Share and Voice:Fourth Anual City-Wide Spring Sweep

So today I was trying to pay some of my bills when I ran across this really cool add in my Comfort Systems bill.

This add brings up the great question..."What do you do with sand that is plowed up onto your sidewalks?". The add continues to explain that raking or sweeping sand into the street is bad for our streams because anything that is on our streets ends up in creeks. All of this water ends up in Lake Superior. The add mentions some of the main problems with sand and grit ending up in the water. "The sand and grit fills in and destroys habitat for fish, insects and aquatic life; sediment clouds streams...which means that trout cannot see their food; and sand and grit carries other pollutants like oil, grease, and nutrients".

So here is the Solution: Participate in this Fourth Annual City-Wide Spring Sweep!

When: During Spring Cleaning. (Early April through May)
Where: Sidewalks, boulevards, gutters and ditches around your home
What: A community effort to sweep up sand and dirt
Why: Protect our streams and Lake Superior
How: Collect sand and grit and bring it to a neighborhood Road Sand Collection Site

To find a drop off site near you call 218-730-4130, or come find me and I can let you look at the brochure for possible drop of sites.

PLEASE join me in the Fourth Annual City-Wide Spring Sweep! I had no idea that sand and grit was bad for the environment, so why not do something about it. Use the collection sites that they have created for this issues, and try to make our lakes safer and cleaner.

The add is for the stream protection project and is brought you by the City of Duluth and the South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District, through funding from the Great Lakes Commission.


The Western Lake Superior Sanitation District was also mentioned in this add to help with any of your other sanitation needs.

If you want to learn more about where you can recycling, garbage, wastewater, polution, composting, and more environmental issues, please check out the Western Lake Superior Sanitation District homepage at: http://www.wlssd.duluth.mn.us/


Have a Great Day!!!