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Join the Green Triangle, Ninth District Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, and staff on Saturday, March 24, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. – Noon as we plant, mulch and water along Lexington Road between Top Hill and Cross Hill Roads. We’ll be planting ground cover sumacs and a couple of American Smoke Trees. We have a large number of plants this year and would like to encourage many volunteers to join us even if it’s just for an hour! If you have any questions please let us know at 574-1109.
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Please mark your calendars for the annual 9th District Spring Community Forum scheduled for Monday, April 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at the St. Matthews City Hall, located at 3940 Grandview Avenue. Bring your handheld electronics to recycle through ECO-CELL as a fundraiser for the Green Triangle. Acceptable items include: cell phones, cell phone accessories, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players, handheld game systems, GPS handheld units, laptops, e-readers and portable hard drives. Forum topics include:
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--Meet the new Louisville Metro Police Department Chief, Steve Conrad
--Sidewalks updates in St. Matthews and Seneca Park, Mr. Dirk Gowin with Metro Public Works
--ECO-Cell Recycling Program Partnership, Mr. Brian Heckel and Ms. Lindsay Ronay
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Raise your glass and fill hundreds more! That is motto set forth by UNICEF for their upcoming TAP Project taking place during World Water Week from March 19-25. The UNICEF Tap Project is a nationwide campaign that provides the world’s children access to safe, clean water. Nearly 900 million people worldwide lack access to clean water. Waterborne illnesses are the second highest cause of preventable childhood deaths worldwide.
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During the week of March 19-25, 2012, restaurants all across the United States will encourage their patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free. Two restaurants in our community are participating in this exciting endeavor, Blue Dog Bakery and Café at 2868 Frankfort Avenue and Porcini at 2730 Frankfort Avenue. Read more.
March 22 is World Water Day. This year’s theme is water and food security. Food security means that people have consistent access to food that provides for a healthy and active life. This theme draws attention to how much water is needed for food production, and that hunger and water conservation issues go hand in hand. Learn more. In addition to learning more about this theme, in honor of World Water Day, consider these ways you can save water and help care for waterways:
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--Check sinks and toilets for leaks. To test your toilet for leaks, put a few drops of food color in the tank. If color seeps into your toilet bowl, you have a leak. Find tips for fixing leaks.
--Reduce your use of water: don’t run the tap while brushing your teeth, don’t rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, purchase low flow showerheads and faucet aerators, and products with the EPA “WaterSense” logo.
--Use natural cleaning products and keep pollutants from going down the drain. Go to kyGreentv to learn how to make natural cleaning products, including a baking soda and vinegar solution for cleaning your toilet.
--Get a rain barrel, which will help keep water out of the sewer system, and saves rain water so you can use it instead of city water for later gardening needs. 15,000Farmers and Louisville Nature Center are two of several groups in town that sell rain barrels.
--To help reduce sanitary sewer overflows into local waterways, like Beargrass Creek, don’t run your dishwasher or washing machine during a rain event. Learn more.
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