The Scoop The Poop Program

Scoop The Poop Mission:

        Members of the committee include;

             Anchorage Waterways Council,

             Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation,

             University of Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service,

             Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation,

             BLM Campbell Creek Science Center,

             Anchorage Animal Care and Control,
       Alaska Department of Fish and Game,

             Anchorage Unleashed, and

             Municipality of Anchorage Watershed Management Office.

AWC members believe that environmentally healthy watersheds are a vital part of the high quality of life that we enjoy in Anchorage. Members also believe that the beautiful creeks of Anchorage need a group specifically dedicated to advocating for their health and well-being. Since dog feces is thought to be a contributor to the impairment of water quality in some creeks in Anchorage, facilitating the Scoop the Poop Committee is an integral part of the AWC mission.

Anchorage has an estimated 65,000 dogs eliminating approximately 0.32 pounds of waste per dog, per day. That adds up to more than 10 tons of waste produced every day. A significant amount of that fecal matter is deposited into parks, common areas, and neighborhoods and is left to dissolve and run off into our local water bodies. The Committee’s goal is to educate pet owners about reducing this type of pollution by “scooping the poop” and disposing of it properly. The committee extends special thanks to: Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, Alice Welling and Northwest Strategies.

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Announcing the Scoop the Poop 2007 Survey Winners!

Of the over 1,600 people in Anchorage that took the Scoop the Poop Survey, the following three people were chosen randomly to get their AWWU bill paid for one month! Those who took the online survey learned about the importance of picking up after their dogs for the health of the creeks in Anchorage.

The Scoop the Poop Committee would like to extend a sincere thank you to all those that took the survey. We hope to do it again next year. Click here for the results of the survey.

The Scoop The Poop Committee is a collaborative effort facilitated by the Anchorage Waterways Council. Members of the committee include:

• Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation
• Municipality of Anchorage Project Management & Engineering Department
• UAF Cooperative Extension Service
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• BLM Campbell Creek Science Center
• Animal Care and Control
• Anchorage Unleashed

Click here to check out the news article "Signs of Spring are Sometimes Unpleasant" in Alaska Fish and Wildlife News.