Target: C. Walter Lender, Executive Director of the Lake George Association
Goal: Support environmental advocates who planted wetlands to reduce fresh water pollution.
Wetlands have saved one town’s fresh water from toxic pollutants. Planted within a local entertainment district, they have already filtered out more phosphorous than expected. Praise this environmentally-friendly initiative.
Parts of Charles R. Wood Park, home to a concert venue and a playground, were converted to wetlands after researchers found stormwater runoff and other pollutants in Lake George. Petitions, such as this one, have demanded protection for fresh water sources because phosphorous and other dangerous contaminants cause harm to local wildlife and reduce water quality. Now, thanks to several concerned citizens, these wetlands have prevented 85% of phosphorus runoff from entering Lake George, improved Nitrogen removal efficiency to 89%, and filtered 94% of suspended solids.
Members of the Lake George Association, The Fund for Lake George, and the Lake George Land Conservancy continue to team up with government representatives to protect their local waters from these pollutants and, most recently, toxic algae. This level of advocacy is essential in protecting the animals that inhabit fresh water and the humans who interact with it. Sign below to praise this initiative and encourage further activism.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Mr. Lender,
Lake George is safer for both humans and animals, thanks to your unrelenting dedication to its cleanup. The wetlands have produced results far greater than expected and reduced phosphorous runoff by an incredible 85%. Your continued fight to educate the masses about fresh water pollution will promote environmental consciousness in the long term and likely influence other towns throughout the nation. Of equal importance, your plan to replace some of the town’s septic systems is a bold move towards preventing a toxic algal bloom that could endanger wildlife and humans.
We all must embrace this forward thinking if we are to protect our nation’s most valuable fresh water systems. Thank you for putting the environment first and setting a positive example for all concerned citizens.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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WETLANDS are vital to the health of the environment! They are nature’s filters, stopping the flow of harmful pollutants into our waterways! They MUST be protected, and enlarged in areas in danger.