Spokane Riverkeeper, AHBL and Kohl’s lead neighborhood clean-up on South Hill tomorrow
In 2010 the City of Spokane constructed a plant-based stormwater system on Lincoln St. to help prevent polluted runoff from making it to the Spokane River. The Spokane Urban Runoff Greenways Ecosystem or SURGE project captures, treats and infiltrates runoff and is an essential component of cleaning up the Spokane River.
Tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., volunteers will gather at the corner of Lincoln and 25th by Wilson Elementary and spend a few hours cleaning and rehabilitating the SURGE project. Volunteers will clean out debris from the storm gardens, replace dead and damaged plants and ensure that the storm gardens are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Our friend the Spokane Riverkeeper is working with AHBL, a local engineering firm with a strong environmental record to organize the efforts. Funds for the clean-up were made available through the Kohls’s department store Kohl’s Cares grant system. Volunteers from Kohl’s will help with the clean up. Representative from the Manito / Cannon Hill Neighborhood Council have helped in the planning of the event.
