2023 Keep Warner Robins Beautiful

ENVIROSCAPE
28 2023 Keep Warner Robins Beautiful
Throughout the State of Georgia and the nation, the realization is
dawning: Water is our most precious resource! When you consider
that we are drinking the SAME water the dinosaurs drank, we ALL
live downstream, and water is NOT a renewable resource, it is easy to
understand the need to conserve and protect our water resources.
Since we all live downstream from someone, water pollution is
everyone’s concern. With pollution coming from a wide variety of
sources, it may surprise you to know there are things you can do to help
prevent it, and to conserve and protect our water resource.
EnviroScape is an exciting and interactive educational tool that
addresses “point” and
“non-point” sources of water pollution. Everybody plays, and
everybody learns from this one-of-a-kind demonstration project. The
portable, three-dimensional EnviroScape uses “rain” from a spray bottle
to show pollution coming from urban, rural, and industrial areas. The
rain carries soil (cocoa), fertilizer (candy sprinkles), and pesticides
(powdered drink mix), and oil (chocolate syrup) downhill to a lake,
where the effects of the pollution become plainly visible. The watershed
model then shows ways to help prevent non-point source pollution.
The objective of the EnviroScape presentation is to use a balanced
approach to clearly demonstrate individual responsibility for water
pollution and its prevention. For according to Baba Dioum, from
Senegal, “In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love
Children gather at the Perry Library for a “World Oceans Day” EnviroScape Demonstration. only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are
taught.”
We are pleased to report that during the school year volunteers hosted 19 demonstrations for 310 youth and 36 adults. Youth also learned the value
of proper storm water management by assisting with the marking of 94 city storm drains. If you would like to schedule an EnviroScape or Storm
Drain presentation for your group, school, or organization-please contact kwrb@wrga.gov or 478-929-7258.
FLOWER SHOW
Each year, in celebration of
Keep America Beautiful’s Great
American Cleanup, Keep Warner
Robins Beautiful (KWRB) enjoys
sponsoring the Senior Citizen
Flower Show for members of the
Senior Citizens Social Club.
Cheryl Taylor, retired KWRB
board member, chaired and emceed
the event. Awards and prizes were
provided by members of KWRB.
Accredited Master Flower Show
Judges were Donna Hunt and
Lakesha Carter.
Categories for the flower show
include Cut Specimen, Floral
Arrangement, and Container
Grown. First through third place
winners were selected for each
category, with a Best of Show award
KWRB Board Member Roman Jones is pictured with First
as well.
Place Floral Arrangement winner Lita Magerkurth.
Roman Jones (KWRB) presents the Best In Show Award to
winner Patty Panarese.