The mission of the AWC is to protect, restore, and enhance the waterways, wetlands, and associated uplands of Anchorage.
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FALL IDEAS
As summer ends, it's a good time to think about how to keep some of the rain runoff out of our creeks. Raingardens are one way to go. Craig Kasemodel, an ASD teacher and AWC board member, had his students design and build a raingarden at Central Middle School of Science.
It is planted with native vegetation, and captures runoff from part of the school. Besides functionality, it is also attractive. Check out the Municipality of Anchorage's website on raingardens at: www.anchorageraingardens.com.
There are also some simple methods that we can do to reduce stormwater runoff. Instead of having your roof downspouts empty onto pavement, place an extender or tube so that rainwater drains into your yard.
THIS! NOT THIS!
And, remember when watering your yard--keep it on your plants not on your driveway or street.
Protecting Our Creeks
The most basic step in caring for our creeks is something that everyone can do. While you travel throughout our city take notice of the many creeks and look for anything that “doesn’t seem right”. Use your instincts, these can include a creek that normally runs clear and is now running cloudy, a pipe dumping nasty water into a creek, clearing of vegetation right next to the creek, or a development project with muddy water entering the creek. If it looks nasty and not good for fish, then it probably isn’t.
You can let us know about these issues in two ways:
CALL 272-7335 or GO TO the Citizen Reporting Tab on this site and submit a form (can be anonymous)
Check out our "Taking Action on Community Issues" link to see examples of our successes.