Looking for Top Actions People can do to Improve Water Quality if they are Elderly

Hi Alana

Suggest you try this link http://www.morsbags.com/

The issue covered is plastic bags ... found in most waterways all around the world!
the solution:ladies can form networks and sew cloth bags out of recycled /second hand fabrics & materials donated from second hand clothing stores. Bags are then given away out the front of supermarkets or for gold coin donation at markets. School kids can also get involved.

we have boomerang bags here in Bangalow who do a fabbie job some details here:

http://www.byronnews.com.au/story/2008/12/18/apn-boomerang-bags-are-increasing-in/

try it it works

all the very best

Jude Mason
Environmental Education Officer
Byron Shire Council
Australia

Excellent.

I spend a great deal of time working with a similar clientèle, our best uptake in small scale changes that affect water quality has been in awareness of the impacts of fertilizers (domestic) and to a lesser extent pesticides. We have recognized locally available 'amphibian friendly' herbicides that do not cost any more money but are not harmful to our froggy friends.

We are hoping to begin a community composting program in partnership with 'transition towns' to further reduce the need for fertilizer, and to facilitate an easily supported and sustainable way for people to get involved in doing something positive.

We have a terrific group of volunteers in our town's social snorkeling club, who have become involved in a coral watch program and coral bleaching scoring, this 'end of catchment' assessment is a great tool when discussing catchment influences.

As for a list, well, I don't have one as such. But I do have priorities, and fertiliser is the top one. We have held a dew events aimed at riparian repair and/or augmentation, but these aren't really a 'simple job' that people can do in their homes


all the best

Dave Darmody
Coastal Water Quality Alliance Officer
Better Catchments - Wide Bay Water
Australia
www.CoastalWaterQualityAlliance.org.au