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Thursday, August 8, 2013
News from Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium (CWSEC)
Resources
In order to receive the most up-to-date
information on CWSEC, please visit our website at
www.cwsec-sc.org.
National Stormwater Calculator - Check It Out!
A new desktop tool from the EPA, the National Stormwater Calculator, estimates the amount of annual stormwater runoff from specific sites given site-specific parameters. The user chooses various types of low-impact development controls to alter estimates and obtain information that could help manage stormwater runoff. Useful to site developers, homeowners, or landscapers, this tool and more information can be found at:
http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swc/
(I'm told the following website is an excellent resource to educate homeowners about stormwater ponds.)
New On Clemson Extension's Website
In the month of August, new features on Clemson Extension's Stormwater Pond Management website (http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natural_resources/water/ stormwater_ponds/index.html) will be added, including a bi-annual pond inspection and maintenance checklist. A media release will accompany these website updates and reorganization.
New Postcard Ready for Distribution
A new educational postcard, Shorescaping Freshwater Shorelines, is now back from the printer and available for distribution. Please let Katie know if you are interested in distributing these.
Commercial Campaign
A robust campaign of the "We All Live Downstream" commercial has been purchased for the end of July through the end of September, including airtime during the Barclay Golf Tournament (August 20-25) and the BMW Tour (September 12-15). By October, there will be a new commercial available, and more on this is forthcoming.
The Unsecret Garden
With no secrets to conceal
A garden will reveal
Each facet of its glory
Every color being seen
Among the requisite green
Describes a detail of the story
Having nothing to hide
As her mood coincides
With the rites of the season
Respectful of the way
Her colors fade to gray
Not questioning the reasons
What seems to be conclusions
Is just shedding past illusions
Of scenes she left untold
The palettes of her history
Reflect no shades of mystery
So to not entrench her soul
No decisions must she make
To be real or to be fake
Cannot hide from her true color
While accepting without doubt
The new life that will sprout
The plan of nature's mother
To embrace the coming sequel
Which may or may not equal
The heritage of its past
With faith but not with envy
Her calm awaits the frenzy
When the time is right at last
Giving no excuses
Nor blaming past abuses
When her lushness is no longer
Assuring to return
With new lessons she will learn
To make her message stronger
She paints another chapter
While telling of its rapture
Makes no secret of its glory
This garden tells a story.
Author: Michele Crabtree
April 24, 2013
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