Watershed Council Members and Friends, Please join us on Wednesday, November 18th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as we celebrate the completion of 22 habitat projects in the Puyallup River and Chambers-Clover watersheds. A public open house held at the Puyallup Activity Center (210 W. Pioneer, Puyallup) will highlight projects funded in 2008 by the Puyallup/Chambers-Clover Small Grants Program and the Puyallup River Watershed Foundation. We'll also kick off the application period for the 2010 round of Puyallup/Chambers-Clover SGP funding. What: Puyallup/Chambers-Clover Watershed Habitat Project Open House When: Wednesday, November 18th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Puyallup Activity Center, 201 W. Pioneer (Please enter from 3rd Street SW.) Why: Celebrate project accomplishments and kick off the next round of funding under the Puyallup/Chambers-Clover Small Grants Program! This event is sponsored by Pierce County SWM, City of Lakewood, Pierce Conservation District, the Puyallup River Watershed Council and the Chambers-Clover Watershed Council. Please see the press release below or visit www.piercecountywa.org/sgp<http://www.piercecountywa.org/sgp> for more information. Hope to see you on the 18th! Melissa Melissa Paulson Pierce County Surface Water Management 2702 S. 42nd Street - Suite 201 Tacoma, WA 98409-7322 mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us (253)798-4686 P To conserve paper, please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Pierce County, along with their partners - the City of Lakewood, Pierce Conservation District, and the Puyallup River and Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Councils, will hold a community open house to celebrate local water quality and habitat projects and discuss grant opportunities for new projects. The open house will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Puyallup Activity Center, 210 W. Pioneer Ave. in Puyallup. The meeting will present past projects and gather ideas for future proposals. Completed projects included stream and wetland restoration, riparian buffer plantings, and education and outreach activities. Most of the projects were completed under the Puyallup/Chambers-Clover Small Grants Program, funded primarily by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In 2008, the program supported 19 small projects in the Puyallup River and Chambers-Clover watersheds, and will soon award a second round of local water quality and habitat grants. A similar program administered by the Puyallup River Watershed Foundation provided nearly $1,500 for three additional projects in the Puyallup River watershed. Altogether, the two programs awarded almost $44,000 to organizations, schools, local governments and individuals in amounts ranging from $500 to $2,500. "We're extremely pleased to see these projects being funded and appreciate all the hard work done this past year," said Dan Wrye, Public Works and Utilities water quality manager. "These grants are a great way for agencies and citizens to work together to improve Pierce County's water resources." For more information about the grant programs and open house, visit www.piercecountywa.org/sgp<http://www.piercecountywa.org/sgp> for the Puyallup/Chambers-Clover Small Grants Program and www.piercecountywa.org/prwc<http://www.piercecountywa.org/prwc> for the Puyallup River Watershed Foundation Program. Contact: Melissa Paulson, Pierce County Surface Water Management at 253-798-4686, or mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us<mailto:mpaulso@co.pierce.wa.us>, or Hunter George, Pierce County Communication director at 253-798-6606, or hgeorge@co.pierce.wa.us<mailto:hgeorge@co.pierce.wa.us>.