Students in Clinton are doing some "road work" today.
They are painting images of bright yellow fish beside storm drains along some streets. It's to remind people to keep oil, chemicals, waste, and other substances off the ground, out of storm drains, and out of local rivers and the lake.
The Yellow Fish Road program involves students from St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, and Clinton Public School.
About 300 storms drains will be marked in Clinton and 500 households will have fish hangers with stormwater drain information placed on doorknobs and in mailboxes.
Ausable Bayfield Conservation is an official partner with Trout Unlimited Canada and delivers this program throughout the watershed.
"It's great to partner with local schools to bring Yellow Fish Road to the community of Clinton and area," sats Denise Iszczuk, conservation educator with Ausable Bayfield Conservation. "The yellow fish serves as a reminder for people to properly dispose of household hazardous waste so that pollution is kept out of our creeks, rivers, and Lake Huron."
