Last week I took Charlie to W.O. Riley Park for a walk. I saw a colorful fence at a picnic shelter and went to investigate.
There is an enclosure with a mural on three sides. It represents the river and there’s a sign.
SLOWING DOWN WATER
This tank catches the shelter rooftop rain runoff and stores it. The water in the tank can then be used on nearby plants or slowly released back into the ground, promoting natural filtering and cleaning it of pollutants. This demonstration project exists to educate the community on how individual households can contribute to improving water quality in the North Fork of the Shenandoah watershed.
Did you know? One inch of rain that falls on a 1000 square-foot roof provides 600 gallons of rainwater.
This display is a project of the Friends of the North Fork and the Town of Woodstock with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. There is more information on the FNFSR website.
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Nice mural and great water saving project. Your dog is very cute :) Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Linda.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see Charlie
ReplyDeleteNice to see this 'street art' - I have a bit of a soft spot for such creations.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
The mural is pretty and I always love seeing your Charlie! Take care, have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use runoff and make the container very attractive.
ReplyDelete...neat idea.
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