeding-the-soil-to-feed-ourselves/

18. Bioremediation

19. Fungi http://www.djc.com/news/co/cis.html?id=12009476

20. Compost & Woodchips Woodchips Available At: Burien Bark, or Dirt Exchange in Ballard Organic Compost Available At: West Seattle Nursery, or E-Green Landscaping in Delridge

21. Online Resources The Garden Hotline http://gardenhotline.org/ (206) 633-0224 • Plant care recommendations • Safe, natural solutions for pests & plant diseases • Water conservation methods • Natural lawn care solution • Composting advice King County Natural Yard Care Resources http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/naturalyardcare/index.asp National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat

22. 3. Wash Your Car At a Commercial Car Wash Photo from Puget Sound Partnership

23. Car Wash FundraisingAlternative http://kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/carwash-kit.aspx

24. 4. Walk, Bike and Take Public Transit

25. Hydrocarbons from Exhaust and Oil

26. 5. Plant and Protect Native Evergreensand Native Shrubs www.greenseattle.org

27. Native Trees Madrone Douglas Fir

28. Native Trees Western Hemlock Western Red Cedar

29. Native Shrubs Evergreen Huckleberry Sword Fern

30. Native Shrubs Salal Pacific Rhododendron Resources for Native Plants: Native Plant Society, Arboretum, King County website: http://green.kingcounty.gov/GoNative/Photo.aspx?Act=browse

31. Protect Evergreens fromInvasive Species Learn more at: seedrain.org, or Greenseattle.org/how-to-remove-invasive-plants

32. Ivy destroying trees and blackberry smothering tree starts

33. Volunteer with Restoration Efforts

34. 6. Keep Your Car Properly Maintained http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/environmental-issues-auto-repair-and-maintenance

35. Find a Motor Oil Recycling Station in Your Neighborhood http://lhwmp.org/home/HHW/motor-oil.aspx

36. 7. Keep Water On-Site http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2004103861_pacificplife06.html http://www.eot.state.ma.us/smartgrowth/07toolkit/lid/regional_planning/LID/permeable_paving.html

37. Stewardship Partners:12,000 Rain Gardens • Map of Puget Sound Rain Gardens • FAQ’s • Free workshops • How to Build a Rain Garden • Sample Rain Gardens Stewardshippartners.org

38. Water Cisterns and Rain Barrels Rain Barrel $75 + tax http://www.earthsystemsnw.com/gallery.html http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Natural_Lawn_&_Garden_Care/BuyCompostBinsRainBarrels/index.htm 206-684-0190

39. RainWise Learn More About How to Keep Water On-Site Through RainWise Resources Include PDF’s Rain Garden Handbook Building Rain Gardens Maintaining Rain Gardens Installing Cisterns Reducing Pavement Planting Trees Improving Soil with Compost Rock-filled Trenches Materials & Suppliers Plant Lists https://rainwise.seattle.gov/

40. SUCCESS! Seattle’s Street Edge Alternatives Project (SEA Streets) 99% Reduction of volume of polluted runoff using Green Infrastructure http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/qapp/biotrans_home.htm

41. Vision A Puget Sound where citizens enjoy robust salmon, orca, and shellfish populations that support our economy and our well-being. http://www.barkleyadventurestation.com/ http://www.stewardshippartners.org/prog_lid.html http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/6-Amazing-Things-About-Killer-Whales-Orcas-2.jpg/

42. Questions? West Seattle Artist: Bill Reiswig

43. What Three Things Can You DoTo Restore Puget Sound? Scoop the Poop Use Little or No Fertilizers, Herbicides, or Pesticides Wash Your Car at a Commercial Car Wash Walk, Bike and Take Public Transit Plant and Protect Native Evergreens & Native Shrubs Keep Your Car Properly Maintained Keep Water On-Site with Rain Gardens, Cisterns, or Green Roofs (You pick three things you can do for your commitment cards.)

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