Little Falls Watershed Alliance Committees
| Committee Name Click on Link for more info |
Description | Contact Information |
| Native/Invasive Plants | Non-native, invasive plants crowd out native plants destroying the habitat for native wildlife. Invasive vines can strangle and kill trees, potentially destroying the entire forest. LFWA is committed to manually removing invasives and restoring native habitat. We are working with the County Weed Warrior program and run bi-monthly invasive cleanups, as well as periodic targeted clean-ups. | plants@lfwa.org |
| Stormwater Control | Stormwater runoff - caused by increasing development, new roads, driveways, parking lots and sidewalks - is one of the greatest threats to the health of the Little Falls watershed. LFWA is working with local governments and residents to assess the problem and to encourage the adoption of low impact solutions to control runoff by both residents and municipalities. | stormwater@lfwa.org |
| Trash Abatement | Trash choked streams start with trash on the ground. LFWA is committed to cleaning not only the streams in our annual stream clean-up day but fighting trash at the source and on the streets and sidewalks. We are looking for people to adopt a part of the watershed to keep it trash-free. | trash@lfwa.org |
| Education & Outreach | Educating residents of the watershed about the challenges nature faces in an urban environment is a primary goal of the Alliance. We have monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to the watershed. We are also available to school, community or youth groups to lead a stream walk, give a talk, plan a clean-up or free vine choked trees. Contact us if you would like us to come to your group. | info@lfwa.org |
| Advocacy Program | The Advocacy Program communicates the importance of conservation to elected officials, city and county planning staff, builders and developers. We participate in community planning decisions on issues such as stormwater management, preservation of open space, recreational trail development, wildlife habitat conservation and urban sprawl. | info@lfwa.org |
| Stewards Program | Join our brigade of volunteers and walk a section of one of our streams, acting as the eyes and ears for the watershed. Stewards provide oversight, leadership and hands-on work for their section. The ideal steward is one who cares about the stream's health and spends time in the park, such as dog walkers, hikers or bikers. | info@lfwa.org |