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Allison Plute Creek Week Steering Committee/CAG Outreach Chair
Colorado Springs Utilities Watershed Planning
2015 Creek Week Summary Report
And Photo Collection
Second Annual Creek Week September 26-October 4, 2015
What: A 9-day, watershed-wide
litter & debris collection event
Who: Service groups,
neighborhood associations, scouts, schools, churches, and individuals
Why: Raise awareness about the
Fountain Creek watershed, our water supply, the District, and the littering issue to make our communities cleaner, safer and more beautiful.
UCCS Clean the Stream Team
Community Benefits
Make a difference Quick, fun and easy, 1-2 hour commitment Anyone can participate - all ages, demographics Addresses a big issue that is an eyesore, safety issue, contributes to flooding and impacts water quality
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Steering Committee – 18 organizations (4 new this year)
CH2M City of Colorado Springs – Parks and Stormwater City of Pueblo City of Fountain City of Manitou Springs Colorado College Colorado State Extension El Paso County Parks Colorado Springs Utilities Fountain Creek Watershed District Ft. Carson Pikes Peak Community College Pueblo City-County Health Department Sierra Club (Pueblo and Pikes Peak Chapters) Team Rubicon The Greenway Foundation Trails and Open Space Coalition University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” - Vince Lombardi
2015 Steering Committee Members
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Sponsorship and Contributions
Creek Week Champions ($5,000+) City of Fountain Colorado Springs Utilities
Debris Demolisher ($1000-$4999) CH2M El Paso County Parks Keep Colo. Springs Beautiful City of Fountain Fountain Creek District Pikes Peak Community College City of Colorado Springs Greenway Fund Pueblo City-County Health Colorado Springs Utilities Home Depot Trails and Open Space Coalition Colorado State Extension
Rubbish Remover ($500-$999) City of Manitou Springs Fountain Utilities MWH Global City of Pueblo Parks and Stormwater Imprinted Sportswear Pikes Peak Sierra Club ENT Federal Credit Union Keep Pueblo Beautiful Rocky Mtn. Distributors Fieldhouse Brewery Matrix Design Group Teller-Park County Conservation Dist.
Waste Wrangler ($100-$499) Airgas Colorado Springs Independent LexisNexis REI Chick-Fill-A DOW Chemical Manitou Springs Elementary Walmart Pueblo Colorado College Gold Camp Brewery Old Town Bike Shop Whole Foods
Trash Taker ($1-$99) Geocycle McAbe’s Tavern Starbucks The Summit Trader Joe’s Navajo Hogan Steering Committee 1008 hours, $20,160.00 value
$8,600 cash + $5,785 in-kind + SC $20,160 = $34,545
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Budget
Tshirts $2092.00 Water Bottles $1370.29 Independent/Chieftain Ads $1345.00 Trash Grabbers/Gloves $ 741.37 Printing $ 333.92 $5,882.58
Team Atmel UCCS Clean the Stream Team
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Event Promotion Social Media Facebook page visits September - mid October, almost daily Up to almost 200 followers
Independent Newspaper Ad
Save the Date Cards
Commercial
State Fair Booth
Event Posters
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Event Promotion, continued
Proclamations City of Colorado Springs City of Fountain City of Manitou Springs El Paso County Pueblo City-County
Manitou Springs Proclamation
El Paso County Proclamation Pueblo County Proclamation
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Event Promotion, continued
Business Promotions Fieldhouse Brewery Gold Camp Brewery Navajo Hogan
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Registration/Site Selection
District Website •Homepage/Creek Week Tab
•Info sheet •Sponsor Letter •Registration Packet •Safety Video •Interactive map
•Personal contact, personalized map •Post event survey links
Colorado Springs Utilities at Pikeview
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Participant Information from Survey Monkey How did you hear about Creek Week? Word of mouth Organization’s email How much time did you spend picking up? Average 2 hours
What types of litter did you find? All groups reported finding some of each Item:
Aluminum cans Alcohol bottles Cardboard Paper Cigarette butts Plastic bottles Old clothing Plastic bags Fast food packaging Styrofoam Glass Construction site waste
Team PPA
Team Bonefish Grill
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Participant Information from Survey Monkey What was the most common item found? Cigarette butts Plastic bottles, plastic bags Fast food wrappers Strangest items found: I-Pad Mini Section of gutter from a house Garden umbrella in original box Hammer Office furniture Half full bottle of ketchup
CEC Crew
Manitou Springs Elementary School Team CH2M
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From Survey: Other ideas on how to address littering in Fountain Creek Watershed:
•Public campaigns – signage by kids •More cleanups throughout the year •News stations should promote •More trash cans along trails •Address homeless issue •Trash Traps
Cheyenne Creek Conservation Club
PPA Team Fountain Creek Kickoff
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From Survey: How has Creek Week changed the way you think about our waterways?
•“I have become more aware of litter on the streets and that it ends up in creeks” •“They are even dirtier than I thought” •“Made us aware of the impact our playground and parking lots have on our local watershed” •“More awareness”
Colorado College EnAct Team CFC Crew
Centennial FRESH Club
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Team UpaDowna Team PPA
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Sierra Club - Pikes Peak Group
Pueblo Girl Scout Troop 961
Pueblo Wednesday
Weeders
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Year 2 Results Chipeta Park
30 people 20 bags + large debris
Colorado Springs 535 people
412 bags + large debris
Fountain 193 people
210 bags + large debris
Manitou Springs 572 people
34 bags + large debris
Pueblo 210 people
256 bags + large debris
Woodland Park 9 people 12 bags
2014: 625 people, 42 groups, 6.8 tons 2015: 1550 people, 57 groups, 9.4 tons
1550 citizens 944 bags
18,880 lbs. 9.44 tons
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New for 2015: International Coastal Cleanup Program
We contributed our data and received support from the Ocean Conservancy
560,000 total volunteers 91 countries Over 16 million pounds of trash!
Centennial FRESH Club Alice & Tulip - Pueblo
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Special Mention: Manitou Springs Elementary School
•$100 from Parent Organization •All 500 K-5th grade students participated
•5th graders taught Kindergartners about watersheds
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Special Mention: Cheyenne Creek Conservation Club aka “Stream Team”
•400 students have participated in this River Watch program over 19 years •Mark storm drains, clean up litter, cleaned up after flooding, plant trees, collect water quality data •Awarded Best EE program in CO in 2009 •Creek Week 2014 and 2015
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2016 Updates
New Steering Committee members Targeted marketing for participation and sponsorship – grants? Coupon books for participants Buffs instead of shirts Pre-selection of areas in need Wal-Mart Volunteerism Always Pays and other corporate programs Simplifying registration/Crew Leader info In-water teams?? 100% Board Participation???
Floating Trash & Debris in Fountain Creek
SAVE THE DATE: SEPT. 24-OCT 4, 2016
THANK YOU! Allison Plute
[email protected] 719-668-4686 Marsha Brewer & Friends Frontier Girls Team
Fountain Creek Kickoff Team PPA