2005 News and Events

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2005 Global Citizens' River Conservation Day

Keep Saturday, October 1, 2005 open for this year’s Global Citizens’ River Conservation Day, which has grown into the first ever watershed-wide citizen cleanup of the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries, called the Great Kalamazoo River Clean Sweep. Growing out of the successful cleanup program conducted in the Battle Creek and Marshall areas the last few years, it is part of an international cleanup event stemming from the city of Battle Creek’s sister city relationship.

Anyone from kids to the elderly can get involved. Get your Civic Club, Scout group, or church organization on board! Whole schools or individual classes are welcome!

Cleanups are planned in Albion, Allegan, Battle Creek, Comstock, Galesburg/Augusta, Gun River, Homer, Kalamazoo/Portage, Marshall, Plainwell/Otsego, Rabbit River, and Saugatuck, or wherever we can find trash and debris to CLEAN UP!

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2005 Groundwater Teacher Training Camp

2005's annual Groundwater Teacher Training Camp was held June 13 through 17, 2005. Battle Creek area teachers were invited to attend in order to learn about groundwater and drinking water protection. Participants were eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or undergraduate or graduate credit. Further information is available.

2005 Children's Water Festival

The Battle Creek area's 2005 Children's Water Festival was held on Friday, May 13, 2005. This was a free, educational event for fourth and fifth grade students and their teachers. Further information is available.

2005 Calhoun County Hazardous Waste Collection

Collection of hazardous waste is scheduled for various dates and locations this year. Download this brochure for information.

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2005 Super Soils Test Saturday

Free lawn soil testing was available on Saturday, April 23, 2005. Applying too much lawn fertilizer can pollute our waters. Participants learned the right amount of fertilizer to apply to their lawns that will benefit them without polluting our waters. Participants were asked to collect ten representative soil samples (extending seven inches below the surface) from their lawns; mix them together; remove all roots, thatch, plant materials, rocks or gravel from the samples; then place one cup of the remaining mixtures in plastic bags or containers and bring them to a participating retailer in southwest Michigan. For further information, download this brochure (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader), or call (269) 966-0712.

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