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• Winter 2010
• Spring 2010
  

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News Stories Related to the Cedar River and Other Local Water Bodies

News

Local Teens and Friends of the Cedar River Watershed Recognized in Ecotrust Film Contest

King County- based nonprofit, Friends of the Cedar River Watershed (FCRW), won third prize, an award of $500, for their project "Restoration Update," part of the organization's video reporting project called the Watershed Report. The 2009 Watershed Report was researched and narrated by high school students from within the boundaries of the Cedar River/Lake Washington watershed. FCRW is preparing to launch its second student team to begin compiling data for the 2010 Watershed Report and engaging in local restoration actions.

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Article from Puget Sound Business Journal, July 12, 2010: Study: Pollution making Puget Sound more acidic

Article from King County, June 11, 2010: Habitat restoration event helps Cedar River watershed ecology, popular fly fishing area

Article in Seattle Times, May 8, 2010: Sockeye anglers hopeful that permanent Cedar River hatchery is still a go

Article in Renton Reporter, May 3, 2010: Renton School Builds Rain Garden to Help Cedar River

At a Renton school, students are learning how to protect Puget Sound through planting gardens.

"Puget Sound is dying the death of 1,000 cuts," said our very own Nisa Karimi. "Stormwater is the greatest threat to Puget Sound."

We visited Hazen High School for a day to help about eight students build a garden that traps stormwater from the roof and nearby parking lot.

 

Article in the Boston Globe, April 12, 2010: Washington state moves to ban copper in brake pads

 

KIRO 97.3 FM Broadcast: Executive Director Sue Rooney discusses Rain Gardens

During his live broadcast of "Gardening with Ciscoe," Sue talks about our efforts to build demonstration rain gardens at schools throughout the Cedar River/Lake Washington watershed.

Click the links below to listen to each of the 1-hour broadcasts aired on Sunday, April 11, 2010:

• Rain garden discussion, Part 1 - 10:00 am segment
• Rain garden discussion, Part 2 - 11:00 am segment

FCRW will embark on rain garden construction projects throughout the coming year. Student leaders involved in our Watershed Report program will be participating as part of their commitment to civic engagement. Click here for more info about the Watershed Report.

 

KBCS 91.3 FM Broadcast: 3-part series featuring Executive Director Sue Rooney

Learn about the bounty and beauty of our watershed and what makes it unique. This 3-part series, featured on Green Acre Radio, conveys what we all need to know about our shared watershed; its history, the forces that impact its health, and why we must continue to protect it. Get informed, then get involved! Visit our volunteer page to find opportunities to be good stewards of our watershed.

Click the links below to listen to each segment:

• The Many Faces of the Cedar River Watershed - June 18, 2009
• Navigating Water Supply in an Age of Global Warming - July 2, 2009
• Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Full Disclosure and Bottled Water - July 16, 2009

 

KMTT 103.7 FM "The Mountain" Broadcast: Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water

While many US municipalities have trace amounts of drugs in their drinking water supplies, Seattle and King County have a low-risk for this situation. Click here to listen to the broadcast, originally aired on March 11, 2008.