Austin Green Neighbor Program

Our neighbor Phil Brown forwarded the below announcement from the City of Austin:

BECOME A GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD!

When Austinites are asked what they like best about our city, our outdoor lifestyle is always near the top of the list. In large part that’s because we are surrounded by accessible waterways – the creeks, lakes and springs that connect us to our environment.

The City of Austin’s Green Neighbor Program helps homeowners preserve our waterways as well as our drinking water supply. The companion booklet, Clean Creek Challenge, provides useful suggestions on earth-wise landscaping, water conservation, car and pet care tips, toxic chemicals and many more. You can use the booklet as a helpful reference, to test how “green” you are, or take part in the Clean Creek Challenge by scoring your earth-wise actions to win either passes to Barton Springs pool or Green Neighbor t-shirts. If enough of your neighbors become Green Neighbors, you can become a Green Neighborhood and be eligible for Council and web site recognition as well as some neighborhood beautification awards.

If you would like a Water Quality staff person to attend your meeting and introduce the program, please call Kathy Shay, 974-2446. To learn more about the Green Neighbor program please visit www.cityofaustin.org/watershed/greenneighbor/.

Copies of the Green Neighbor booklet are also available at all Austin libraries or 505 Barton Springs Rd, 11th floor.

You could be rewarded with prizes for helping out, but more importantly, you will be rewarded with clean and plentiful water for us and future generations!

Regards,

Sara Heilman

Water Quality Education

City of Austin, Watershed Protection Dept

512.974.3540 (wk) 512.466.6798 (c)

512.974.2846 (fx)

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watershed/education.htm